2.2L L61 Performance Tech 16 valve 145 hp EcoTec with 155 lb-ft of torque

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Old 09-30-2007, 08:03 PM
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Question what else can i do...

well i lost my job, and now i have alot fo ttime on my hands, and nothin to do w/it, so i decided to do more to the cobalt, so far this is what i have done

CF shift boot
CF shift knob
painted interior dash panels
painted the bezel
painted the clusters outer trim
painted my door panels, w/a silver stripe along the top
vacumed it*lol*
painted eye lids
removed side molding
blacked out the taillights/sidemarker
blacked out the headlights
painted the front bow tie
debadged the rear and front panels(those GM logos)

so what else can i do on my spare time? anybody have any sugestions? things i can do without spending cash? or anything that doest require to much money to do?
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paint the rear bowtie too
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Paint your calipers/drums
Paint your rims
Airbox mod
Mesh Grill
Clean up your engine area, polish stuff...
Theres quite a lot of stuff you can do.
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plenty of stuff you can do with the balt...

but, try to find a new job? is that on the list? lol
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find a new job haha
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well i took of the rear bow tie, i painted the stock grill, i made it silver to match the body, i dont need the air box mod cuz i have a GMPP intake, i removed the lower piece of thes tock intake too, the one inside the fender so thats gone, um what else, i have gone to 4 job interviews and im waiting for all of them to hit me back up after the backround check, so im lookin for a job too, im not painting my rims cuz i have aftermarkets ones that came black w/a poilished chrome lip, so yeah, the calipers i'll do tommrow, but i dont like the look of painted rums, seems reicey to me
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Cut your antenna. https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/how-guide-43/make-shorty-antenna-67163/
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Originally Posted by CinciSS07
find a new job haha
i was beat to it
Old 09-30-2007, 09:38 PM
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ok, so i'll do the antenna mod aswell tommorow, come on guys keeps the ideas coming, i have nothin to od, and stop with the job thign, im working on it too, but even after all that i still have alot of time on my hands...so more ideas please, so far this is what i got,
paint the calipers
shorty antenna mod
anythign else?
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screw your car. find a job. unless you're one of the spoiled kids who has his parents pay for the car, and doesn't need a job or have to contribute to the car, insurance, or gas. in that case, look through the how to section and go to town.
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i have to pay for my own bills, my parents dont do it, and i have enough money aved up to go a good while w/out a job, and i am lookin for one, i dont wanna make this a flame war...im just lookin for more suggestions, and i have lookedd thru the whole how to section, but i wanted some suggestions on whati should do
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have you painted your headlights ?

polish your head...or paint your wiring harness

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Not to be a dick but why is this in the 2.2 Performance section?
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I wouldn't waste my time on the car, go and mow some yards
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this is in the 2.2 performance cuz im lookin for mods, and maybe some performance mods i havent done can come up, plus i wanted help from 2.2 guys, not the whole CSS community, and i am lookin for a job, i scored me another interview, but damn, im tired of interviews, they need to hire me already
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Originally Posted by balmung892003
well i lost my job, and now i have alot fo ttime on my hands, and nothin to do w/it, so i decided to do more to the cobalt, so far this is what i have done

CF shift boot
CF shift knob
painted interior dash panels
painted the bezel
painted the clusters outer trim
painted my door panels, w/a silver stripe along the top
vacumed it*lol*
painted eye lids
removed side molding
blacked out the taillights/sidemarker
blacked out the headlights
painted the front bow tie
debadged the rear and front panels(those GM logos)

so what else can i do on my spare time? anybody have any sugestions? things i can do without spending cash? or anything that doest require to much money to do?
This is what you originally posted. Nothing mentioning performance and everything that is exterior or some type of looks.

If you want performance, you have to spend money. It's oxymoron to say performance without spending money.
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sorry just that performance cost mula, once more i'm jobless right now, but so far on performance i have a gmpp intake and a magnaflow muffler(wchi isnt really performance but oh well, it sounds nice), but i have to put to a halt the performance ti'l i find a job, and i have ordered a short shifter, and im waiting for it to come in, same goes for a CF boot and a CF ebrake handle
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i honestly dont get why so many of you SS guys knock on the LS and LT models so much they do have potential...you guys act like there isnt a better car then the SS
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jerk off?

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i honestly dont get why so many of you SS guys knock on the LS and LT models so much they do have potential...you guys act like there isnt a better car then the SS
Most of us don't. We just laugh at the people who want to make them live up to this "potential", but don't wanna spend the money to do it.

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i wasnt trying to make my car faster just seeing what kinda cheap mods i can do, soem i havent done already, i know performance cost money,and i have the money to buy a AEM piggyback along w/ss/sc injectors, thats what i was planning on doing this month, but i lost my job, so now im usig that money to pay for the car and my insurance until i get a new job...so i wanted to know what other mods i could do while i have nothin to do at home(when im not off looking for work), once more, im not trying to make it faster, i know that cost money, i will have to wait on it, so im lookin for visual...

ps- i just got my CF ebrake boot and CF ebrake handle, cant wait to install tommorow

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Originally Posted by balmung892003
i wasnt trying to make my car faster just seeing what kinda cheap mods i can do, soem i havent done already, i know performance cost money,and i have the money to buy a AEM piggyback along w/ss/sc injectors, thats what i was planning on doing this month, but i lost my job, so now im usig that money to pay for the car and my insurance until i get a new job...so i wanted to know what other mods i could do while i have nothin to do at home(when im not off looking for work), once more, im not trying to make it faster, i know that cost money, i will have to wait on it, so im lookin for visual...

ps- i just got my CF ebrake boot and CF ebrake handle, cant wait to install tommorow
That won't help you...

Only reason to get larger fuel injectors EVER is because the ones you have aren't capable of flowing the amount of fuel that you're aiming to supply while staying in a duty cycle that is acceptable. Getting larger injectors just because they are larger won't do you any good and from what you listed as your current modifications, it won't benefit you.
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yeah but i want them just to have them for any future mods... , if anything i could just make the stock ones shot out more...
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Originally Posted by balmung892003
well i lost my job, and now i have alot fo ttime on my hands, and nothin to do
Save your money till you get another job...you dont wana lose the Balt too.
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Originally Posted by balmung892003
yeah but i want them just to have them for any future mods... , if anything i could just make the stock ones shot out more...
Do you even know if you need to spray more fuel?
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Originally Posted by balmung892003
yeah but i want them just to have them for any future mods... , if anything i could just make the stock ones shot out more...
If anything shoot some nitrous not more fuel


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