geez we have 93 is the highest around here mostly 92

 

Seat Belt Ticket!

 

I find it runs worse on Higher octane, but when i go back to normal gas, its like a different car.

 

i'm going to upload a pull i did.. 0-60 as you can tell I didn't launch at all just feathered the throttle... and I still made it to 60 in about 8 seconds..

frankly it was crap, my shifter isn't shifting easily.

and yes it's hard to video and shift at the same time

well i guess more like 0-65 haha

 

lol your on crack, take your car back asap.. we had a few people here that said their car runs better on crap gas haha

is that an ion 2.4?

 

yes.... and my car get better gas mileage and has better pickup on 91 then on anything else...

0-60 for an 2.4 should be like 7.6 or so

 

yeah i heard so many people say that. well i hope they learn when they hear ticking and all ***** is running like crap then. well i buy about 94 sonoco or 93 bp thats it.

ryan.

 

both videos seemed like you had very slow starts.

 

yea i did have a slow start I didnt' even really get on it till like 20 mph as you can hear by the revs of the car. I was also recording it myself and I didn't want to get torque steer off the line since I was using my knees to hold the wheel... still not safe haha

it takes me like 3 seconds to get from 0-20 then 5 seconds to get from 20-65 or so yea i'd say i had a slow start

 

Well, for starters.....if appears u may have started in second.....also, you were running with a full tank of juice...50L's adds about 90-100lbs bro....if ur gonna do the best run u can, lose the weight!

 

yeah i draged my car with about 1 or 2/10ths of a tank. and got some good numbers.

about 14.9 14.89 best runs

ryan.

 

did you actually get it to the 1/4 track yet?

 

This may be of interest to you:

Car and Driver
The Quickest Cars of 2007:
Less than $20,000: 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt SS and Pontiac G5 GT
http://www.caranddriver.com/features...iac-g5-gt.html

BASE PRICE: $18,900 (Cobalt SS), $19,040 (G5 GT)

VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 2-door coupe

ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 16-valve inline-4, aluminum block and head, port fuel injection
Displacement: 146 cu in, 2393cc
Power (SAE net): 173 bhp @ 6200 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 163 lb-ft @ 4800 rpm

TRANSMISSION: 5-speed manual

DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 103.5 in
Length: 180.3 in
Width: 67.9 in
Height: 55.7 in
Curb weight: 2880 lb

C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 7.1 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 20.3 sec
Zero to 120 mph: 37.0 sec
Street start, 5–60 mph: 7.3 sec
Standing ź-mile: 15.7 sec @ 91 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 118 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 174 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.83 g

FUEL ECONOMY:
EPA city/highway driving: 25/34 mpg

 

i dont get it, they are limited to 118? my 06 ss. just hit 135 on sunday lol. at the cobalt meet we all went out and raced. it was pretty sick. or is it just "limited" if its automatic?

 

no seatbelt....

and the DASHLIGHT is stupid......


LoL. oh the irony.

 

hahaha

 

You mean the extra 50 or 60 hp that a stock SS/SC actually puts out over the 173hp SS version only adds 7mph to the SS/SC's top speed?

Hmmm.

Well anyway, the C&D article states that the SS they tested had a 5 speed manual transmission.

Maybe the speed governor was only put on the '07 SS cars?

 

that might be it, but i know 15 cobalt drivers can vouch for me. and i could have prolly creeped up a lil more than 135. cause a lt guy i was racing hit his gov at 125. but maybe since i have an intake and exhuast it gave me some more hps to get me up a little more?

plus i barely lost to a sc in a race. from like 85-120mph he was infront like maybe 1 length lol

 

You had 15 guys with you in the car with you when you did 135mph?

Gee. They must have downsized my car quite a bit with the '07 model!

LOL

Heh, have you ever taken your car to the track? Because that is the only way to eliminate driver reaction time, etc., and to know what your car actually runs.

I turned a 14.8@96mph with only 500 miles on the clock. And even with that "barely broken in" 1/4 mile time, it should still put me a full second ahead of at least a normally aspirated SS.

So any time slips on your car would greatly help in determining what hp your making.

 

yea i did take my car to the track. and i said cobalt drivers lol. we were all cruising it was sick we have some video footage of that. but at the track i ran 15.7 stock with no launch. now i have intake exhaust i wanna get out there and see what it can do. but for some reason off the line the SC are nice. but on the high way i guess the way the curve is (why people with the SC want a turbo instead) it doesnt really do much at high speeds. like i said i barely lost to one from 80ish to 120ish. but off the line they walk me. (if you can understand that lol) but i cant wait to get the hahn kit for my car. 4 grand and it will put be at mid 13s a automatic ran 13.7

 

Huh, too bad you didn't live nearer to me (I'm in NY State).

I'd love to run 'ya to see what would happen in an 80-120.

Taking into consideration your current mods, it seems that you should be turning maybe a 15.3-15.4 sec. 1/4 at about 93mph.

So unless the SC guy was in the wrong gear at the start of that 80-120, it still shouldn't be close.

The Supercharger comes on VERY strong int he higher rpm's, so the only real way for it be lagging behind is if the driver is in the wrong gear.

 

lol im just saying he wasnt too impressive. he was stock i have my few little things but yes i know in the 1/4 im toast im just saying on the highway he barely beat me, plus he had an extra passanger ... anyways im not making this a pissing constest. im just saying the SC guys arent THAT much faster lol. (they are off the line and in the 1/4 no doubt)

 

What if he just wasn't pushing it that hard?

 

lol he was he was a friend lol we talked about it after it

 

Not to worry man, I'm in no way trying to make a PI**ING match out of this. Not at all.

With a 2.4, you can probably really make the engine sing (with all the right parts).

What else is available to you guys with the 2.4 in the way of N/A?

I talked to a dude at the store the other day who was driving his G/F's Red SS, was a nice looking car (had an automatic).

Have fun with your SS man!