All automatic cobalts please post you 1/4 mile times and mods when you ran those times. I will not be able to post mine until april 8th when my local track opens, but i think this will be a useful thread for us to refer to since most times you hear of are for the 5 speeds.

 

16.5 at 88mph, no mods

Going to the track again this yr with resonator delete and K&N drop in filter.

 

cool make sure to update us as soon as u get your runs in

 

15.8 bone stock with a FULL TANK OF 87...what in the hell was i thinking

 

wow, so if you used 93 octane, 1/4 tank of gas, and you are probably around the same elevation as me that could mean low 15's huh?

 

definitely low 15's. automatics are supposed to run 15.2 while manuals are supposed to run 15 flat.....i am no longer stock (all i have is a SRI as you know) so the track opends up Feb. 25th here and I will be running on March 1st so we shall see

 

that is awesome, i cant wait to run mine, also what method did you use to get those numbers?

 

15.8 sounds waaaay to fast for an auto. I'm not doubting though. I just wish we lived closer so I could race ya

 

i am surprised how well gm mated the auto to the 2.4 it seems to be pretty effective as far as autos go and u gotta love intermediate mode

 

i have a 2.4 ss so according to all the mag times i actually should be running 15.2

 

the first run i left it in "D" and just floored it off the line (15.92) and the second run I when i put it in "L" to disengage the t/c and once again floored it off the line and shifted manually into "D" and got the (15.81) also take note that not once did i "heat up my tires" by doing burn outs or going through the water pit...just rolled up to the tree and went

 

oops, sorry, then that makes total sense, I thought u had a 2.2L

 

lol i used to have the 2.2 but traded it in after 6 months for the 2.4

 

when you say u went from L to D does that mean you skipped over I? If so that may be a reason why you didnt go faster becasue I is supposed to be a better gear to leave it in for 2nd and 3rd since it shifts harder and goes closer to redline.

 

good move

 

actually on my 3rd run i did go into "I" and ran another 15.9 so i'm not too sure about that but who know's only have had 3 runs with her so i guess she'll be a track ***** this year to do some experimenting with things and we'll find out...i'm thinking that these transmissions today are so advanced that i'm sure they make up for certain things....i might just try all the different ways tonight see which "feels" better

 

ok so on your best run you launch and redlined it in L, then skipped over I into D? is this right? and did the trany seem to have any problem skipping I to go into D?

 

when in "L" it actually shifts one more time...so i let it shift and waited until red line and then shifted it up to "D"....and the tranny seemed to take it like a champ...meaning i felt no problems when doing it

 

wait now im confused, L is gear 1 and 2? i thought L was only 1st then you had to shift to I or D, so then is I 3 gears?

 

u all should just buy manuals

 

honestly i haven't messed with it enough to really know (only those 3 runs at the track) but when you start off in "L"...it gets to red line and then shifts and once that goes to redline i usually just push it to "D" so definitely gonna do some experimenting tonight hopefully and let ya' know what goes on exactly with all those damn letters and numbers....lol

 

thanks for the helpful post...

 

ok sounds good

 

Not everyone has that option available to them, Hutch for example has a blown left knee so a manual isn't practical. celicacobalt had to buy an auto because his wife wouldn't go for a manual.

Personally I will never own another automatic. I despise them, I drove one for 7 years and hated it, but I had no say in buying that car so I took what I was given and didn't complain. When I got the SS/SC I was paying for it myself so I got what I wanted above the bitching from my grandparents about how impractical it was for me to own it and how miserable driving a manual is. But I love it, it was easy to learn, and most important it's MY car and it's what I want. To each their own.

 

if i would have been allowed to get a manual trust me i would have but being married we have to make comprimises but im still happy none the less since i belive gm mated this auto well with the 2.4