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Old 01-13-2012, 06:58 PM
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it was only an engine swap, same trans/rear end(which blew up soon after )
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Originally Posted by HamblyN
i have officially started making my car rwd have 75% of the components i need and have only spent about $1000 with about $500 more to spend.

1 rear end from a cadillac catera
1 5 spd tranny from a 1994+ s10
all exhaust and intake piping
all metal for framing
custom drive shaft
custom motor and tranny mounts
custom steering rack
and the mind set to get er done
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HOLY **** REALLY I DIDN"T KNOW ANY RWD PLATFORM COULD JUST DROP INTO AnY OTHER RWD PLATFORM... that being said.. your point is moot.. i know they're both RWD however doing evrything to make all the engine and drivetrain components is different yes they had an easier time then expected but my point is they dropped a totally different drive train in the car then what came with it .. so why not
not really. a 350 swap to and S10 and a 350 in a Cavailer are a whole different ballgame. which is exactly what you are comparing. stand alone fuel management is damn near the easiest part now. so yes its a "different drive train" but they didnt change the vehicle layout like you do when coverting from FWD to RWD Smartass.
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Old 01-14-2012, 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by RooTBeeR
it was only an engine swap, same trans/rear end(which blew up soon after )
i thought they did a tranny / rear end swap
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Old 01-14-2012, 01:52 AM
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Originally Posted by EXsoccer1921
why not take the drivetrain out of a solstice/sky, mount the engine in the trunk of the cobalt and the axle under the hood. talk about a mind ****.
Will this be a downloadable race series in either Forza or GT? I can't wait to compete in the RF Cup!

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We ran out 14 "look at my ch33p RWD Cobalt I kinda sorta am maybe putting together" threads ago.
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Old 01-14-2012, 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by elecblue06
i thought they did a tranny / rear end swap
no he said that the 5 speed bolted right up iirc, i think he had to change the bell housing...wonder if i can find said thread haha
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Originally Posted by pantherqs
Stock Aisin AR5 transmission mated to the jz via a 1JZ bellhousing.
there, found it :P
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Old 01-14-2012, 10:48 AM
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in for rear wheel burnouts, lets c a canadian geter done
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Old 01-16-2012, 10:26 AM
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^^^what for? dude hasn't posted pics, so he's obviously a troll.
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EVEN IF someone could pull this off, it is just gonna be a mess. The car was designed for FWD, so converting it to RWD will make it unbalanced as hell.
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EVEN IF someone could pull this off, it is just gonna be a mess. The car was designed for FWD, so converting it to RWD will make it unbalanced as hell.
rwd would probably help get it to a 50/50 weight actually since you'd be moving/adding more weigh to the rear and taking some from the front, but the tank would need a new home to give the drive shaft room and "all" existing rear suspension would need to be removed/changed, rotating the engine and mounting a sky/solstice trans move more weight to the center of the car

stock is 60/40...
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Epic Win............................... or Epic Fail. Only time will tell good sir!


So far, 4 pages in and no pics.... Im betting on Epic Fail!
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3 pages(40 post per page ftmfw)

OP only posted once lol, tell ya anything?


hmm, i should go get a used base model for cheap and do this just so someone has actually done it
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this some bull..
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obvious troll
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/forc...2/#post4494142

lock please.
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I have a awd base coupe balt. This thing is blistering fun, I can drive up volcanos threw tornados and do awd burnouts in waco. No no im fibbing a bit but that would be bad ass. Sub'd for funny comments
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But seriously.....
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Originally Posted by tylerjclance
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Originally Posted by HamblyN
Is it possible to put twin turbo in my 08 cobalt sport and if so what parts would i have to upgrade before i attempt it any help would be appreciated for an aspiring gear head.
Big job for someone who is just learning. Maybe you should just start by rotating the tires. That way you will maybe, kinda, sorta have a RWD Cobalt.
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So much gayness in this thread
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RWD cobalt would be useless. Handling would be terrible, so would traction unless you tub the rear and run slicks.

What I want to see and I feel would be much easier than building a rwd car, take a wrecked EVO 7/8/9 or eclipse GSX and transplant all the parts into the Cobalt. The motor is oriented correctly the width and length of the cars and components are similar. Of course this would require exstensive fabrication and time to build.
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