Blown Buick vs 02 GT....Cobolt SS vs 02 GT
07-02-2005, 11:48 PM
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Blown Buick vs 02 GT....Cobalt SS vs 02 GT First Scenerio:
I just recently bought this 99 Buick as my daily driver. It has some punch to it, as it is blown. My friend with a stock GT M5 was making fun of me that his GT would "rape" it from a dig. So I took him up on his offer to see what this buick would do. I figured I would lose so we decided to run from a dig three times and a roll once.
First Race:
Dig 0-55
We both spin, I jump out first as I am driving an auto and the Buick makes very good low end. I pull a car at 40, he pulls back 1/2 by around 50. We shut down to traffic with us pulling about the same. He looked like he was inching, but ever so slowly.
Race two:
0-65
Same as above. Exactly
0-70
He missed 2nd gear. It was a raping.
So, it seems that I am beating him from a dig. I suppose it his driving skills, but I suspected that he would probably pull me from 70 on as the buick is a low 15, high 14 second car while the GT should be a low 14 second car.
Last race from a roll:
30-100.
He pulls three cars.
As we were driving home (after I dropped the buick off at home, we were in the GT) I notice a Red Cobolt SS. I am driving the GT, teaching him how to drive the stick better from a dig, since that is why I think the Buick beat him out of the whole (RWD > FWD).
I raced the Cobolt twice. Once from a dig, the other from a 30 MPH roll. From a dig, I took the Cobolt one car out of the whole. He stopped falling back after tha. It pretty much stayed even through 2nd gear with me pulling at the start (mid-range) with the Cobolt inching away. By 100 I had two cars on him.
From a roll, this was more interesting and says something good about the Cobolt. He pulled about a 1/2 a car from 30-50. I pull the car back and it stays even from 50-90 with me pulling a car at the start of third and him pulling it back at the end. After that, it seemed dead even till 110. Then we shut down. It was a damn good race
I just recently bought this 99 Buick as my daily driver. It has some punch to it, as it is blown. My friend with a stock GT M5 was making fun of me that his GT would "rape" it from a dig. So I took him up on his offer to see what this buick would do. I figured I would lose so we decided to run from a dig three times and a roll once.
First Race:
Dig 0-55
We both spin, I jump out first as I am driving an auto and the Buick makes very good low end. I pull a car at 40, he pulls back 1/2 by around 50. We shut down to traffic with us pulling about the same. He looked like he was inching, but ever so slowly.
Race two:
0-65
Same as above. Exactly
0-70
He missed 2nd gear. It was a raping.
So, it seems that I am beating him from a dig. I suppose it his driving skills, but I suspected that he would probably pull me from 70 on as the buick is a low 15, high 14 second car while the GT should be a low 14 second car.
Last race from a roll:
30-100.
He pulls three cars.
As we were driving home (after I dropped the buick off at home, we were in the GT) I notice a Red Cobolt SS. I am driving the GT, teaching him how to drive the stick better from a dig, since that is why I think the Buick beat him out of the whole (RWD > FWD).
I raced the Cobolt twice. Once from a dig, the other from a 30 MPH roll. From a dig, I took the Cobolt one car out of the whole. He stopped falling back after tha. It pretty much stayed even through 2nd gear with me pulling at the start (mid-range) with the Cobolt inching away. By 100 I had two cars on him.
From a roll, this was more interesting and says something good about the Cobolt. He pulled about a 1/2 a car from 30-50. I pull the car back and it stays even from 50-90 with me pulling a car at the start of third and him pulling it back at the end. After that, it seemed dead even till 110. Then we shut down. It was a damn good race
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07-03-2005, 12:48 AM
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the cobalts seem to have some good mid range and top end power and shouldnt be too hard to mod...i saw some videos of one (dont know mods) but it hung with a lt1 and a later model bmw m3
07-03-2005, 01:05 AM
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Originally Posted by 98SuperSport
the cobalts seem to have some good mid range and top end power and shouldnt be too hard to mod...i saw some videos of one (dont know mods) but it hung with a lt1 and a later model bmw m3
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07-05-2005, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 98SuperSport
the cobalts seem to have some good mid range and top end power and shouldnt be too hard to mod...i saw some videos of one (dont know mods) but it hung with a lt1 and a later model bmw m3
I just read an article in motortrend's magazine. I think it's the July 2005 issue. Anyway, those little cobolt ss's are pretty quick. GM makes a tuner kit and book to show you hands on how to do the upgrades according to the article. Anyway, they detuned it and it ran mid 12s I think. They said the kit is good enough for low 11s according to GM. I will get the exact specs and info as soon as I get home from work today. A very interesting article.
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Originally Posted by KB99WS6
cobalts and ions are that quick? My goodness, times have changed...(compared to the past cars in that class)
07-06-2005, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by greatskiiiier
the new ion redline is rated at 15.5 stock
