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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 12:31 PM
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Looking at the ET DB. The fastest car listed is a cobalt from MAC4264 with a 8.18@168. Did a semi rearend the thing at 100 miles an hour at the starting line or was it launched off an aircraft carriers steam catapult?

Am I missing something here? gotta be a joke, right?

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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 12:36 PM
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I saw that too. I dont know the car, but it has a 356 CI V8 in it and a 4 link so I am assuming that the term cobalt is about as loose as it gets when describing the car. Although it would be cool if GM sold it with rear drive, 4 link, and a V8.
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 03:33 PM
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Sounds like a tube-chassis car to me
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 03:39 PM
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now it makes more sense.

the sig said "some bolt ons" lol
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 04:09 PM
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2006 CobaltPlatform: other Stock Internals
Block Type: Other/Unknown
Block Notes:
Cylinder Head Type: Other/unknown
Cylinder Head Notes:
Bore: 4.180
Stroke: 3.240
Displacement: 356.000
Camshaft: Big
Intake: Hogan sheet metal
Exhaust: tri-y headers
Transmission: Pro-shifted Manual
Transmission Notes:
Vehicle Race Weight: 3025
Power Adder Type:
Power Adder Notes:
Dyno results: 970 hp 9800 580 ft lbs. 8000 ( GOD DAMN!!! )
Suspension: 4 link
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 08:06 PM
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i think its BS
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 10:37 PM
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Sounds just like what ford did a couple of years ago with a focus. Take the name badge off of a front wheel drive 4 cylinder pos and slap it on a tube chassis rear wheel drive full race v8. And did I mention spending 200k$ over the sticker price? It's just like pro stock drag racing or nascar, where the name on the car no longer has any correlation to the marketed product.
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 10:44 PM
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It's a real car and its neater than ****. A factory 06 cobalt body with a pro-stock chassis built into it. He runs in one of the Super Mod classes in NHRA competition eliminator with it.
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 11:00 PM
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holy ****!
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 11:39 PM
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why don't you tell him to buy a tornado c6_dave....
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 12:12 AM
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Anything is possible these days as much as I hate to admit it
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 08:38 AM
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The motor that is in the car now is a former prostock truck engine. We are in the stages of building a 311 ci C-5r motor to run in the car. It should weigh about 3265 and it will run high 8 's. If it makes you guys fell better the engine that is in the car has LS1 firing order.
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by MAC4264
The motor that is in the car now is a former prostock truck engine. We are in the stages of building a 311 ci C-5r motor to run in the car. It should weigh about 3265 and it will run high 8 's. If it makes you guys fell better the engine that is in the car has LS1 firing order.

props to ya! that car is badass! you ever take that to HRP? I'd love to see it if you do.
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by WhiteKnight98TA
why don't you tell him to buy a tornado c6_dave....
lol, I am not a proponent of the tornado. I was just giving you hell in that other thread. We cool now?
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 08:54 AM
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That picture was at HRP this past spring. We will be there in September aronund the 15.
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by c6_dave
lol, I am not a proponent of the tornado. I was just giving you hell in that other thread. We cool now?

no way - I will stalk your threads and hold a grudge until our time at ls1tech is through!
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by WhiteKnight98TA
no way - I will stalk your threads and hold a grudge until our time at ls1tech is through!
pray he's joking, it's pretty common here

i could name a few

you got a vid of that cobalt?
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by WhiteKnight98TA
no way - I will stalk your threads and hold a grudge until our time at ls1tech is through!
lol. You're ok in my book now. so, maybe if I end up in DC some time, we can talk about cars and not knock each other's teeth down our respective throats.
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 09:35 AM
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that's it - i'm driving to texas

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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 08:22 PM
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K&N's orange Cobalt still uses the Ecotec plant and it's run 9.3x. Still has the original window sticker in the rear window too.
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