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Old 01-28-2012, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Ju1ce
Who takes their kids to the bus stop in a car?
quite a few people don't let there kids walk to bus stops. you know to avoid pedo looking rustbox regal drivers from stalking them and also because they don't have time to wait for the bus. so they drop them off.
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Originally Posted by GXPPOWER
or that there blown out of porportion of how "fast" they are
When I posted a video of my G8 beating a stage 1 Cobalt TC a guy told me it must have been an NA Cobalt because the turbo ones are "insane".
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good to see another iroc enthusiast..especially the turbo variety..Ill be checking that build thread now
Old 01-29-2012, 12:39 PM
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Thanks man, feel free to ask any questions and enjoy!
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Originally Posted by GXPPOWER
why is it every time a slowbalt gets destroyed there is atleast a hundred excuses made by the fanbois? or is it just a fact slowbalts attract **** poor drivers? or that there blown out of porportion of how "fast" they are. im saying a combination of the 2 lol.
i'm no fan boy but cobalts are no joke. i'm pretty sure that one has never been dyno'd. one of y boys has the broadest , nicest powerband I have ever seen from any car. torque like a V8 and Hp like a 4cl. the **** looks crazy. he has only lost like a few races the way it sits now. Mostly due to gearing. The owners of cobalts you all know go to the wrong shops lol. I think my boy has one of the baddest cobalt in the entire US. I bet your cobalt friends know him lmao.
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Originally Posted by GXPPOWER
why is it every time a slowbalt gets destroyed there is atleast a hundred excuses made by the fanbois? or is it just a fact slowbalts attract **** poor drivers? or that there blown out of porportion of how "fast" they are. im saying a combination of the 2 lol.
i'm no fan boy but colbalts are no joke. i'm pretty sure that one has never been dyno'd. one of y boys has the broadest , nicest powerband I have ever seen from any car. torque like a V8 and Hp like a 4cl. the **** looks crazy and he only lost like 2 races the way it sits now. Mostly due to gearing. The owners ofcobalts you all know go to the wrong shops lol. I think my boy has one of the baddest street car cobalts in the entire US. I bet your coblat friends know him lmao.
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Ya my buddy has a turbo'd cobalt as his DD. I ran him in my cam only car and was only able to pull about a 1 1/2 cars on him from a 60 roll to about 120 giving him the hit. His only has a tune and is boosting around 22psi I think. It's the most fun car to drive IMO.

If I had to guess his car traps around 110-112. Also he doesn't shift like he's heading to the grocery store. Even when he was stock his car ran right with my dads new 5.0 from a roll. I think he just got a freak car lol.
Old 02-07-2012, 06:16 AM
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We recently raced again, this time he was at 24 Psi. It was a much closer race this time, traction was still an issue for me but he was right on my quarter panel the whole time. Car is definitely moving out now.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcATM...1&feature=plcp
Old 02-07-2012, 07:00 AM
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think he saw all the bad driver comments lol both cars run good ,
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I really like the cobalt ss, it's a shame gm stopped making them.
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I'm changing the gears in the rear. I'm running 4.10 right now and there is just no chance of traction in any gear, also I top out at about 125-130mph in 4th. I'm going with a street friendly 3.42 gear ratio
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11.sec colbalt I'm going to cry in the corner now

Good runs and nice car by the way
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Originally Posted by wav3form
I really like the cobalt ss, it's a shame gm stopped making them.
It really is a shame. I don't think people understand all the engineering that a turbo cobalt has in it. **** is like a baby z06. It's detuned from the factory. But don't sleep on it.
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Ya they may be 13 sec cars, but from a roll they turn into low 12 sec cars lol. My buddies picked up I think 29mph on the back half.
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Originally Posted by Apocalypse
i'm no fan boy but cobalts are no joke.
Definitely no joke, there are just alot of people who think their stock Cobalts are performing at a level far above where they really are. Like most platforms, the guys with the truely fast ones know where they sit and don't delude themselves generally.

Originally Posted by bjamick
Even when he was stock his car ran right with my dads new 5.0 from a roll. I think he just got a freak car lol.
Come again?
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Just here to grin at all the slobalt props :-D
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I hate stupid android view.

I can't edit, quote, etc.
Grrrrrr

And lol at baby zo6 comment.

Did I mention I love my DD?
Old 02-07-2012, 07:38 PM
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Use the desktop version, still can't post pics tho...
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Even in an almost-stock Ws6(knowin it may be slower)- I'd rather hear the additional 4 cylinders than feel like I was drivin a ricer....


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