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Old 10-13-2009, 05:45 PM   #1
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Default Cobalt Sedan SS vs 300C Hemi

So I am driving home from work just cruising at regular pace when I see a red Srt4. There is minimal traffic except for a 300c near us and I have never messed with one so I try to egg him on a bit. I give him a few blow-offs but notice he appears to be talking to himself until I notice the blue tooth "I am much cooler than you" thingy in his ear.

So I let it go. We I get a light with the 300. Nice looooooooooooooong straight off road with me next to the 300 and the Srt behind him still yappin away. I was caught off guard when the light goes green and the 300 nails it!!! I didn't have any clue or get any warning that he was game, when he made his way around the Srt and got the light with me I didn't assume it was cause he wanted some.

So I get on it and stop his pull once I get traction and keep at his back door thru 70mph when he lets off. I know I would have drove around him if we stayed in it for longer. So I figure, fine you got me. I am going to instigate a roll and show him what the little red 4-door can do.

We catch a light with me behind him. When it goes green he gets on it. I have to ride my clutch to stay off his ass. he had to know the game a bit since he didn't just stay in it, he let me pull onto his side. We paced for a few 100 feet and I started to honk. We both nail it on 3 and I start to pull...and pull...and pull. To the effect of probably 3 cars by 100.

I give him a thumbs up and a nod but he was tinted pretty dark so I dotn know if it was thug life driving or some grandma.

What was funny is although the Srt never lined up with me he got into it each time we did and stayed back a bit as if to watch his 4-door brother whupp some hemi ass.



Thanx for reading another story of the infamous and under-rated little cobalt



(My wife need to read this and let me get my damn tune!!)
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Old 10-13-2009, 05:57 PM   #2
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I love reading about your kills in the turbo Cobalt ss. I want one of those as my next dd! 4 door ftw!!! No one really thinks much of a 4 door untill it pulls on you. lol
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A friend of mine has an HHR SS stick but he's not much of a racer (I don't think). Neat 'lil truck, car or whatever you call it.
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Old 10-13-2009, 06:21 PM   #4
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thanx!

for bein a smallish stock turbo and blow off, its very audible if yer radio isnt b,asting. still, i find myse,f really having to egg anyone on as most are prolly thinking, "is that cobalt messin with me?"

its all pointing and laughing until the see my bad rear light tint job........hahahha

and i have a few more but dont post them cause they are not as interesting......like he poor tiburon i tore up today too .
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Old 10-14-2009, 12:40 AM   #5
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Haha nice kill man! I love killin fools in my 4 door DD too! lol
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Good kill, that was a great read. You may have to stage some deaths so the wife will let you get the tune .
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wow that thing must roll out to put 3 cars on a hemi 300C..good kill
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Great kill! I really liked the SC Cobalts and almost bought one, but the turbo ones are just on another level! Have you ever raced a stock SC Cobalt to see the difference? How much more does the 4-door weight over the coupe?

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(My wife need to read this and let me get my damn tune!!)
Is it your car or hers? If it's hers then hopefully she'll come around. If it's yours then you just have to try sneak a few dollars a week into a "separate account"
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Great kill! I really liked the SC Cobalts and almost bought one, but the turbo ones are just on another level! Have you ever raced a stock SC Cobalt to see the difference? How much more does the 4-door weight over the coupe?



Is it your car or hers? If it's hers then hopefully she'll come around. If it's yours then you just have to try sneak a few dollars a week into a "separate account"
a stock S/C would get smoked by a SS T/C
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a stock S/C would get smoked by a SS T/C
I know, but I'm wondering how big the difference is from someone with first hand experience, as I don't have any.
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Great kill! I really liked the SC Cobalts and almost bought one, but the turbo ones are just on another level! Have you ever raced a stock SC Cobalt to see the difference? How much more does the 4-door weight over the coupe?
Not yet, they are a damn good fight if modded.
stock it would take an elite driver in the s/c vs an average in the t/c and then it would be closer but reg joe vs reg joe, the t/c is pulling away.

if you want a good comparison of what a tune does, you may like this vid.
guy from my board before and after tune against a S/C


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Is it your car or hers? If it's hers then hopefully she'll come around. If it's yours then you just have to try sneak a few dollars a week into a "separate account"
it is my car. serves as my DD in my regional position of 18 stores.
hmmmmm, side account

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Good kill, that was a great read. You may have to stage some deaths so the wife will let you get the tune .
now that is some good thinking.
she definitely laughs with me when we have pulled away from some cars (350z and a eclipse)
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ya a tune wakes them up sooooo much
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Ya i just saw a 08 cobalt at a local shop out my way make 340hp on a dyno jet with just a downpipe and HPTUNNERS tune


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id personaly go with the GM tune if the car was still under warrenty , but to bad they dont gain as much with it ...
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Ya i just saw a 08 cobalt at a local shop out my way make 340hp on a dyno jet with just a downpipe and HPTUNNERS tune


Sick,

id personaly go with the GM tune if the car was still under warrenty , but to bad they dont gain as much with it ...
So far there are reports of 285/330 with the GM tune.
That may be enough.......for the darn tires anyway!
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So far there are reports of 285/330 with the GM tune.
That may be enough.......for the darn tires anyway!

haha ya your going to have stick with second gear rolls unless you get some DR's
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haha ya your going to have stick with second gear rolls unless you get some DR's
its hard enough to get anyone to go much less wana go from where they know i make power
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damnit, i wish i had the money for one of these for a DD. most of the cobalts around here are the s/c (like 95%) and they all think "im a stage 2, i can beat anything" so that gets real annoying real fast. good kills, now get some damn videos of all these races.
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Those cobalts are no joke ive had a silver one pull up next to me from a dig and he stayed with me until about 110 then it was over at about 130 he was 3-4 cars behind
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damnit, i wish i had the money for one of these for a DD. most of the cobalts around here are the s/c (like 95%) and they all think "im a stage 2, i can beat anything" so that gets real annoying real fast. good kills, now get some damn videos of all these races.
the stage 2's are pretty nice too though.
the blower sounds kind of mean considering its coming out of a cobalt...lol
but the t/c has been showing crazy numbers with a tune.

i know, i so need a vid damnit.
i never have a passenger
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