As long as you like it, that's all that counts.
Personally, I would never buy one of those or an SS used. Especially if it's been modded. I think we all know somebody has driven the bag off them already.
You could have bought a new SS and got a Trifecta tune and be just as fast or faster.
I usually get about 28mpg on highway travel at 75mph.
On trips to my favorite golf course in the summer, I've gotten 40mpg. Top speed would be about 45mph.
Ford has really put a focus, no pun intended, on initial quality over the past few years.
That doesn't mean Ford products will still be any better than the older stuff after 5 years though. Nobody can answer that question yet.
Dealership won't have a pipe bender like an exhaust shop has.
Having looked online at the Vibrant exhaust, it's two pieces. It bolts up to the flange on the cat and then the muffler connects to it. There are 3 hangers welded on for the exhaust to fit. The pic of your car looks like the...
That exhaust should not have needed modification if Vibrant built it correctly.
However, the "tech" that installed it must have simply not cared enough to bother to make it fit right.
IMO, Vibrant should be paying for your bumper and the dealership should be installing it free.
The clutch at this point feels fine and does not slip. However, I'm not hard on my car like some other people can be. I would imaging that a car used solely for racing will need one for sure.
So, it's been about 6 weeks since I tuned the car. Other than the tune, it's bone stock.
For those that think it's complicated to upload a tune to your car, it's not. You buy it and send Vince your VIN. He sends you the tune and you download a program onto your laptop. When the box...
The gains feel substantial. I went from a 2.4 to the LNF which makes the LNF feel really quick when you first buy the car. Then you get used to it. The tune made it feel like going from the 2.4 to the LNF all over again. The torque from the tune actually makes the front of the car feel like...
Hey guys, I'm a longtime low posting member of the SS.net forum that is tired of all the bickering and childishness that happens over there.
I have a 2009 Cobalt SS. LSD, Sunroof, low rise wing. Stock except for a Trifecta tune.