First Cobalt Intro :)

[Cobalt Tom]

Hey all!!! Obviously the name is Tom, I live in Auburn, WA and have been working on my balt for the 3.5 years I have owned it. Done alot of work to the ol' LS haha
Anywho! I am one of your admin here, so if you have any questions or suggestions then drop me a line


And now the good
and i know..the pics are hosted "there" but im too lazy to rehost them right now
Modifications:
Performance:
Ebay cold air intake
AEM dryflow filter
2.4l intake manifold
2.4l throttle body
stage 2 Comp cams
lsj injectors
shaved cylinder head .020"
Jason Smith strut bar
Clear Image 4-2-1 header
Clear Image 2.5" catless DP
Clear Image 3" catback w/ Magnaflow muffler & resontator
H&R sport springs
SS/TC struts/ shocks
MRZ lightweight alternator pulley
MRZ lightweight crank pulley
TTR tranny mounts
TTR solid engine mount
TTR rear sway bar
Trifecta Tune
Ebay oil catch can

Exterior:
17" ADR phantoms wrapped in 225/45/17 Nitto Neogens
15% tint all around
10k HIDs in fogs
8k HIDs in headlights
Debadged
Custom shorty antenna
SS/SC spoiler with black end caps
Swapped for LT bumper
Factory fog lights
Black front Chevy emblem
Black painted brake drums
LED 3rd brake light conversion
CobaltSS.net decals :cssNET:

Interior:
Swapped all grey stock pieces (including seats) for 2.4SS black interior pieces (non-leather)
140mph gauges
Black Cat Customs gauges
Ebay short shifter
ZZP black triple gauge pod
Glow Shift 7 color tinted oil pressure gauge
Autometer Cobalt series narrow band (for now)
Autometer Cobalt series water temp gauge
Custom gauge mount in the change holder (small pull out on left of steering wheel) with Cobalt series Volt gauge
Black passenger A-pillar
Color matched silver engine and interior trim
Gloss black valve cover
Underdash LEDs (red)
Hardwired Cobra radar detector
Prestige alarm w/ power locks
Aftermarket power windows
Oem armrest
Pioneer Premier head unit w/ ipod hookup\
JBL 300.1 monoblock amp
2x12" 700w dual subs in ported box.

Other:
Set of stock FE1 springs with inflated footballs in them as drag bags for the track

Future Plans Black ss/sc door panels with stock switch sets in the shed needing to be installed.
after that: Full N/A built motor, wider lightweight rims w/ nitto neogens, drag radials on a second set of rims, spec stg 2 clutch, lightweight flywheel, 280mm front brakes, racing seats, rear disc conversion, and some other odds and ends

Other info: Helped with Vince as the beta test car for the 2.2 tune. Was at 180.16 whp w/ 164.91 wtq but afr was at approx 11 and has been fixed to 13+ (need to redyno...). Once i can catch traction at the track I will have better times, so far I am at 14.951@94mph w/ 2.3 60'

some videos:
Track run:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5GerxQOSXE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXNFz0G3ntM
a few dyno runs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPUr4hkNm0I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHSEFSrR1H8
some take offs and flybys right after tuning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3KQ9TAIBng3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL8mHQoLvjQ
idle, rev, exhuast pressure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XEJLsqd0Dw

 

[ionit3]

very nice bro, im going for almost exact same build lol

 

[Cobalt Tom]

hahaha, let me know if you have any q's and keep me updated!!! its nice to learn some new stuff from the very few working on an n/a build lol

 

[ionit3]

ya thx alot and glad those hids are working good for u ;-)

 

[Cobalt Tom]

ya thx alot and glad those hids are working good for u ;-)

you have no idea how nice they are...oh wait...you do

and btw, there is a section for anything that is specific to ions

 

[dman090]

Hopefully this place will be the next CSS.net

nice car!

 

[Cobalt Tom]

hey now, make a new intro

 

[dman090]

ahahah i thought this was like a thread to introdue every one haha

my bad

 

[Cobalt Tom]

ahahah i thought this was like a thread to introdue every one haha

my bad

its all good

 

[Projekt]

looks pretty slow