Vink70 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Not your typical cavalier I would say and believe me, I catch a lot of crap for it but I really don't care though. Its all mine and I pay for it by myself. Started out as a cheap gas mileage, cheap insurance, cheap everything car. I ended up taking it a lot farther once I realized the aftermarket of them. The day I brought it home... car ran 16.1 @ 86 in stock form. Stage I: wheels, drop, intake, header, minor stuff. Then ran into a such unfortunate event...... or not. I was at a car show and a micro burst hit our hotel and TRASHED my car. $6500 in damage and I got the kit I dreamed of for years. Made it a little more subtle and not as stand out. Along with the kit. I loved the car but was not fast enough. So first came stage II. My first budget turbo kit. I had only $1500 into the entire setup including tuning. Car then went 15.2 @ 90. Its a vbullitin forum i have to post the next post with more pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vink70 Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 (edited) Went bronze wheels, and painted the front bumper more. Car made 225/185 on the dyno in this stage at 12.5psi with a crap tune. literally dangerous crap tune. Stage III: New designed turbo kit, more efficient setup, cleaned up the engine bay. Fixed a lot of stuff. Car went 13.5 @ 106 on 14psi. Fully built motor went in. Car went 12.6 @ 117 on 16psi with a BLOWN clutch, shooting sparks down the whole track. Made 323/285 on 16psi. New wheels, minor mods, twin disc clutch went in. Then I decided it was time for an overhaul. Much needed. Old log manifold came off.... this went on All the NEW parts that went on over the past year. I didnt have the car for a whole year Edited March 17, 2012 by Vink70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryW Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Tight looking ride,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vink70 Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 Final product. Whole new setup, no numbers yet, no times yet. FINALLY got new suspension that was well deserved. STD Standard Wilwood big brakes up front. Then came more bad news about a lost foam cast process to cast the head for my car... it failed finally. Car sits like this... due to this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vink70 Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 My new DD that pushed me to buy the Adam's stuff to clean it. Just traded my 08 in for this 12 less than a week ago. As well as fresh orange paint a few months ago. Dads toys.... 2010 2SS 02Z & 02 SS side by side. both his His 71Z Thanks for looking. Comments questions, concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Nice rides all around! :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggerdan11 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Nice car, nothing wrong with a Cavalier but for some reason they get a bad rap I love that Orange color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChargerMatt Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Cool transformation and a great lineup of cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vink70 Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 I've heard it all. Chick car. You name it. Anything that runs 4 seconds faster than stock is a winner in my book. 400hp, 35mpg, cheap insurance all day long. Mind you I'm looking for an old nova/ Chevelle.... methanol setup..... mmmm in due time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganSRT8 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 man to each their own, i think its awesome. especially when you leave someone scratching their head at the light haha. nice rides! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2hill Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 You and your dad have a nice stable of fun cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vink70 Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 would you believe mine is the fastest one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Nice rides! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Neat collection of cars, and that cavalier is actully quite slick. Where are you located? I know of a 76ish nova 2 door here in maryland that a guy was trying to sell last summer. Ive only seen it from the side of the road... It looks like it has a big motor and rear end, and the body is just black paint in mediocre condition, but no obvious rust. Their sale sign is off it now, but it's still in the guy's driveway. I could look into it if you're interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vink70 Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 Thanks! Im actually in Northern Illinois.... The nova/chevelle is a WAYS out. Im looking for the68-70s range. Got a while til I need to find one. Thank you though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colodude18 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Awesome story Vincent! Great job on the Cavalier! I'm going to steal this and post the link on our Cobalt forum. We have at least one member with a turbo'd Cavalier, and many more gear heads that would love to hear about this amazing transformation. The Cobalt has a lot of the same rep as the Cavalier, chick car, Slowbalt, etc etc. but the look on people's faces if you waste them in their STi/GT500/SRT8 etc is priceless Good luck and I for one am in for numbers on the latest setup when you get them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vink70 Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 Thanks man, Link me to it when you get a chance please. Always look forward to peoples input and responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colodude18 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Thanks man, Link me to it when you get a chance please. Always look forward to peoples input and responses. No problem, here you go: 5280cobalts.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vink70 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Thanks. Got a TON of wiring for the car done today. Just got it all cleaned up and removed... found out the hard way... DONT USE SHRINK wrap as masking paper. Left something on the paint and I hope the fine polish can take it off. All my cleaning stuff should be delivered tomorrow and i want to get it off asap! really bugging me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vink70 Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 well after of it not running or in my possession due to upgrades on it I finally got it put back together and running. Its been a long two years to have something paid off that you cant drive or enjoy but its time. all that is left is to button some small things up, go over it with a fine tooth comb. clean up wiring and what not and then tune it. I want to hit the dyno and track ASAP!! Here is a video of it idling... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q00vliYT74]First start of 2012....loping - YouTube[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzle Chest Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 ^^^Very cool! I am diggin your build man. Nice power too! I want to see what it puts down now... Good job and keep us posted... (turbo's rule, lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vink70 Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 ^^^Very cool! I am diggin your build man. Nice power too! I want to see what it puts down now... Good job and keep us posted... (turbo's rule, lol) Thanks, im pretty excited. I have 5 days off from work this week so I hope to tear into it some more and clean some wiring up as well as get everything installed 100%. Need to log some idle time and cranking time so my tuner can adjust that and get it set to where it needs to be. After that I need to get with him and set up time and dates for street tune then a dyno tune. Once thats done if its open im going straight to the track. I love my turbo.... I used to drive a 97 s10 I bought off my parents and let me tell you going from a 300hp cavalier to a 90hp s10 was killer. I mean now I have a truck with a 5.3L in it and its better but I miss that turbo spooling, open dump wastegate, blow off valve noise. Going to be so worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_pappy Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Agreed, nice bunch of cars all around. The Cavvy came out nice. Keep us posted. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colodude18 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 (edited) Congratulations Vincent! It's been a long time coming. Engine sounds great! Now to get it tuned and dyno'd...Be sure to post up the results. One of the guys in our club just finished the build of his sleeper Cobalt LT. He ran a 12.06 and dyno'd at 539whp/526tq... It's fun to see him murder big V8's at the drag strip! Edit: Remember we're at 5280 feet here, where 12's are pretty impressive! Here's the link to his dyno post: http://www.5280cobalts.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1581 Edited May 30, 2012 by colodude18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vink70 Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6QknqmiamM&list=UUcFVPJ3R-DIutBnNI9s5xkQ&index=1&feature=plcp]Turbo Cavalier Loping Idle w/ Cutout - YouTube[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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