colodude18 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 This is always a good time to buy that part for your car you've wanted for so long, but you thought was too expensive. Because now it's marked down and "too good to pass up". (That's my story!) Let's hear what you all got! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan572 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 BMR Fabrication Adjustable Rear Toe Rods, Rod Ends TR004 BMR Fabrication Driveshaft Safety Loop DSL014 BMR Fabrication Front Suspension Bushing Kit BK022 BMR Fabrication Level 1 Handling Performance Package HPP018 BMR Fabrication Rear Suspension Bushing Kit BK021 BMR Fabrication Sway Bar End Links ELK004 BMR Fabrication Trailing Arms TCA026 BMR Suspension Delrin® Rear Cradle Bushing Kit BK027 BMR Suspension Lower Control Arms, Rear, Non-adjustable w/ Poly Bushings Pfadt Race Engineering Camaro Engine Mounts 1420109 Pfadt Race Engineering Differential Bushings 1410105 Thats what I did for Black friday, nothing else I wanted was discounted as far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActNup NY Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Sounds like your car is a problem to be reckon with ?! Nice-e-e-e !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colodude18 Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 BMR Fabrication Adjustable Rear Toe Rods, Rod Ends TR004BMR Fabrication Driveshaft Safety Loop DSL014 BMR Fabrication Front Suspension Bushing Kit BK022 BMR Fabrication Level 1 Handling Performance Package HPP018 BMR Fabrication Rear Suspension Bushing Kit BK021 BMR Fabrication Sway Bar End Links ELK004 BMR Fabrication Trailing Arms TCA026 BMR Suspension Delrin® Rear Cradle Bushing Kit BK027 BMR Suspension Lower Control Arms, Rear, Non-adjustable w/ Poly Bushings Pfadt Race Engineering Camaro Engine Mounts 1420109 Pfadt Race Engineering Differential Bushings 1410105 Thats what I did for Black friday, nothing else I wanted was discounted as far as I know. Nice That should keep you glued to the road! You doing any road racing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan572 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Nice That should keep you glued to the road! You doing any road racing? No. It's just a car to drive around town. I have a lot more power than stock so I needed a lot of rear end bushings and arms etc so I decided to do it all at once. I want it to go fast straight but figured I should probably do it all so it can handle too. Still have to spend way to much before spring comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colodude18 Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 Still have to spend way to much before spring comes. Yeah I hear ya! This is what I ordered yesterday - I call it a box of V8-kickass lol no offense to your Camaro, it's all in the GM family :-) (not my picture, new turbo on the left, stock turbo on the right). Now, before installing it, I'll need a new clutch, HP Tuners software, and save up for a new transmission just in case... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan572 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Yeah I hear ya! This is what I ordered yesterday - I call it a box of V8-kickass lol no offense to your Camaro, it's all in the GM family :-) (not my picture, new turbo on the left, stock turbo on the right). Now, before installing it, I'll need a new clutch, HP Tuners software, and save up for a new transmission just in case... Those cobalts are no joke, at least yours. Are you numbers in your sig picture whp or crank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZGTO Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Well I didn't specifically buy it on Black Friday, but my Fast 102 intake manifold ported by Tony Mamo @ AFR comes in Tuesday and I am ordering my DuSpeed CAI on Tuesday as well. Should add 40-50whp or so I am shooting for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan572 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Well I didn't specifically buy it on Black Friday, but my Fast 102 intake manifold ported by Tony Mamo @ AFR comes in Tuesday and I am ordering my DuSpeed CAI on Tuesday as well. Should add 40-50whp or so I am shooting for. Damn, I would be surprised to see that much of a gain. I could see it if the dads were ported too. Non the less you won't loose power! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colodude18 Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 Those cobalts are no joke, at least yours. Are you numbers in your sig picture whp or crank? Those are dyno numbers, so at the wheels. This turbo swap will add 100-150 whp to that, depending on how aggressive I want to go on the tune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan572 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Those are dyno numbers, so at the wheels. This turbo swap will add 100-150 whp to that, depending on how aggressive I want to go on the tune Wow, arnt you going to run out of octane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZGTO Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 (edited) Damn, I would be surprised to see that much of a gain. I could see it if the dads were ported too. Non the less you won't loose power! The heads are ported/milled/bigger valves, when it was dyno'd back in March it was dropping 8-9kpa at the top of my runs. The CAI and LS2 intake are huge restrictions right now. Here's a guy with a similar heads/cam setup as mine and he was only dropping 4kpa at the top of his runs (less room for improvement) and he just put on an unported Fast 102 and TB: RapTR, TEA 215s, and now FAST 102( Graph Posted!!!) - LS1TECH Tony Mamo is the best in the business for porting Fast's so I am pretty confident I am going to see some big gains when I combine my FAST 102 he ported with a DuSpeed CAI Edited November 25, 2012 by AZGTO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan572 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 The heads are ported/milled/bigger valves, when it was dyno'd back in March it was dropping 8-9kpa at the top of my runs. The CAI and LS2 intake are huge restrictions right now. Here's a guy with a similar heads/cam setup as mine and he was only dropping 4kpa at the top of his runs (less room for improvement) and he just put on an unported Fast 102 and TB: RapTR, TEA 215s, and now FAST 102( Graph Posted!!!) - LS1TECH Tony Mamo is the best in the business for porting Fast's so I am pretty confident I am going to see some big gains when I combine my FAST 102 he ported with a DuSpeed CAI Sick, I thought you were still running stock heads and internals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colodude18 Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 Wow, arnt you going to run out of octane. My sig numbers are on E85. 450whp on 93 octane should be achievable with the bigger turbo. The manufacturer, ZZP, has achieved 540whp in their fully bolted Cobalt SS on E85. Stock block, rods, and pistons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan572 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 My sig numbers are on E85. 450whp on 93 octane should be achievable with the bigger turbo. The manufacturer, ZZP, has achieved 540whp in their fully bolted Cobalt SS on E85. Stock block, rods, and pistons. I see, I am not getting to carried away. I am going for 650 whp. Some run the ls3 up to 850whp on nothing except for a centrifugal and meth. I went turbo as I love the noise but the turbine kind of limits me. To much back pressure. 750 crank horsepower will seem fast for hopefully a week at least. I think I will throw in the towel then. Need to save for a diesel truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChargerMatt Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Saving my money to pay my car off by April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colodude18 Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 I see, I am not getting to carried away. I am going for 650 whp. Some run the ls3 up to 850whp on nothing except for a centrifugal and meth. I went turbo as I love the noise but the turbine kind of limits me. To much back pressure. 750 crank horsepower will seem fast for hopefully a week at least. I think I will throw in the towel then. Need to save for a diesel truck. Nice plans! 750 is a great number to shoot for! A few weeks back I had the pleasure of driving Adam's ZL1 convertible. Crazy power despite all the weight associated with a topless car. Can't image having 170 more horses than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan572 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Nice plans! 750 is a great number to shoot for! A few weeks back I had the pleasure of driving Adam's ZL1 convertible. Crazy power despite all the weight associated with a topless car. Can't image having 170 more horses than that! Thats what I am hoping for, put it won't go unless I can get it to the ground, hence why I am getting new wheels and tires. I plan on getting nt05's on the front and a 315 nt05r on the back. I am pretty excited to see how those can grab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colodude18 Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 Thats what I am hoping for, put it won't go unless I can get it to the ground, hence why I am getting new wheels and tires. I plan on getting nt05's on the front and a 315 nt05r on the back. I am pretty excited to see how those can grab. I would consider NT01's instead. I ran NT05's last year in the summer and was somewhat disappointed in the grip after the first few thousand miles. I got NT01s this past summer and was much more impressed with them. I did heat cycle these tires before use. They do have some tread and are street legal but being R compounds they really dig in. I realize NT05Rs are specifically for drag and the NT01s are not, but softer compound is always stickier. I was also pleasantly surprised by the life of the NT01s; I drove about 6,000 very spirited miles and the tread is only about half gone. Not bad for a tire with a tread wear rating of only 100! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan572 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 I would consider NT01's instead. I ran NT05's last year in the summer and was somewhat disappointed in the grip after the first few thousand miles. I got NT01s this past summer and was much more impressed with them. I did heat cycle these tires before use. They do have some tread and are street legal but being R compounds they really dig in. I realize NT05Rs are specifically for drag and the NT01s are not, but softer compound is always stickier. I was also pleasantly surprised by the life of the NT01s; I drove about 6,000 very spirited miles and the tread is only about half gone. Not bad for a tire with a tread wear rating of only 100! I rarely here anything bad about the 05's plus the 01's don't come in 20s so I am limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpressThis13 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Reading all your posts about bigger horse power and suspension on your cars is making me sad lol. My truck only has exhaust and intake (sad face) but hey I bought a flex for black friday so I am happy about that. My truck might not have 500+ HP but hey it will look good rolling down the street lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan572 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Reading all your posts about bigger horse power and suspension on your cars is making me sad lol. My truck only has exhaust and intake (sad face) but hey I bought a flex for black friday so I am happy about that. My truck might not have 500+ HP but hey it will look good rolling down the street lol Its not all its cracked up to be most of the time, I am really tired of spending money on it. But once you start you can't quit midway. Sure its fun but I have the luxury of free labor on everything anytime it breaks. I don't know if I would have ever started this without that benefit. It does feel good though when it really sets you back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colodude18 Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 I bought the Cobalt specifically because of its potential. Already I can hang with fast Audis like the TTRS and Porsches like the Carrera GT at my local road track. Speed is a hobby and it's addictive. On the street that much power is fun but otherwise pretty useless. When you can really explore the limits of your car and your own driving skills, to me that's when the addiction sets in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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