iv been reading this thread and its quite funny. But ill help u guys out and tell u what the cobalts push in terms of hp/tq so u know what to shoot for. I own one and i love when people laugh at me when they stop beside me in what they think is a faster car. They dont laugh for long.
The cobalt ss/sc stock is supposed to be doing 205 hp and 200 tq, but most guys dyno at 215+ hp and i dont know how much tq
sc stage 2 is 245ish hp. im sure they dyno more around 250.
cobalt ss/tc which i own.at 16psi stock 260hp/260tq
guys are dynoing at around 240hp 250tq, but it varys.
ss/tc with stage 1 upgrade. 290hp/320tq it just came out so who knows what dyno says. but for us guys who find it to expensive at $1000ish and go for tunes like trifecta which is 250, or 350 for a select a tune. which the tune only tunes on when u put the traction control button to competitive mode, or turn on ur cruise control, however u want it programed.
anyway with trifecta at 22psi with a cold air intake im at about 315whp and 340wtq. guys with a no cat downpipe are doing 330whp and 346wtq. so pretty cheap to get alot of power out of it.
so far the most that anyone is putting down on totally stock motor is 400 whp. which is pretty sick. who knows how much more this thing can take.
so ya, dont try to race a ss cobalt unless ur boosted, ur gonna loose.