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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 10:57 PM
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my other rides

So me and my wifes daily drivers are a 2005 silverado 2500HD crewcab fully loaded (mine) and a 2006 Escalade pearl white fully loaded.

My fun car is a built Cobalt SS. got it brand new and pulled the motor at about 3k miles and fully built the internals, Supercharged with about 25 psi. did a bunch of body work and send the car to alot of shows.

My wife just got her first toy and its the 04 RX-8... pretty fun car. has Greddy exhaust and AEM intake

We share an offroad vehicle, its a Jeep grand cherokee. has a lift and alot of extras

I have a project car i havebeen working on for alomost a year now. been building adrift car. its a 93 240sx coupe. dropped a RB25det skyline motor in it. has a larger turbo, greddy intake mani, greddy exhaust, Sparco racign seat, k sport coil over kit, hks fuel rail, aeromotive full fuel system, and theres more im forgetting lol. as for the body it has a full wide body kit (still unpainted) and carbon fiber hood.

Me and my younger brother are always picking up older trucks and lifting them fix them up paint them..... right now we got a 87 K5 blazer, southern truck so no rust. has a 4" lift pretty clean truck.
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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 11:10 PM
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Cool.
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 06:56 AM
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My life is now complete.
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 09:18 AM
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well i was gonna post pics but it got late. i posted this figuring some of you would have or be into some of the same cars there for we would have something in common
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 09:28 AM
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240SX!!@#! Love em.
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 10:24 AM
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Some pics of the 240
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 10:27 AM
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pics of the SS Cobalt and pics from when i built the motor
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 10:30 AM
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my 2500hd with lift
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 10:36 AM
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Good looking Cobalt actually.
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 10:47 AM
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Cool! Fun projects! Thanks for sharing.
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 01:22 PM
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thanks guys!
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 02:09 PM
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I wish i could locate a 240 shell for under 500. I would go pick it and make it perfect then drop an RB in her. I have a body shop and access to everything so I could have the whole car ready to go in couple months.
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 08:55 PM
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yeah around here you can pick them up cheap.. my first 240 i got had a blown motor but still was a complete car. got it for $250. the current one i got for $900.

I have a auto shop and paint booth only reason taking so long on this one is because im busy working on other peoples stuff
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Old Oct 20, 2011 | 12:03 AM
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Thats probably the first Cobalt i've actually liked... Nice work man!
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Old Oct 20, 2011 | 10:05 AM
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haha alot of people dislike the cobalts. im glad to hear you all like mine. lots of time and moeny in it. glad to know it paid off. I ll run down the specs on it for you guys

Motor/trans:
2.0l ecotech engine
forged crank, rods, and pistons
nuetral balance shafts (allow it to safely rev 8k PRMs and frees up hp)
head was ported and polished and cylinder head was modified.
dual coil valve springs, bate brass valve guides, 1mm over valves
new custom ground cams with a 272 duration
hardened oil pump gear (also allows higher revs and reduces chance of failure)
ARP rod bolts, performance sereis piston pins, total seal rings
new performance Cylinder sleeves
Intake manifold is ported and also a modified internal coiling system in it
Shorty head to 3" catless exhaust and 2.5" piped with no mufflers
Supercharger was reabuilt and ported. tip was milled and a 2.5" pulley was put on.
larger and ported throttle body
Fujita cold air intake
Center force DRX race clutch and flywheel
Drive shaft shop stage 2 axles


car has about 25 psi
411 hp
368 tq -on race gas

best quarter mile time 12.455 on Slicks and race gas
The car still only has 13k miles!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Oct 21, 2011 | 12:43 AM
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Love that 240. I used to have a Nissan 200SX. I regret selling it, but needed the money then.
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Old Oct 21, 2011 | 08:54 AM
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yeah i almost sold the 240 to get a 300 but decided i would hate myself for it
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Old Oct 21, 2011 | 09:38 AM
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Cobalt SS has got to be one of the most underrated cars. It's got to be one of the best performance bargains.

Fastest stock FWD around the Ring (the TC version), no?
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Old Oct 21, 2011 | 10:10 AM
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mine is supercharged. even stock this was fast car. brand new retail around 22 grand. HP rated at 205, quarter mile 14.5

my actual numbers were much different. i picked mine up under 20 due to the fact the dealers owner used it as a demo.. paid 18 out the door still had only 500 miles.

my car put down 215 at the wheels bone stock. and my quarter mile stock was a 14.4.... IMO the cobalt is the best bang for your buck
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Old Oct 21, 2011 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by dynamho
Cobalt SS has got to be one of the most underrated cars. It's got to be one of the best performance bargains.

Fastest stock FWD around the Ring (the TC version), no?
Yeah either the TC Cobalt or (as much as i hate to say it..) the Neon srt4.. Both are pretty quick cars out of the box.
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Old Oct 21, 2011 | 10:58 AM
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Having the worst luck finding a shell for a 240
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Old Oct 21, 2011 | 11:54 AM
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theres one local to me in WI lol little far of a drive for you tho
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 04:12 AM
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If you are driving regular you may be get good driving, you benefits your driving but if your you are not driving properly you may be got accident.
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