Z shots, along with friend's cars...

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He most likely just has the simple bolt on's and a tune could possibly be on meth also, because there are like 2 that i know of on the forums that have the turbo upgrade (not many ppl want to spend 4K on a Cobalt for that... I wouldnt) My mod's are 3'' catless dp, 3'' exhaust, intake, upgraded charge piping, upgraded intercooler, and a trifecta tune from what im seeing from others dyno sheets with those exact mods i should be around 330hp and 340-350tq on stock k04 turbo and around 22-23psi for me 3rd gear pulls the hardest. Ugly? yes, cheap? yes, fun little car to drive? hell yes.

Below is a list for the Cobalt and below it is what it beat around VIR...and there are some heavy hitters in that group.

LL1 CHEVROLET COBALT SS TURBOCHARGED 3:13.0
LL2 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION MR 3:13.3
LL2 BMW 135i 3:13.7
LL2 LEXUS IS F 3:14.0
LL2 AUDI S5 3:14.6
LL2 HONDA S2000 CR 3:15.0
LL2 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT8 3:16.3
LL2 LOTUS ELISE SC 3:16.6
LL2 INFINITI G37 SPORT 3:17.5
LL2 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI 3:19.0
LL1 DODGE CALIBER SRT4 3:20.8
LL2 VOLKSWAGEN R32 3:21.8
LL2 HONDA CIVIC MUGEN Si 3:24.8
LL1 VOLVO C30 T5 VERSION 2.0 3:26.6

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