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SoFlaZ · 12-07-2008, 11:27 AM

I have a Cavalier? lol

"TheCaptain" On your old stock wheels, how did you paint the inside portion of them? Did you DIY with a can of paint or bring them somewhere to be painted or powdercoated? I just ask because I like that look better with the lip dark and the middle of the wheel silver cuz I plan to one day do that to my stock Camaro rims.
BTW, nice looking car!

TheCaptain · 12-07-2008, 03:43 PM

Thanks SoFlaz! It was a DIY with PPG spraybombs of GM Lazer Blue Metallic. Then i put some 3M vinyl over them to protect them from stones and such.

I don't have any problem seeing out my Cobalts back windows, 07 SS SC with the highrise, and 20% tint. The highrise is in the way a bit, but not that i can't see around it. I am 6' 2" though.

MCPOAJ · 12-07-2008, 07:06 PM

WARNING: this is for you ss/tc guys make sure your charge piping is in the holder because if it's not then it's possible to break off a clip from a harness that is right below the charge piping.

Thank you,
AJ

TonytheTiger · 12-07-2008, 08:31 PM

wow i never knew we had so many colbalt owners!

TheCaptain · 12-08-2008, 06:28 PM

Surprise! No surprise really, the Camaro is a logical performance step up for those with the money!

SS4EVER · 12-08-2008, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCaptain

Surprise! No surprise really, the Camaro is a logical performance step up for those with the money!

It is! It would be for me too if my lease wasn't ending in a few months.... So looks like I'm getting a GTO...

MCPOAJ · 12-08-2008, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by SS4EVER

It is! It would be for me too if my lease wasn't ending in a few months.... So looks like I'm getting a 2SS Camaro...

Fixed

BowtieGuy · 12-08-2008, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SS4EVER

It is! It would be for me too if my lease wasn't ending in a few months.... So looks like I'm getting a GTO...

Oh darn...

SS4EVER · 12-08-2008, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MCPOAJ

Fixed

... Hey!

If GTO's weren't going for what they are on the market right now, I'd wait a few more months when the Camaro hype all dies down.

But when 06 GTO's are going for $20k with like under 15k miles on them. Heck I saw one in Wisc with only 13k miles on it going for $17,999 it's sorta hard to not get one....

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Originally Posted by BowtieGuy

Oh darn...

yeah the css.net thread was pretty interesting...

MrIcky · 12-10-2008, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MCPOAJ

Looks like where the only lnf bro's on da site there's a few ss/sc's here but the number of cobalt's on here supprises me but do you have any plans for your ss/tc??

I don't have any real plans yet. The official GM stage kit is rumored to be coming out soon, but this will be my daily driver as soon as they yank my company car. I'm just hoping they wait through winter so I don't have to buy snow tires until next year.

Beyond that, let me say that I love this car. It's such a blast to drive.

MCPOAJ · 12-12-2008, 11:14 AM

well my part came in guys man it was a close call i got it b4 gm whent bankrupt thank god...

*Camaro_Corvette* · 12-12-2008, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SS4EVER

We know there's more of you guys out there! Don't make me start searching for people and calling you out!

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Originally Posted by TonytheTiger

wow i never knew we had so many colbalt owners!

Doesn't surprise me at all, we got chevy running in our veins.

I was dead set on a Cobalt till I saw the camaro in 2006. You guys know the rest of the story.

MrIcky · 12-12-2008, 05:11 PM

I broke 500 miles this weekend and now I'm playing with some 'features' and I thought I'd post up my experiences even if you don't care

:

I don't think launch control is actually the fastest way to launch, however it is great fun to make your 65 year old Dad 'enjoy the experience' with you. It's a pretty violent feeling way to take off if you drop the clutch right. He actually admitted that it was quicker than his old SS from his youth. When he said that, my mouth dropped open. I've been hearing about that car for almost the entirety of my 39 years of life.

I can't seem to hit the no lift shift feature perfectly. I've had too many pops because I've shifted too late, and I've had it overrun a couple of times because I went too early. I think I've only hit it perfectly half a dozen times. I posted in CobaltSS.net- maybe I need to invest in a shift light?

Now I just need to continue practicing self-restraint keeping it to the speed limit so I can continue to enjoy my low insurance rates

.

SS4EVER · 12-12-2008, 05:31 PM

launch control isn't the quickest way to launch. You're right. Over on the css.net the guys over there have been getting quicker 1/4 times by not using launch control but by simply feathering the clutch (or doing it the old fashion way...

) or holding at a lower RPM and launching.

All launch control does is allow you to rev up to like 5k plus RPM's, dump the clutch and go.... which doesn't get the best traction that way.... (and isn't the best for your cluth/trans) lol but neither is feathering the clutch...

12-07-2008, 03:43 PM	#30
TheCaptain N7 Spectre Drives: 14 ATS Performance 3.6L AWD Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 2,734 View My Garage	Thanks SoFlaz! It was a DIY with PPG spraybombs of GM Lazer Blue Metallic. Then i put some 3M vinyl over them to protect them from stones and such. I don't have any problem seeing out my Cobalts back windows, 07 SS SC with the highrise, and 20% tint. The highrise is in the way a bit, but not that i can't see around it. I am 6' 2" though. __________________

12-07-2008, 08:31 PM	#32
TonytheTiger Drives: 1999 camaro rs Join Date: May 2008 Location: phoenix, arizona Posts: 1,160	wow i never knew we had so many colbalt owners! __________________

12-08-2008, 06:28 PM	#33
TheCaptain N7 Spectre Drives: 14 ATS Performance 3.6L AWD Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 2,734 View My Garage	Surprise! No surprise really, the Camaro is a logical performance step up for those with the money! __________________

12-12-2008, 05:31 PM	#42
SS4EVER Camaro Convert... Drives: 2006 Cobalt SS Supercharged Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Metro Detroit, Mi Posts: 595 View My Garage	launch control isn't the quickest way to launch. You're right. Over on the css.net the guys over there have been getting quicker 1/4 times by not using launch control but by simply feathering the clutch (or doing it the old fashion way... ) or holding at a lower RPM and launching. All launch control does is allow you to rev up to like 5k plus RPM's, dump the clutch and go.... which doesn't get the best traction that way.... (and isn't the best for your cluth/trans) lol but neither is feathering the clutch... __________________ 4 life! Currently Driving: 2006 Cobalt SS Supercharged

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12-07-2008, 11:27 AM	#29
SoFlaZ Drives: 2013 SS LS3 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: WPB FL Posts: 947 View My Garage	I have a Cavalier? lol "TheCaptain" On your old stock wheels, how did you paint the inside portion of them? Did you DIY with a can of paint or bring them somewhere to be painted or powdercoated? I just ask because I like that look better with the lip dark and the middle of the wheel silver cuz I plan to one day do that to my stock Camaro rims. BTW, nice looking car!

12-07-2008, 07:06 PM	#31
MCPOAJ Drives: LS2 FD RX7 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NE. Posts: 664	WARNING: this is for you ss/tc guys make sure your charge piping is in the holder because if it's not then it's possible to break off a clip from a harness that is right below the charge piping. Thank you, AJ

12-12-2008, 11:14 AM	#39
MCPOAJ Drives: LS2 FD RX7 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NE. Posts: 664	well my part came in guys man it was a close call i got it b4 gm whent bankrupt thank god...

12-12-2008, 05:11 PM	#41
MrIcky Drives: Dodge Ram Megacab & Cobalt SS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Boise Posts: 1,536	I broke 500 miles this weekend and now I'm playing with some 'features' and I thought I'd post up my experiences even if you don't care : I don't think launch control is actually the fastest way to launch, however it is great fun to make your 65 year old Dad 'enjoy the experience' with you. It's a pretty violent feeling way to take off if you drop the clutch right. He actually admitted that it was quicker than his old SS from his youth. When he said that, my mouth dropped open. I've been hearing about that car for almost the entirety of my 39 years of life. I can't seem to hit the no lift shift feature perfectly. I've had too many pops because I've shifted too late, and I've had it overrun a couple of times because I went too early. I think I've only hit it perfectly half a dozen times. I posted in CobaltSS.net- maybe I need to invest in a shift light? Now I just need to continue practicing self-restraint keeping it to the speed limit so I can continue to enjoy my low insurance rates .