# cobalt tuning options??

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [July 14, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobalt-tuning-options/51476 "2008-07-14T16:43:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![WGFletch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ec8ea/32.png) [@WGFletch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/WGFletch)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobalt-tuning-options/51476/1 "2008-07-14T16:43:56Z")

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my friend wants to turbo his 08 cobalt what are the tuning options out there for these cars?

its an 08 cobalt ls

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**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobalt-tuning-options/51476/2 "2008-08-07T18:40:35Z")

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Bump since this was lost in the shuffle for, oh say, a month. :bloated:

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**Author:** ![AShort](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ashort/32/4947_2.png) [@AShort](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AShort)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobalt-tuning-options/51476/3 "2008-08-07T18:53:05Z")

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hptuners…idk if its available for 08’s though

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**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobalt-tuning-options/51476/4 "2008-08-07T19:31:30Z")

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just buy a new stock ss… and NOT waste your money trying to reinvent the wheel.

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**Author:** ![AShort](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ashort/32/4947_2.png) [@AShort](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AShort)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobalt-tuning-options/51476/5 "2008-08-07T19:43:40Z")

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> [@Willybeen](#):
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> just buy a new stock ss… and NOT waste your money trying to reinvent the wheel.

:word:

:edit:

i believe Hahn sells a bolt-on turbo kit for base model slowbalts.

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**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobalt-tuning-options/51476/6 "2008-08-07T19:48:53Z")

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^^^ which will be more costly, less reliable, less quality, and more apt to have problems… oh yea… and it wont have a warranty.

SOOOOO i ask once again. why do people piss money into base model cars. (NEWISH ONES)

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**Author:** ![AShort](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ashort/32/4947_2.png) [@AShort](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AShort)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobalt-tuning-options/51476/7 "2008-08-07T19:54:20Z")

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> [@Willybeen](#):
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> ^^^ which will be more costly, less reliable, less quality, and more apt to have problems… oh yea… and it wont have a warranty.
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> SOOOOO i ask once again. why do people piss money into base model cars. (NEWISH ONES)

agreed 100%

new cobalt SS/TC is the way to go if you want a turbo cobalt lol.

even though i would like to turbo mine…but that’s a few years down the road 🙂

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**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobalt-tuning-options/51476/8 "2008-08-07T19:58:45Z")

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Lemme guess.

The kid’s 17?

His parents bought him the car?

He doesn’t own a full set of wrenches?

Oil change, spark plugs, and a phat system y0 are the extent of his wrenching experiences?

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**Author:** ![AShort](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ashort/32/4947_2.png) [@AShort](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AShort)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobalt-tuning-options/51476/9 "2008-08-07T20:01:18Z")

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> [@Fry](#):
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> Oil change, spark plugs, and a phat system y0 are the extent of his wrenching experiences?

that’s pushing it lol

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**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobalt-tuning-options/51476/10 "2008-08-07T20:01:47Z")

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^^^ precisely my thoughts.

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**Author:** ![RLB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rlb/32/5196_2.png) [@RLB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RLB)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobalt-tuning-options/51476/11 "2008-08-08T09:18:07Z")

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Don’t bother.

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**Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobalt-tuning-options/51476/12 "2008-08-08T09:30:58Z")

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> [@Willybeen](#):
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> just buy a new stock ss… and NOT waste your money trying to reinvent the wheel.

> [@Willybeen](#):
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> ^^^ which will be more costly, less reliable, less quality, and more apt to have problems… oh yea… and it wont have a warranty.

Thanks for the support Willy! We’ve been building about 50 SS cars a shift.

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**Author:** ![Bovice](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bovice/32/5084_2.png) [@Bovice](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bovice)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobalt-tuning-options/51476/13 "2008-08-08T13:51:31Z")

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funk it…

let him turbo it, blow it up and try n get it warrantied…should be good for a few laughs…

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**Author:** ![greenbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@greenbull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/greenbull)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobalt-tuning-options/51476/14 "2008-08-08T14:01:22Z")

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> [@Fry](#):
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> Bump since this was lost in the shuffle for, oh say, a month. :bloated:

more like he posted it twice

[http://nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53741](http://nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53741)

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**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobalt-tuning-options/51476/15 "2008-08-08T14:06:31Z")

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> [@Bovice](#):
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> funk it…
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> let him turbo it, blow it up and try n get it warrantied…should be good for a few laughs…

mike gone?

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**Author:** ![Bovice](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bovice/32/5084_2.png) [@Bovice](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bovice)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobalt-tuning-options/51476/16 "2008-08-08T15:34:29Z")

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> [@nitroinsane](#):
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> mike gone?

lol yep…

when are you gonna turbo yours joe? that could be fun

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**Author:** ![GA2002GT2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5ac83/32.png) [@GA2002GT2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GA2002GT2)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobalt-tuning-options/51476/17 "2008-08-09T08:25:24Z")

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Look for a banged up saab. And swap. LOL

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**Author:** ![AShort](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ashort/32/4947_2.png) [@AShort](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AShort)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobalt-tuning-options/51476/18 "2008-08-09T08:40:47Z")

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> [@GA2002GT2](#):
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> Look for a banged up saab. And swap. LOL

lol…half the shit on my SS says saab haha.

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**Author:** ![Inn-Tune](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/inn-tune/32/7588_2.png) [@Inn-Tune](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Inn-Tune)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobalt-tuning-options/51476/19 "2008-10-01T18:31:33Z")

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From the HP Tuners supported vehicle list:  
05-08 Chevy Cobalt 2.0, 2.4 (08 2.4 Not Supported)

I really like tuning the Cobalts with it.

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**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobalt-tuning-options/51476/20 "2008-10-01T18:45:38Z")

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