Thread: So i went to the track tonight. Didnt do too bad i guess.

Hey, I just picked up this car not too long ago. I haven't done much to it. Came from a Cobalt SS S/C to this and i didnt think it would be worth modding. As always i did a couple things. I saw what a pulley did to the cobalt and wanted to try to make it quicker without a pulley.

Mods
Gen 5 Swap(stock Pulley)
180* T-Stat
Catless Downpipe
Ported/Wrapped Stock manifolds
NGK 1 step colder copper
Intense tuned pcm
Egr Delete
Cai

Times were 15.12 @ 92.9 MPH with a 2.210 60'

Needless to say i was kinda down on my times. I didnt spin much so theres no excues for my 60' besides lack of power. Temp was about 85* and rather humid. It got faster as the night went on, and got a lil colder outside.

Should i go with a smaller pulley? Haha! Thanks!

That 60' is definitely not too hot. Getting that alone reduced would reap some nice benefits. What about replacing your torque converter for one with a higher stall?

you need some exhaust work before you can drop pulleys.

edit: i see you have a downpipe, how big? hopefully its a 3" or youre missing out. if this is the case then your next step is either headers or rockers. if you really want the car to gain some power, id suggest a cam or intercooler.

I'll let him answer, but it's depending on the cam choice.

Originally Posted by OH4CompG

With practice I bet you could really get those times down. I know someone that took a bone stock 2000 gtp to a 14.66 on street tires. Granted that was on a cool night with a low D/A basically at sea level. Get some practice in and I'll bet you could see 14's all night.

Yeah im sure i can get it down a bit. The main deal was the temp im sure. I went around the box and loaded up on the brakes so i left on about 3krpm. Didnt spin, just didnt go anywhere. Felt like i bogged a lil bit. I went with Perf shift on and was shifting at 6250.

Originally Posted by Bio248

you need some exhaust work before you can drop pulleys.

edit: i see you have a downpipe, how big? hopefully its a 3" or youre missing out. if this is the case then your next step is either headers or rockers. if you really want the car to gain some power, id suggest a cam or intercooler.

its 2.5 from zzp. I would of went with 3 but i didnt see it doing much with stock manifolds and catback.

well, you made the wrong decision since the downpipe is the most restrictive part of the car. now the most restrictive part is your motor. i would say switch it for a 3", but you'd be pissing away money at this point. your next step is what i listed there.

the catback (stock) is good for ~300whp which you are very far from.

Originally Posted by Bio248

well, you made the wrong decision since the downpipe is the most restrictive part of the car. now the most restrictive part is your motor. i would say switch it for a 3", but you'd be pissing away money at this point. your next step is what i listed there.

the catback (stock) is good for ~300whp which you are very far from.

Yeah i hear ya. Yeah i knew that, ill never make 300whp, this is just the dd. Just want to see some 14.5s out of it.

Originally Posted by OH4CompG

You could see 14.5's with headers and a 3.6 pulley on your gen v'd setup.

Alrighty bud thanks!!

Originally Posted by dbrincefield

a 2011 mustang 5.0 with 100 miles on it only ran a 14.2...

thats a pretty f*ckin stupid way to break in such a nice motor

Originally Posted by Jakegday

thats a pretty f*ckin stupid way to break in such a nice motor

if you knew anything about motors you'd know you have to beat on it to break it in properly. anyone who babies it for the first few thousand miles is an idiot.

u need headers speed daddy or ssac DO NOT BUY OBX HEADERS they require u to mod them to fit but if u put headers on u could run 3.6 pully anything smaller will require a cam or rockers

Originally Posted by Boosted98Gtp

Hey, I just picked up this car not too long ago. I haven't done much to it. Came from a Cobalt SS S/C to this and i didnt think it would be worth modding. As always i did a couple things. I saw what a pulley did to the cobalt and wanted to try to make it quicker without a pulley.

Mods
Gen 5 Swap(stock Pulley)
180* T-Stat
Catless Downpipe
Ported/Wrapped Stock manifolds
NGK 1 step colder copper
Intense tuned pcm
Egr Delete
Cai

Times were 15.12 @ 92.9 MPH with a 2.210 60'

Needless to say i was kinda down on my times. I didnt spin much so theres no excues for my 60' besides lack of power. Temp was about 85* and rather humid. It got faster as the night went on, and got a lil colder outside.

Should i go with a smaller pulley? Haha! Thanks!