Chevy Cobalt 2.2/2.4 Top 5 Mods // ZZPerformance
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- Tyler breaks down the best starting mods to add for the L61, LAP, or LE5 Cobalt.
List and links to parts below:
0:00 Maintenance and planning
2:35 Suspension
-LE5 Control Arms: zzperformance.com/collections...
-Sway Bars: zzperformance.com/collections...
-Shocks and Springs: zzperformance.com/collections...
-Coil Overs: zzperformance.com/collections...
4:16 Exhaust
-Ecotec Shorty Header: zzperformance.com/collections...
-2.5" Downpipe: zzperformance.com/collections...
-2.5" Catback: zzperformance.com/collections...
5:50 Intake
-2.2/2.4 High Flow Intake Tube: zzperformance.com/collections...
-K&M Air Filter: zzperformance.com/collections...
6:42 Boost
Supercharger Kit: zzperformance.com/collections...
Turbo Kit:zzperformance.com/collections...
9:22 PCM Tune
-ZZP 2.2/2.4 PCM Tune
10:47 Recap
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This video is an inspiration to us Cobalt LT guys
And us 2.4 NA SS Guys with that beautiful vvt platform
Dude literally
FAX
Same bro
I know right. Just blew my motor in my 08 LT. Putting a new engine in her as we speak with only 30k on it. She blew at 160K. Last owner kept it stock but didn’t take care of it. I was bringing her back to life piece by piece and maybe having to much fun with her.
My sister gave me her 2.2 lt, and at first I thought nothing of it but to use it as my daily for work. But then since I have body shop education, I thought it will put my skills to the test and my knowledge. Now I'm like wait what else can I do to this lil bad boy. Its only got 85k and this video opened my eyes to whats possible with this car!
How are things going?
@@RaynaMaythey died
This brings hope back to my dying 08 2.4 in storage. Been planning for a couple years now I just need to get in there and get the right connections
I’m glad this video exists very informative and I greatly appreciate the links in the description 👌🏽
Cobalt, G5, and Ion Redline videos are inspiration to us HHR LS guys. I made my own exhaust 2.50 out from the manifold, cats delete, resonator delete, cherry bomb single chamber, and 2.50 out to muffler. 😅
Damn..I wanna hear that
We wanna see this for real. I had to delete my cat I’m interested in how u did that ?
@@hezekiah5537 66
After driving mine from California to Washington and back I was amazed at the performance. I decided to fix everything broken and now I am looking to enhance.
Hell yeah same here, I drive mine from Idaho to California and back a couple times a year 💯
I just got my 2007 cobalt LT yesterday, looking forward to it🔥
I traded my 2010 Cobalt for a new car. I put on 302,600 miles. If Cobalts were still available as new cars I would have purchased another one.
holy shit just realized zzperformance is located where i live. been coming back to this video a lot just to remind myself what are good options for modifying.
I have an 2008 cobalt and your's is a beast love it
I appreciate your honesty and personal thoughts.
I have a 14 Sonic rs 6speed lowering springs, zzp tuned, k&n typhoon cold air intake,slotted rotors all around upgraded break pads,zzp rear sway bar,yellow led fog nights,led headlights,led rear turning single and break lights.zzp dash dual pods for boot gauge and battery, genuine Chevy roof rack,zzp front grill insert.
Fun little car to drive around in and especially when getting on the highway lol.
I have a 2009 cobalt ls can’t wait to get some upgrades this car is the best running with 180000 miles
I needed this video
Love the wheels n tires, thick n practical
Something i never thought id see. Super cool though. Awesome build brother
Thanks! It's been a fun car to mod.
I agree with you on the exhaust. Bought the ZZP 2.5" exhaust for my LT about 6 months ago. Its sounds great and sounds better as you use it. One of my best purchases by far and a great price.
I'm seriously thinking about doing this exhaust on my 07 2.2. Did you like it? Any issues?
@@marcusmorrison1853I’m debating it too
Recently I got a 2009 2.2 LT in good condition with 70,000 miles. Initially, my goal was to just improve its appearance and maintain its condition. It now looks pretty clean and almost at what I’m aiming for. I just installed a K&N cold air intake and it motivated me to explore what else I could do. I’m pretty aware that this car isn't ideal for extensive modifications, but I just want to somewhat upgrade it, considering it's my daily driver for the meanwhile until eventually get a new vehicle. This video honestly helped and gave me push I needed
I have to admit it does sound great!
I have an 08 Cobalt Sport I love the 2.4 in it! I have a ram air intake on it now has a deep tone. And some better plugs also from zzp. Plus some zzp stickers and oil cap of course Love these cars. I plan on putting in all the n/a mods i can. and building it all motor.
Sounds like quite the project. Good luck!
@Jay Iidd For power? Forced induction, turbo or supercharger. Everything else power wise KS a waste of time and money. Unless you are alright spending many hours and $1,500 to pick up 10hp.
Beyond that, put in a rear sway bar, new control arms, and coil overs.
Very helpful man I'm trying to mod my 2008 cobalt special edition 2.2
Omg the video of that cobalt passing the vet nothing has made me want a car more then that
I love the wheels on your car...they would look so good on my gold pontiac grand am se2
Got a 09 Chevy cobalt LT coupe that just passed 196,000 miles on it. Ive had it for about 7 months and I’ve put headers, high flow cat, short ram intake and catback exhaust. It’s a sleeper lol. Still need a tune just saving some money
I have a 08 2.4 sport basically a N/A SS its lowered with the 2.5 inch zzp exhaust, after market intake at around 151k miles runs great, its not fast but its fun and will zip corners doesn't sound like a fart box honda neither.
For sale ?
Sounds worse than a Honda sorry 😆
honda sounds worse than the Cobalt.
I know this because I know people who owns Cobalts, and tiny 4 cylinder equipped hondas.
Any four cylinder motors below 2.0L is tiny.
Drive it as hard as you can for as long as you can. Plus side is parts are super cheap. Bolt ons and all the suspension mods in the book is a fun set up. #momentumcar
Lol been driving mine hard AF. Just blew the motor 😭😂. She’s getting a new one dropped in right now. Mods are VERY cheap for this car.
Fully Built B-Series Honda guy here.
I’m here because Jason Waters tuning does them as well as Hondas
This is great I plan to do some mods to my LT 4 door Grandpa mobile to make it more fun, couldnt pass on the car its a 2010 with only 67k miles on it.
Nice. I just picked up a 2010 LT white. Going all black accessories with a sweet Orion Cobalt sub and amp setup. Looking into tune ups for her now.
My dad just got me a mint 2009 cobalt that’s red. It’s a 6 speed standard. I took one look and said I wanna make it a sleeper.
Always liked the rear of this car
Thanks!
Important for considering my ecotec miata build off a 2.2.
I own a 09 tc but thus was still a great video and btw your car looks great
Thank you!
@@gbrunner24body mods?
@@treverhamel9468 It's just the SS front bumper w/ lip, rear bumper w/ lip, and side skirts.
I have an 08 LT. I bought it 5 years ago with 110,000 miles on it and I just hit 130K. Love the car and I've always wanted to put forged internals in it and that supercharger kit. They are fun little cars for sure.
this is precisely what im in the middle of doing now, GL with your project! - make sure you remember that Transmission too, a nice TH400 with that kit would be great!
@@graphsicimagevinyls5882 Hey, I know it's been a long time, but could you maybe drop some advice or links as to putting some forged goodies into the engine? I'm considering supercharging or turboing my 09 LT in like a year, I'm just not sure what I would need to replace and where to find those forged replacements. Yes, I am aware that turboing an LT is pretty weird, but thats the fun part about it lol. A couple of people keep telling me to just dunk a bunch of money into an SS instead, but surely it can't be too bad to change bits of my motor and just run some (relatively) low boost pressure. Like a K04 I mean.
I need to do a clutch replacement soon 😂. I'm almost at 200k with the first clutch !
Nice Cobalt... 👍🏽
I have a 08 Cobalt Sport coupe with a 2.4 auto. trans. the car is pretty fun to drive as is & I always thought they were under rated as far as being a dependable . Thanks for the video. I'll just use the ( KISS ) method on mine.
I have an 09 lt auto. Wish it was a stick but it is what it is. They're fun little cars if u can hit peak tq during a shift from 2nd to 3rd gear, it feels like it's doing a little pull
Apparently the automatics were stronger than manual transmissions stock so I'm gonna test mine to the limit. Actually already have with neutral "launches" lol
@@hybridyd1305 I have the same exact car lol
#1 mod - Cobalt SS
Exactly when i clicked this i thought it was about cobalt ss lol thats what i have, and am sure thats why it popped up on my feed
Lol right step one get a 2.0 lsj or lnf
Aftermarket injectors, cold air intake and ZZP shorty header-down pipe and cat back system. On a 2006 2.2 Ion manual gave my commuter car a noticeable punch and peep! I'm guessing 20ish HP, maybe more. No tune, no ECU reflash. Not sure if I just lucked out or what? Best $600 spent in my life, and I'm 53. Needed new exhaust anyhow, and OEM replacement was going to cost about the same...
I don't have a 2.2 Cobalt but I share the same fate with the 2.2 ion, no tuning. By the time I wanted to even mod the car (was never interested in cars) was when I found out there was no tuning support. I'm glad I did the research 😂 but a couple suspension & N/A stuff doesn't hurt 😉
Tuning is still possible with a standalone. That was never made clear here.
@@Arrozconchopsticks I heard about those but how to you even begin? Is that the haltek stuff?
@@SimbaUchihaa I'm gonna be honest i barely know anything. Haltech is just an option, theres other ecu's as well. I was looking into megasquirt at first. I guess we have to read/watch UA-cam videos. Because I'm thinking of potentially running boost on a 03 Ion I just acquired.
@@Arrozconchopsticks I have the 03 ion myself, that's exactly where I'm stuck @. Plus I got emissions testing and all that with were I'm @
@@SimbaUchihaa Do a high flow cat. Tuning shouldn't be a problem with emissions I would think.
Ditto on comment above. Good vid as a 2007 Cobalt driver
Got a 2009 five speed and just put a new clutch kit in it. Bought for 2.2k back in 2019 with 90k miles plus $1360 clutch a starter install $278 two back tires and alignment Now it has almost 115k miles.
That’s a hella deal!
Nice! I got a 2008 sedan for $4k with only 60k miles in 2018. Still have it and sitting at 122k
Now the 2.4L in the cobalt is the same in the Malibu I have a 08 Malibu with a 2.4L LE5 engine and wondering will boost mods work I’ve seen one guy on UA-cam do it so far
One day my cobalt will do that 🙏🤣
Thanks!
10 years late.... miss my 06 ion redline with the tvs
I have a cobalt ss 2.4 and my friend gave me a 2.0 SC rear bumper lip, would it fit? And can I make it fit?
I have a question i have a cobalt 2007 LS project with zzp header , down pipe and catback exhaust, Can i make the car supercharged with the kit in the description only?
Do you guys offer anything for the LE5 7th Gen Malibus? Or would maybe parts from the 2.4 from the cobalt would fit the Same 2.4 in a 09 Malibu?
How much of a difference will a tune make on a NA 2.2 manual trans?
man id love to work for zzp i oder new parts so much lol i drive a 05 cobalt ss and ive been working on it for years
Does this apply to the 1LT sedan as well? Cause I just got a 2010. And it's loaded and tight. One owner before me.
I'm right around 220whp N/A in my Cobalt race car...Cams, Balance shaft delete, tune, head work....
Trifecta tuning tuned my 06 ls when I put a blower on it. So for you 05-06 guys there’s hope.
Trifecta no longer supports the 05-06 cars, so unfortunately nothing left there.
@@gbrunner24 that sucks i wonder why they stopped
Hey I actually just commented that before I saw your comment just had mine tuned
Can you do a video on proper lift points for these cars? It seems like you can ask 5 people and get 7 different answers.
where did you get the tail lights from?
Are these modifications suitable for a stock 08 Chevy cobalt lt coupe? No lsj engine just a factory 2.2L 4cylinder
Where did you get your tail lights and headlights?
Can you do the suggested exhaust mods in California?
Miss my sc colbolt kinda , when it worked
Yo man I’m having such a problem with my flex pipe breaking I have replaced it like 4 times wth is goin on i read up an seem that hhr/cobalt/Malibu have these problems anything to help
What's another exhaust setup you would put on this lil bad boy?
I have a 07 G5 2.2, what do you recommend for just a fun daily???
Owner of a ls 2.2 Mooding it zzp
I got a 08 cobalt lt what should I do with it to make it look better and faster.
My question is I wanna make my car cobalt SS 06 to have 450hp what should I do? Do I gotta do a swap or what? Please lmk 🙏🏽
You can tune a cavalier pcm and change the wiring harness in order to tune a 05-06 colbalt
It maybe possible to do custom mapping the ecu with an oe replacement aftermarket unit, as for the original A/C Delco- GM unit, its probably locked and can't change any of the ecm mapping in it, without the GM specialized ecu programming equipment.
Not 100 % certain, but seems like it could possibly work out, with the aftermarket ecu unit.
What size and offset on the wheels. They are perfect 👌
Do I need the down pipe, shorty, and cat back exhaust?
My 03 Cavalier has the 2.4......I wonder if any of this would work on it.
Hi, will it work on alfa romeo 2.2 jts? I would like to put zz turbo on it.
Will the supercharger work on the 2.2 in the malibu?
I always wanted a cobalt or Pontiac G5 modded af like bird man and lil Wayne used to have in the midnight club, mtv cribs days 😭
They didn't even really own those cars!! There's a documentary about it on. UA-cam. They were rentals.
Where you get this tailights and how you make it sequential signals
I have a 2009 chevy cobalt LS and I found a m62 eaton cobalt ss supercharger and I was wondering if it’s possible to put that supercharger in my car if you could get back it would be much appreciated 😊
I have a 03 malibu and I'd love to turn it into a sleeper but my current bottle neck is the 4t45e transmission it's not bad but it's not good
Is it worth putting a cold air intake into my 2009 Chevy cobalt??
If you have a 04-06 model, can you at the very least get a Standalone ECU for it and learn how to tune it yourself with the basic bolt ons just the same but learn how to set up base maps and fuel settings and such? Very good video btw!
would i have to make my own wiring harness?
Would a oil catch can for the pcv benefit at all?
So what about an 07 G5 with a 2.2?.. could I put a tune on it or no?
But what if i do what todo something if i have a 2.2 2006? What if i want to drop the engine? How or could i really do anything?
Where did you get your cobalt tail lights from
Where did you get your tail lights??
I got a 2010 2.2l ls 4dr 5 sp m 214,000 miles on the engine. Is it worth puting money onto a worn engine.
Thank god I got a 2007..lol
Bought it about 2 months ago, only 120,000 miles on the clock.. Runs and looks brand new..
same plans i have 👍🏽
i have a 2006 2.4 coupe le5 ss
There's an easy way around it for the 05 and 06 people, just get a 07-2010 motor, matching wire harness, and ecu, and pop it in the car.
wow im a dumbass, just started making my wiring harness and got a megasquirt a couple weeks ago why didnt i think of this
What tail lights are those on the black car ?
Does the lsj 2.5 inch cat back fit the 2.2 sedan?????
Is your cobalt awd or just fwd? I’m trying to buy one because of what you said with the 05-6’s being not as supportive with tunings. I rock the 05 sedan. Used to be my family’s everyday car. Was super taken care of. Hit 200k recently but still runs beautifully. Ever since I got into cars..been wanting to tune mines.. but idk, kinda just want another better one. I’ve appreciate the car ever since I’ve been driving it for the year and a half that I’ve been on the wheel with my license. I’ve been more fond with awd, or rwd. Not sure if I’m feeling fwd tbh
The Cobalt only comes as a fwd. They're still a great car to add some power to and rip around town in. If you prefer rwd we also support the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky platforms.
@@ZZPerformanceChannel dude this whole time since last year I thought I was driving awd 0_o thanks lol that helps a lot. Makes sense how my wheels spin out to the side whenever I floor it on wet streets lol. It was all common sense but that was the only thing I didn’t I was misinformed on my own lol
Have you got any downpipes that are NYS legal?
Where can I buy those wheel covers?
Where did you get the taillights
Just curious what the decibel reading for the exhaust is because I want my cobalt to remain mostly legal because of stage regulations.
Fun and game when the modded Honda comes out
Where can I find those tail lights?!
L61 in the Malibu. gonna supercharge it
Can I put all the parts on my Pontiac g5 2009
What springs can you put on cobalt 2006
Is the 2.2 ecotec in the pontiac sunfire the same 2.2 as the cobalt? I emailed y’all directly and was told y’all couldn’t help me because it’s not a cobalt... but I thought it was the same?
It is not the same. The Sunfire has a Gen1 engine and the Cobalt is a Gen2 engine. They have different ECU's and HP Tuners does not support the Cobalt ECU but it does support the Sunfire and Caviler 2.2 ECU. The original 2.2 does actually have a big following and there are a ton of parts if you look around. You can still even buy fully built heads for $900 bucks. There is also really nice all aluminum intake manifolds made by a guy in Louisiana. Hell KW Suspension still offers a stage 1 coil over kit for Sunfire's and Caviler's. Stock block in good shape according to GM back in the day was they can safely handel 250 HP I've seen online people making 300 HP on a stock block.
Trying to put an m62 on my 2003 cavalier never considered it might not be tunable whats up with that anybody know fs
I tried looking for a supercharger for my 07 ls cobalt and couldn't find any with all the connections. Can you direct me where to pick one up. I've got my exhaust system and my intake set up but looking for more. This has given me hope lol
Hey Joshua, we've got you covered. zzperformance.com/collections/ecotec/products/2-2-2-4l-bolt-on-supercharger-kit
I hate the gm 4T60-e, i always get bad slipping. I figure its the torque converter from what im reading