New Guy with a cobalt

I met Robert yesterday while checking out something he posted on Craigslist. Got to talking and he mentioned he was a member of A-R. Hey guys! lol Below is some info on me and a lot on my car. Last dyno was 338hp/296tq. That was on E85 which I'm not running right now due to rough idle issue with it being winter. The pics may not all be accurate at the moment because I have been lacking a camera other than my cell phone. But the last pic is the closest to current look.

Name: Tom aka "Wicked"
Location: Moraine, OH
Car Info: 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt SS/SC – Victory Red

Modifications:

Exterior
Carbon Fiber ViS Invader-style hood, Black Chrome Headlights, Custom Mesh Upper/Lower Grill, Custom "SS" Front Bowtie, RK Sport 3pc. Spoiler, 20% Tint, Shorty Antennae, Smoked Tails and Side Markers, Debadged Trunk w/ Black Bowtie, SS Badges relocated to bottom of door along bodyline

Interior
Stock Recaro Seats, "Supercharged" Badge relocated from exterior to below "SS" on trim above glove box, Triple Pod A-Pillar w/ AEM Wideband, Aeroforce Interceptor, and Stock Boost Gauge, all pillars painted black, Rockford Fosgate 6x9 replacement of stock rear speakers

Performance
3" CAI
79# Injectors
Second front mount h/e
Pacesetter Header
Custom Catless Downpipe
Custom 3" Mandrel-bent Exhaust
B&M Short Throw
TTR Solid Motor Mount
Intense Poly Trans Mount Inserts
Harrop TVS-1320 blower swap

Future Plans: I have a ported head waiting to go on in spring and will be doing Diamond pistons (stock replacement) so I can drop pulleys on the TVS w/o worry. Also, I'll be swapping back to E85 when spring comes as well. Right now I'm on winter rims (SS non-s/c rims) and when the weather warms up I'll be redoing my stock 18's black w/ red lip like you will see in a few pics below. The carbon fiber hood will being going in for paint as well

Other Info: I was featured in GM's online publication for cobalts in spring last year. Baltmag.com http://www.mediafire.com/file/thz5oy3jwqm/Baltmag.com.pdf pages 9-15. My car was not allowed in the pics until the group shot due to non-GM performance parts…. LOL. I head organization of a state wide cobalt meet twice a year in spring and fall that has grown to include surrounding states as well as some of our northern neighbors. I was also one of the original 9 Harrop testers for the TVS. I try my best to lead others in the right direction; we were all n00bs once and needed guidance

whats happening man glad u got on here

WELCOME

good lookin car man!

not too shabby man looks great, great to have you on the site.

338hp thats good for a chevy

Welcome Tom The car looks great and I look forward to seeing it in person and meeting you.

What?! I haven't gotten flamed yet for it being a lil ol american rice burner? This is turning out good so far lol. Robert (Rob?), you didn't tell me you were VP did you?

True car guys appreciate all types of rides. This club is all about having fun, supporting each other and professionalism.

We are really trying take this club to the another level. It's more than just giving yourself a name and meeting in a parking lot. We have great members, very nice and unique cars and trucks.

Being a member has benefits, we have partnership agreements with different businesses that extend additional discounts and services to our members and we are trying to expand that all the time. When we go to shows we have a very impressive setup (large canopy, banners, custom grill and custom corn hole boards) that drawls a lot of attention. Because of our quality and reputation we get extended opportunities such as having our rides be show cased at the Regal Cinemas for the opening of the Fast and Furious movie. During that event all of our participating members got to see the movie for free. We attend the Slamology car show and music festival in Indianapolis every year. Registration for that show is $50 which includes your car and two access passes. The early registration is $30 we get it for $25. We have a liaison assigned to us from the Xenia Police department before that time our guys used to get harassed all the time when they would be hanging out but since that happened we have had no problems. We participate in community events like the Xenia parade, have a show that all proceeds are donated to a local program called Greene Leaf.

These are just a few of the highlights and there are so many other things going on. No organization is without issues but we seem to work them out very well. We are still a very young club and in most peoples eyes we are organized and on top of our game but we still have a lot to do.

We don't have a bunch of rules or restrictions but I encourage you to read our Membership benefits, Club rules and bylaws to get an idea of what we are all about.

nice ride. i like the SS.

i dont brag

Awesome ride man. great work! very clean.

hey dont worry your not the only one who out in about get made fun of for having american made "ricer cars" i have a ford probe our el prez has a ford focus and his wife has a cavlier so its all good we love all kind of cars.. hehe maybe more than other but its all cool with us btw nice to meet you hopefully in person with spring coming up

that is one clean cobalt. nice ride man

doored90 wrote:

i dont brag

Very professional of you.

Definitely look forward to meeting the club in spring. And until then, since today was a nice break in weather I have some current pics after the wash.

Looks great man! I love the wheels and the look. And don't worry about having a Cobalt. I have a toyota tercel! I mean who does that!!

yeah you may have a tercel rob but its one sexy tercel lol.

no doubt! people dont even know its a tercel

nice car man

yes nice car indeed, u think you have it bad i get made fun of for fixin up a wagon lol, sorry for just now commenting on your car, but its nice hope to see it in person and take a ride in it i love the ss

I'm assuming you have the protege 5 and not the mazga3 hatch? I have a m3hatch for a little bit. I LOVED it. I don't see anything at all wrong with fixing it up. And if you want a ride, just ask when I make it to a meet lol

yeah the p5 hatch i love it its almost done alot of work this winter wow now starting on the monte carlo ss

Ive, seen this car at a few shows here and there, it looks really clean!! i dont think ive ever got too meet you though. Cobalt looks great