Cobalt Ss Engine Swap
There are two options here there is an external dump and a recirculated dump.
Cobalt ss engine swap. Steven hanes has owned this 2007 cobalt ss since he drove it off the lot new. The external dump will open a hole directly from your exhaust manifold to atmosphere at wot when full boost is achieved. Once you ve done that putting everything back together would be a nightmare. 07 to 06 chevy cobalt ls ecm swap engine mods so me and a buddy are trying to build his 06 chevy cobalt ls we are looking into all options.
This ldk engine will bolt in a front wheel drive lnf cobalt or hhr ss we can simply remove the factory regal vacuum pump and install a block off plate in its place. Two pass intercooler endplate kit. The result is and we re not kidding here the most impressive performance car to wear a bow tie badge on sale today. Transmission engine mounts.
If this is the route you are going please select cobalt hhr lnf so we can set it up properly for your application before shipping. The cobalt and ion ones are completely different and not interchangeable. This is the engine removal of my 2006 cobalt ss and the beginning to this build series please like rate and subscribe for more cobalt ss and automotive content. Stage 3 kit for cobalt ss ion red line take your cobalt ss or ion red line to the next level with ou.
However in 2012 steven decided to turn the cobalt into a rwd monster. Several people have done the donor tear down in 25 hours or so. John neff of autoblog said the gm performance division completely reworked the cobalt ss for 2008 swapping in a more powerful turbocharged engine upgrading the rest of the mechanicals and tweaking the entire package on the world s most demanding race tracks including the famed nürburgring in germany. Reversing that and putting it all back together would take 25 days.
The ecu needs to stay with the engine. That means removing all the wires from the ss for the cobalt.