![]() Pop your head inside Matt’s Cobalt and you’ll also immediately notice the WERKS rear seat delete, along with the blacked-out interior trim and headliner.Įngine Modifications WERKS PTE 5557 billet wheel turbo kit, downpipe w/ cutout, cat-back exhaust, Race intercooler w/ heat-extractiown coating, crash beam, chargepipes, intake manifold, intake w/ AEM DryFlow filter & coolant reservoir TIAL Q blow-off valve Boomba catch canĮngine Management WERKS hp tuners reflash by Dave Gilbert at Performance Autowerksĭrivetrain Spec Stage 3+ clutch & lightweight flywheel B&M shifter ![]() The Black Cat Custom 120-mph main gauge cluster is also a pretty cool piece, allowing you to choose whatever LED color you want and add custom logos or names like Matt has (note the Omiotek name on the speedo). Matt’s known best for his custom interior work, most notably his Omiotek custom triple-gauge dash housing, which he’s filled with a trio of Aeroforce Inteceptor digital gauges (capable of displaying over 100 parameters). Powell Raceshop also fabbed up a custom harness bar so Matt can strap himself down into the fresh set of JDM Recaros he installed. GM equipped the SS Turbo with some seriously stout Brembo brakes, so Matt didn’t need to touch this part of his Cobalt, but for grip to match the grunt provided by the upgraded turbo system a super sticky set of Bridgestone RE-11s to go along with Pedders springs and struts and a whole host of custom goodies from Powell Raceshop, including subframe braces, front and rear antisway bars and steering rack spacers. Sure, I did bolt-ons, but then I wanted more from the car.” As you can see, that didn’t last long too long. At first I told myself this was just going to be my daily driver, and I wasn’t going to do anything more than bolt-ons. That’s when I picked up the Cobalt for a steal from a dealership here in Illinois. After the papers were signed, the night before I was going to pick it up someone broke into the dealership and stole a bunch of parts off six of his cars, including the EVO, which had about $18K worth of exterior, interior and performance parts on it. Next I started looking into EVOs, but they were mostly beat, too, but I did finally find one I had my heart set on. So I moved on to looking for a ’04–07 STI, but the astronomical insurance rates shut me down on that one. ![]() “Originally, I was looking for a SRT-4, but they were all beat to crap, and when I finally found a clean one the dealer was unwilling to negotiate on price. I just wish that the issues I do have with it wouldn't have come about.“I acquired my Cobalt in March of 2009 after a long, hard road of car shopping,” Matt says. I was hit in it while driving, and there were no bumps, scrapes or dents left on the back end, and I was highly impressed since I was hit by an SUV. The car has bad gas mileage because of the turbo. It would shake the whole car when the radio was turned up high enough. The car has a large trunk that was great for grocery shopping, and I had an aftermarket subwoofer in it as well. ![]() It had several recalls on it that I'm not sure ever were addressed which could have been part of the problem. Overall, the car ran nice and handled well in bad conditions. As time went on, I had the same problem with all four tires. It kept happening off and on for several months, and it stayed on because it couldn't read the front right tire pressure monitor. It would stay on for a day or two and then disappear. I noticed a month after getting my car that it kept telling me to check my tire pressure. The Chevy SS has a turbo in it that I loved hearing going off while speeding down the street. It had a completed review and was up kept nicely.
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