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What Do You Love About Your 1st Gen?

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Old 04-01-2010, 02:54 PM
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i love how you can disconect the abs box and it stops better and you turn a few screws on the pump and it goes faster you take the muffler out and it sounds badass and you cant killem so u gota join em mine rides super rough tho but thats ok im young

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I love the simplicity of my first gen. I love the rough ride, and I love the smell of the interior (a mix of diesel fuel, rust, mold, and old truck in general). I love the way she lopes on a cold morning, and the smell of the diesel exhaust lingering in the cold air. I love that its really the only thing I would have spent that much money on, just for a project truck. I love that first gear is a granny gear, and that I just cannot get the hang of driving it like that, haha.

But, the thing I like most about is the shake that it does when I turn it off.
how much was the cobalt turbo is it a good replacment what about a sti turbo id like to do a turbo upgrade on mine to try to cut down on the smoke and ofcoarse more power
 

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Old 04-01-2010, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 1993firstgennewbie

how much was the cobalt turbo is it a good replacment what about a sti turbo id like to do a turbo upgrade on mine to try to cut down on the smoke and ofcoarse more power
Say what? The Cobalt and STi turbos are MUCH too small for the truck. My other car is a Cobalt SS turbo (not sure if you were looking at my sig?). If you want a good cheap replacement, the HE351 is a good replacement, or the HX40, or if you have some money to spend, a 62/65/12 would be a good one too. Look around in the forums here, and you will pick up on what is a good turbo for your needs.
 
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Old 04-01-2010, 04:30 PM
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o i thought you said you put a 2008 ss turbo on
 
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Old 04-01-2010, 04:32 PM
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Haha, no no! That turbo is teeny tiny!!
 
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Old 04-01-2010, 04:59 PM
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cant say ive ever seen one but these 1st gen turbos seem pretty tiny to
 
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Old 04-01-2010, 05:02 PM
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Well, the first gen turbo is something like a 54mm, I believe, and when i had the BIG turbo (not stock) on the Cobalt, it was a 55mm. I think the stock one is like a 40 something mm. Only flows up to like 38lbs/min.
 
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Old 04-01-2010, 06:09 PM
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I luv the fact that the guys driving by in their 50,000 dollar trucks are rubber necking at my old 93 and I luv not having that big payment they make every month!
 
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Old 04-01-2010, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by mkriebs
Well, the first gen turbo is something like a 54mm,
The early non-intercooled 1st Gens had the baby H1c w/54mm compressor. 91.5-93 came with a 56mm impeller, stock. It's well matched to the stock setup, no more.

Of course that's the way they designed it - perfectly suited to run well as advertised, right off the assembly line.
 
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Old 04-01-2010, 09:33 PM
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I love how tough they are and simple to work on
 
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I may have just got mine sunday, but i love how i TOUCH the ignition it starts, with no key of course, I love how it has 650,000km on it and still runs like a champ, I love how i pop the hood to my ricer cousin and he said "wheres the wiring? How the f*ck does it run?", I love how the whole truck shakes on shutdown, I love how it looks, I love how its paid for and my dad is still making payments on his cummins, I Love how i can smoke out any lowered ricer i can find , I love how it sounds when your shiftin gears, Throttle on!, I Love that fact that the motor is the only thing under the hood, I love how simple the truck is, I will love everyones look when i start driving it to school rollin the coal , I will love how all the girls will want rides in the "big truck", I love how i can make 100hp for so little money and run faster than a car 1/3 of my trucks weight, I love how it chugs along and bounces and rattles. I think that does it for me.
 


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