Cobalt Ss Engine Swap

Transmission engine mounts.

Cobalt ss engine swap. 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. 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. The cobalt and ion ones are completely different and not interchangeable. 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.

That means removing all the wires from the ss for the cobalt. The result is and we re not kidding here the most impressive performance car to wear a bow tie badge on sale today. We live in new york and im wondering if there is a way to swap the ecm from a 07 chevy cobalt ls to a 06 chevy cobalt ls and still get it to pass ny state inspection. Stage 3 kit for cobalt ss ion red line take your cobalt ss or ion red line to the next level with ou.

Several people have done the donor tear down in 25 hours or so. Reversing that and putting it all back together would take 25 days. Over the years he has modified many aspects of the car including swapping the supercharger for a turbo. However in 2012 steven decided to turn the cobalt into a rwd monster.

Once you ve done that putting everything back together would be a nightmare. There are two options here there is an external dump and a recirculated dump. Two pass intercooler endplate kit. The ecu needs to stay with the engine.

The external dump will open a hole directly from your exhaust manifold to atmosphere at wot when full boost is achieved. 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.