BackyardTurbo - Cobalt SS-Turbo vs NEW Stang GT500! SICK!

[atmelin]

since when is 12.8 impressive that thing is a piece of shit



[Brydanyourday]

Someone doesn't know how to switch to second xD

[Chevyy91]

so the 500hp shelby only ran a12.8?

[ScottXC91]

@Chevyy91 ONLY a 12.8? Why does it seem like you're downplaying that a bit. That's impressive.

[TEMS03COBRA]

yeaaaaa sooon gt500. nicw cobalt tho bro i liked da turbo ones better dan da s/c

[98montecarloz34]

the cobalt had a great launch!

[foxxrider250r]

Call me crazy, but you didnt really get your ass handed to ya.. You were quick too

[vegaboy76]

damn both of you were flyin though, good race.

[daveyboygee]

If you were racing on anything but a staight line, you'd have handed him HIS Hinder!

It's well known by racing enthusiasts that, with a crappy live rear axle suspension, the mustang is only serviceable as a drag strip queen. Yes, even the GT500. If you want a real Mustang racer you need to upgrade to a Rousch.

I'll take the Cobalt with a tune, thank you. An American car actually made in America with mostly American parts.

[abm92296]

@daveyboygee Damn, you have a point. Yes, agility in a car is definitely key, but for me, I would always look for sheer power and speed in a car first. If I have a performance car, I would always want to have more power and speed in my ride than him before worrying about the agility. In my opinion, if I can't beat someone elses car with actual top speed, then agility doesnt really matter. I know you definitely need to have good agility in a turning race, but power comes first.

[daveyboygee]

@abm92296 Power and agility generally have an adverse relationship, meaning that in order to achieve power in a car, the cost is more weight. Extra weight has the effect of slowing the car in and out of the corners. I'm I know this argument boils down to taste but the Cobalt with a tune is still my car of choice.

Does yours have a tune?

[abm92296]

@daveyboygee That's also a good point... Larger engine block, more weight, Supercharger, more weight.....so on. But why take a cobalt and modify it to equal a stock GT5 when you could just get a used Gt5 and put the same money into it and get even more? lol

[bettermaxim]

@daveyboygee as far as i know the new stangs don't use the live rear axle anymore which greatly improves there handling. its about time. But i'd still take the balt.

[daveyboygee]

@bettermaxim I checked that out and you're right. Ford FINALLY upgraded the suspension and rear axle design. I only took them 20 years. GT 500 = very nice car. But it also = 60,000+ going out the door.

[americansmark]

My 2 favorite cars. Glad to see the Shelby win one now and then though.

[bluecologne25]

Where is this dragstrip located at?

[BackyardTurbo]

@bluecologne25

Great Meadows, NJ

[bemb1234]

BOTH CARS ARE SEXY

[americandumass2likeu]

Do you have time slip? it would be great to see it. :)

[ATLBraves1992]

El Pacman, the new cobalts with a tune only will kill a fully bolted and tuned srt so yea stfu

[ELPacman]

Those slowbalts are ugly as fuk!

[BackyardTurbo]

You have an SRT4 tribute as your top vid.... Like you would know a good looking car :facepalm:

[ELPacman]

@BackyardTurbo LoL, I get compliments all day as much as people luv to hate on them on these sites lol. Common comments, mean, sick, and from my g/f' -sexy. But we both agree that slowbalts are ugly as fuk :)

[Weazell]

You drive a Neon, go sit in the corner and think about how gay you are for a while.

[ELPacman]

@Weazell How bout, I drive a neon, I can go and think about how bad I smoke you and then laugh about it afterwards because you got smoked by a neon! Har har!

[BackyardTurbo]

@ELPacman Every SRT4 I've seen at Island hasn't run an 11. There are stock turbo, YES STOCK turbo Cobalt SS' running 11's on slicks with a couple boltons and a tune.

Next year running the DR's I should be in the mid 12's, Ive been trapping over 115 at the end of the season.

[daveyboygee]

@BackyardTurbo I'd love to see a video posted of one of those 11 sec. bolt on Cobalt Turbo runs.

[BackyardTurbo]

@daveyboygee

Check out ZZP or Cmiller. ZZP ran a 11.99 and Cmiller has run a 12.09. Cmiller's car has a Downpipe, exhaust, Short Ram Intake and a tune lol..

[cmiller8006]

@daveyboygee And now my car is the stock turbo record holder at 11.952@117.62mph, tuned by the man in these vids, backyardturbo.

[daveyboygee]

@cmiller8006 Did you have to replace the stock clutch? Sounds like you're making some serious HP.

[cmiller8006]

@daveyboygee I did replace the clutch, but am not really sure on the power I am making now, I would say somewhere in the 330 range at the wheel.

[bettermaxim]

@ELPacman You can't honestly think a 4 door neon looks better than a cobalt?? thats sad.

[07SuperchargedSS]

HAHHAAHAAHAHA i nearly pissed myself laughing when i read that comment! good work..

[widowedeight]

@ELPacman well you can outrun ugly..... not slow like your damn skittle

[grandamGT1]

@ELPacman i smoke neons from a dig, roll anything .....there a fuckin 4 door family church car

[BackyardTurbo]

GM Stg1 is NOT as fast as bolt ons plus a HP Tune.

Where are you located? I could tune your car on top of the GM Stg 1 kit and make some REALLY nice power :)

[XrJay03]

i have an 09 cobalt ss, with the new GM stage 1 kit also gm performance air intake, injen ic piping, and a few other things.. and as much as i love my car the gt500 will still smoke me

[BackyardTurbo]

True Story :)

Tune + catless Dp and hot side charge pipe now.

[widowedeight]

i wish that would have been my cobalt instead of yours..... the gt 500 would have been pissed off

[BackyardTurbo]

That was when my car was all stock, Ive got something for him now ;)

[widowedeight]

don't we all lol TUNE FTMFW lol ;)

[MS6FTW]

Yeah, that he wasted his time racing another cobalt.

[widowedeight]

really cause last time i was at the track i also ran 12.8....... at 113.....

[BackyardTurbo]

I love when people hate on Cobalts. Shows how in touch they are with the car world :)

Put down 322/391 on the dyno on sat....pretty pathetic, I wouldnt race me either ;)

[widowedeight]

lol nice tq.... dynojet or mustang dyno? trifecta tune?

[BackyardTurbo]

Dynojet, HP Tuned by myself :)

[widowedeight]

IMPRESSIVE TQ!!!!! could get a little more hp out of it depending on your boltons but both are great imo...... you have a vid of that dyno i'd love to save it as a favorite!

[BackyardTurbo]

That was also with a Stock SS. I have it HP Tuned now and hitting low 13's at 108 traps. Should be closer when I get a couple more parts and more tuning. He was there again this Friday, Ill get a rematch soon enough :D

[hangguy209]

that's a nice GT500.

I can see that you're keeping up with him pretty good, consider the SS is only an I4 turbo.

the GT500 should run with something like the Zo6.

[BackyardTurbo]

Hey may have gone faster, I didn't see any of his other runs that night. But AT LEAST 12.8! LOL!

[SpyderRios]

great run. So the gt500 run 12.8?