14.6 2.2L Chevy Cobalt + Nitrous EXPLOSION!

March 4th, 2007...14.6 @95mph run in a 2.2L Cobalt, then on the 3rd run of the day, a faulty window switch lead to a fuel puddling issue which caused a nitrous backfire and ended the race day for me.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Chevy
• Cobalt
• 2.2L
• Nitrous
• Explosion

[ladyfire9302]

Carbon fiber hood added 50hp, plastic intake just needs bondo and it will be fine.

[RollermanDan]

@ladyfire9302 or maybe some Duck Tape right?

[ryanjofre]

That's really sad when your car has to *Break into the 14's*....lmao

You seem like a cool dude......Blessing to ya.

[RollermanDan]

@ryanjofre Yeah...it is lol. But at the time, no one had really done a nitrous kit on a 2.2L Cobalt. For a long time, the 14.6 was the "record" for base model Cobalts. All in all, had fun and still till this day was never bothered by what happened. Like they say, that's racing...and stuff happens. Gotta pay to play!

[CarEnthusiast80]

Now me and the mad scientist have to rip apart the block and replace the piston rings you fried,,,,

[RollermanDan]

@CarEnthusiast80 More like shattered ;) lol

[RollermanDan]

@turboboyyea It would have been a lot worse had it been aluminum...

[SoldierCyfix]

I had plans on using nitrous .... they have dissipated after i saw this. if i was super rich i would risk it but i cant afford for something like this to happen

[Frostman182]

@dasurflife If you had read his note you would have read that it was a faulty window switch. I think I would take a destroyed intake over a blown engine and that would have happened if he had direct port injection. Although I agree direct port is better, in this case, an upstream nozzle probably saved his engine.

[angeltiger82]

did you ever fix your cobalt or did you end up selling it?

[ladyfire9302]

@RollermanDan How much did the engine damage cost you? Thats engine damage alone.

[pyropredator911]

ive got an 2010 ss i have to admit that is sad to see happen.....

[PhoenixZong]

good stuff

[Haukenslush]

@CarEnthusiast80 LMAO!

[dasurflife]

Get rid of the upstream nitrous system and you wont have this problem again. Get direct port nitrous wet system. Also adjust the timing, because it is obviously slightly off.