looking to start tuning my car

I recently bought a 2008 Cobalt LT 5-speed coupe. I was looking to lower and turbo the car and just make it look damn sexy. I was looking for suggestions on where to start and maybe even some recommended parts to use

i dont know a damn thing about turbo

as far as lowering, depending on your budget there are a couple ways to go. If cash is no option go for coilovers. If youre looking for something cheaper you can get the FE5 shocks/ struts for an '10 SS/TC and lowering springs of your choice along with a couple other items and youre on youre way.

Thanks my friend actually suggested these Ground Control Coilover Kit 05+ Chevrolet COBALT - Part Number: 2525.01 - Sparktec Motorsports

Do you know if they're any good?

I don't know a thing about coilovers, etc... but that price seems really low compared to what I've seen on other sites. I'm used to seeing coilover kits around $1k. Are the shocks/struts THAT expensive?

Case in point (from the ZZP website):
http://shop.zzperformance.com/store/p/733-K-Sport-Coil-Over-Struts.aspx

I guess they are my friend that suggested those said that they fit right over the stock struts and they're Eibachso they have to be pretty good. I was hesitant about getting coilovers because the ones that I found were also like $1000 and that seemed kinda high too me.

yeah about 1000 is what good coilovers cost, i havent really looked into them since im going the other way..

this is what im getting.
Cobalt FE5 Struts and Shock Pkg FE5-S

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and i know nothing, not even heard or spark tech so maybe id stay away, but thats just me.

sell your car and buy an SS/TC. going to be a lot cheaper and easier for you. if you turbo your car, you'll probably blow it up and spend another 4 grand to rebuild the engine like i am right now.

BankDude said:

sell your car and buy an SS/TC. going to be a lot cheaper and easier for you. if you turbo your car, you'll probably blow it up and spend another 4 grand to rebuild the engine like i am right now.

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Statements like this always frustrate me... And here's why...

A quick search on virtually any site such as Autotrader, CarMax, etc will turn up similar results... Selling a non turbo, or charged Cobalt with a reasonable amount of miles on it, is going to get you between $5k and $8k (depending on year, mileage, options, etc).

On that same search, if you're lucky enough to even find a turbo'd Cobalt, you'll notice the price is AT LEAST $10k higher than the price of the regular Cobalts. $10k can pay for a lot of mods.

On top of that, none of us, short of the owner of the Cobalt in question, KNOW what his/her plans are for the Cobalt. If he/she wants a 10 second car, they're going to be dropping a ton of money into whatever it is they're driving... If they're just wanting to make what they already have a little more fun to drive, look good / better etc, then there's not a thing in the world wrong with working with what you have.

I can appreciate the advice given as a heads up to what happened when you turbo'd your Cobalt, but like I mentioned earlier, the statement "sell your car and get _____" has always frustrated me, and imo, is usually NOT good advice.

Did you reenforce you engine and how much boost were you pushing?

i never turbo'd my balt, if i did, i'm sure more things would've blown up lol. supercharged w/ 13 pounds of boost on stock internals was no bueno. give me 6 pounds of boost from a turbo and it would've done the same thing. people who just come into a thread and say "hey i just bought my cobalt, i wanna turbo it" obviously don't understand the way these cars work and their limits. it's easier and cheaper in the long run to buy a more expensive car because if you're like me and spend an extra 200+ a month on performance mods, you could've just spent that 200+ on the car loan for the TC... think about it. i'm over 10k in parts for my car i'm sure, i could've paid my car off but i bought performance parts instead. i'm completely alright with it but i could've bought and paid off a TC with the money i've spent