lol - Well my car has a 2.0L ecotec DI motor which was developed by saab and GM. Actually all the ecotec motors have a saab connection as far as I know.

It isn't a conscious thing - it is somewhat hard to describe. I am not picturing it per-say but it is there.

oh yes. This is the problem - It is always tempting to write a 9 page explanation (or talk for 30 minutes if in real life) but then they just get lost.

This is a good one explaining the blow off valve. In a different language, but when the air turns "red" it is showing that the throttle plate has closed causing air to back up in the intake tract, opening the "green" blow off valve and relieving pressure on the turbocharger

I wasn't really trying to explain, I could do a much better job of that - it would just take a lot more room!

I consider myself to be very mechanically inclined - and I think this is why I like cars so much. A car is a large system - like other large, mechanical systems it requires many components to work in harmony with one another.

You posses an incredible wealth of GM knowledge, sir!!

yep, pretty disappointing - that is new information to me too so thanks for sharing!

plus the noise!!!

Test track could be an 1/8 mile go cart track. This has TOO much potential.

... I can balance stationary (or relatively so) bicycle almost indefinitely. I'm not really the most avid of riders either. The balance of the rider + the slight gyroscope makes it work. Also the geometry of the bike makes it want to track straight and the wheels will want to roll at their widest point as it offers…

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Wellll.. Doesnt appear to have done much actual damage.

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I, similar to your affiliation with Honda, am not in any way a Chevrolet fanboy. The cars on my list were: newer wrx, Civic Si, older STI, older Evo, R32. I, like everyone else, thought that the Cobalt was a slow car driven primarily by 16 year old girls (also fairly true). I honestly didn't know that a turbo…

What was that you said about under steer and torque steer??

Who said anything about drag racing? The Si is fine its just very pedestrian and lacks any real sporting pretentions. Look at the new Si - its widely regarded as being horrible. The pinnacle of Honda si cars ended with the crx and those 92 boxy things. Also calling it 80s is pretty dramatic. I'm willing to bet the…

In context. You said rattletrap, electrical issues. You think the I drive system and 10+ computers in a modern M car will be functioning in 30-40 years? Absolutely not. The cobalt is as simple as they come. I bet an ABS controller for a modern M3 will cost more than an entire driveline for the cobalt. And the cobalt…

After a poke around I see the newer M3's are holding their value quite well, I have not looked into it prior, but my friend from high school that I have known a long time owns a 2006 BMW M6 (yes, he drove this in HS), and he says that at this point it is in his best interest to drive it until the wheels fall off. It…

Definitely not. I am beginning to realize that while many people talk about lap times and going fast, etc. very few people are willing to give up creature comforts or badge prestige in the pursuit of going faster. I could have easily bought an older BMW or Merc. given my budget, but I was after speed.