More power to the wheels!!!!

Hello everyone, my name is Justin and I'm a car tweaker. The orange American Rice Rocket (aka Clare the Cobalt) gets a few new upgrades for the new year. TAG Racecraft, a car performance tuning company in Ontario Canada developed this nice little kit to compliment the GM Stage 2 upgrade which I already have installed. Here's the list of items in the kit:
  • 2.79" supercharger pulley made of 6061 Billet Aluminum (previous size 3.00")
  • 60 lbs./hr Flow Matched Injectors to spray more fuel (previous size 42lbs.)
  • Custom Power Control Module Tune to optimize upgrades
  • Colder Spark Plugs

This upgrade gives the car increased POWER throughout the entire RPM range.


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This is a dyno sheet of the horsepower and torque that was done. Keep in mind the dyno reflects WHEEL horsepower....which means: 248.25 horsepower and 238.55 ft-lbs of torque. This is definately an aggressive amount of horsepower for such a little 4 cylinder engine.
I got a little help from my coworkers to install these goodies. Overall, I'm very pleased with the extra power this adds to the car. It just makes this car very fun to drive and also it's peace of mind knowing that you have the extra power when your foot feels a little heavy. Watch out if you see me flying down the road with a huge smile on my face!
Say goodbye to my tires and probably a clutch soon too.

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