GM Performance Parts is adding some extra juice to 2.0L Ecotec-powered Chevrolet Cobalt Coupe SS Supercharged and Saturn ION Redline by introducing two supercharger upgrade kits that generate significant power gain at the wheels. The Stage One and Stage Two performance upgrade kits provide an additional 31 and 36 horsepower respectively. “These stage kits are aimed squarely at the hard core enthusiast looking to boost the power of the already charged-up 205-horsepower 2.0L Ecotec engine of the Chevy Cobalt Coupe SS Supercharged and Saturn ION Redline,” said Nancy Philippart, executive director, GM Accessories. “They deliver increased horsepower and torque throughout the operating range of the engine.”
The Stage One Kit with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $500.00, includes higher-flow fuel injectors and an ECU calibration to provide a 31 hp boost to the Cobalt Coupe SS Supercharged and ION Redline Ecotec engine for a total of 236 hp and 205 lb.-ft. of torque.
The Stage Two Kit (P/N 17803229), with an MSRP of $750.00, yields more power through the middle section of the power curve versus the Stage One Kit. The Stage Two Kit includes the parts available in the Stage One Kit and adds a smaller supercharger pulley and drive belt, pushing the engine alive with 241 hp and 218 lb.-ft. of torque across a broad engine speed range.
A Stage One to Stage Two Upgrade Kit (P/N 17803230) is also available for an ION Redline or Cobalt Coupe SS Supercharged with a Stage One performance upgrade kit already installed. This kit converts the Stage One to Stage Two, increasing performance from 236 hp to 241 hp and has an MSRP of $400.00.
04/06, 4:09 PM
posted by:
manny
i dont get it… for $250 more than the stage 1 kit, you get 5 more horsepower and 13 more lb-ft of torque? that would make the $400 to upgrade from stage 1 to 2 even more pointless…
is there something else worth lots of $$$ in stage 2 that im not seeing?
04/06, 4:47 PM
posted by:
E M
This is a good value, even the weird pricing of the stage 2. Maybe it’s an expensive billet pulley or something? I what the warranty story is? Too bad the cars aren’t that great, but some versions of the Cobalt look OK, especially for the price. All this stuff should be made available on the HHR too, assuming they make a Supercharged version of that. They’d be silly not to.
04/06, 4:54 PM
posted by:
Andre Neves
I’m happy with my Srt-4
04/06, 5:02 PM
posted by:
JD
That Red Line has one of the ugliest front-ends I’ve seen in ages.
04/06, 6:52 PM
posted by:
Mookie
You could supercharge a Yugo, but I wouldn’t be seen in it… whats the point?
04/06, 8:26 PM
posted by:
Joel A
Great (sarcasm). See enough action with all the WRX Si’s, SRT4s, and souped-up Civics around here (SoCal). Now let’s throw SS Cobalts and Red Lined Ions in the mix
04/07, 1:10 AM
posted by:
mike
The Stage 2 has more power through the middle section of the power curve. It’s not all about the peak number, contrary to popular belief.
And the title is poorly worded, as all ion redlines are supercharged, and the cobalt SS supercharged, to which this upgrade is applicable, is obviously already supercharged. these are just things that improve the power of the supercharger. The cars are made to be driven, they don’t just have superchargers slapped on them.
04/18, 7:59 PM
posted by:
dustin smale
I’ve been calling and trying to track down where to buy one, who knows where i can get one. after i put iy in i will be over 300 hp
05/02, 12:15 AM
posted by:
bryan
I have a 05 redline with stage 1 and exhaust and im am very impressed compared to my 03 hyundai tib gt but i am going to by stage 3 in a week or two just to keep my warrenty and if they were to come out with stage 3 i dont have to worry too much about getting stage 2 i will take all the upgrades and performance offered just to see the look on people faces when they get beat by a saturn! which so far the looks are priceless! LMAO
05/12, 10:02 AM
posted by:
Dan
My new 06 Cobalt doesn’t look like the picture here. Different rims and front end. It’s a lot better looking that this new photo IMHO, so don’t let the styling in this pic dissuade you from checking out the current model. I like mine a LOT! Power is smooth compared to my Eclipse w/turbo and it rides nice and flat under hard accel, and fairly comfortable on long trips. My mileage so far is hovering around 26-28 City and 30-32 Highway on the stock supercharger – a good bit better than was advertised on the sticker. Had 49 miles on it when I test-drove it, so I got a real peach. : )
06/22, 12:15 AM
posted by:
j morales
GM dealer in los angeles ca to sale stage kit for cobalt ss
08/01, 6:11 PM
posted by:
dustin smale
this is for the guy at towards the bottom, there is no stage three upgrade, only one and two, so before you try and impress people, do a little research
08/24, 3:51 PM
posted by:
d herrle
i have read that the stage two kit is suppost to put your horse power just under 300 horses. im not sure what other parts are in the stage two put there are more than that. there is a stage three out and it is supposedly by vortech but it is a special order and custom make.
12/28, 8:23 PM
posted by:
tylerhay
Truth, there are stage 1,2 and 3 kits all available from GM. Stage 2 bumps horsepower up to about 245 from 205 but you must run premium fuel if you aren’t already. That allows the car to do 0-60 in about 5.4 seconds, and just to give you an idea of just how fast that is, the new Mustang GT V8 with a 5 speed manual transmission can get to 60 in 5.1 seconds, so the stage 2 is no slouch. Having said that, the stage 3 is not covered by GM warranty, only stage 1 and 2 are. Stage 3 has an even smaller pulley than the stage 2 and even larger 60 pound injectors, along with a completely different PCM. On premium fuel, the car has 250 horsepower with stage 3, but the stage 3 allows you to run 100 octane if you desire and that bumps you up to 260 horsepower, plus the stage 3 kit allows for a 50 shot of nitrous any brand, pushing you to 300 horse on premium fuel, or 310 with 100 octane. The stage 3 kit deletes the air conditioner so you cannot use it with this kit. And although its engineered by Gm, its considered an off road kit and will void your warranty.