[firmhonda]

Well, the problem is the fact that most people are completely misinformed when it comes to cobalt ss/sc's and ion redlines. But, to be honest, what can you expect? I mean, for some reason people still say "all an srt4 is is a turbo'd neon" and when you try to explain that they are completely different (built) motors, strong srt trannys, etc. etc. the most common response is "it's still a neon."

I'll admit something here.. I haven't done a lot of reading on cobalt ss/sc's. But, on the other hand, I am a fan of the ion redline and considering they have the same powerplant and transmission I would think it would be a safe bet to say that they put down a similar amount of power, correct? Well, when it comes to stock ion redline they regularly dyno out around 220whp..
If you really want to get flamed, point out the fact that mazdaspeed 3's can't get a breath of fresh air to save its life and therefor they dyno just above ion redlines stock for stock.. Granted, a cai will fix most of your problem there, except for the fact that (from every source other than saturn.com) a stock ion rl weighs in just above a stock em2, which is 2550 lbs.. and that's with the competition package (which includes the addition of an lsd).

The major downfall of ss/sc's and ion redlines are simple.. They're supercharged fwd cars with way too much power to launch properly off the line, which completely murders their 1/4 mile times. The best remedy so far has been to simply tune it to cut all boost in 1st gear, and sometimes second also.