2008 Chevy HHR SS
 

well i've been a member on here for a while now and i'm finally starting a member journal.... i guess i have a car that's worthy of one. :roll:

anywho, this is my victory red 2008 Chevy HHR SS

Modifications:

K&N air filter
ZZPerformance hot side charge pipe, powdercoated anthracite
Performance AutoWerks Street FMIC
CIA catless downpipe
GM Turbo Upgrade
Custom HPTuners 26psi tune (yet to dyno current tune)
Autometer mechanical boost gauge
Powell Race Shop YYZ V1 springs
Powell Race Shop Hardcore rear sway bar
Powell Race shop steering rack spacers
Powell Race Shop stage 1 rotated transmission mounts

Yet to be installed:

Powell Race Shop spherical control arm bushings
Powell Race Shop PCV setup
Powell Race Shop shifter base bushings

When I first got it i transfered over some suspension goodies i had on my 2006 Chevy Cobalt SS/SC but all that been replaced with better parts.

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most fitting vanity tag

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Front

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Rear

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Front angle

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on stock springs

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After YYZ springs (about 5/8"-3/4" drop all around) and some random black dude creeping.

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Fancy driveway shots :roll:

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Pretty smile

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random parking lot shot

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Tail of the Dragon 2012

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Cruizin’ OC summer 2013

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Some interior shots

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Boring engine bay

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a few weeks ago i bent a stock wheel on a pothole while enjoying a nice ride down route 9.... so that "forced" me to purchase new wheels & tires. Enkei M52 18x8 wheels in hyper black with 245/40/18 Continental DWS tires.

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This past weekend i went down to Tennessee with a group of friends to have some fun on the Tail of the Dragon.

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These things are so ugly, but its on hell of a sleeper.

It's about damn time... Thats all I have to say about that.

some more info on the car...... on a "winter tune" (less aggressive than what's currently on there) the car put down 300whp/362wtq and a few weeks ago i ran the car at Cecil County Dragway on some really worn out Goodyear Eagle GT tires and the best i could get was a 14.1 @ 103mph w/ 2.295 60'. may have to see what it can do with the new wheels & tires since they're lighter and wider. really don't care about going fast in a straight line, if that was the case i wouldn't have this thing, but it'd definitely be nice to see it in the mid 13s.

well that's definitely a matter of opinion, haha! but yea, it's a fun sleeper.

haha! i know right? i've had this thing for over 3 years and i'm finally doing a journal on here.... imagine if i had, then all the info when i blew it up 2 years ago would be on here. :lol:

I don't think I've ever seen an SS model. Big improvement looks-wise over the normal HHR. Looks like a fun time!

Lol at least you're cool about it on me saying that these are ugly lol. And those numbers aren't all that bad. Are you on a stock turbo or s/c? IDK what these come with.

His was the first one I've ever seen at a little meet a while back. Been some time since I've gone to one.

when it comes to the looks of these things, i don't think there's a middle ground, so i understand if you and others think they're ugly, haha!! it's nothing for me to get upset about it tho because in the end all that matters is if i think it looks good, right?

ok so stock these things come with a 2.0L turbo'd 4 cylinder, little k04 stock turbo at 15psi, rated at 260hp 260tq at the crank.... same engine/turbo setup as what's in the 2008-2010 Cobalt SS Turbo. i am still on that stock tiny turbo, just have some bolt-ons and a custom tune now.

Nice. As long as you like it, that's all that matters. I will say this. It's not something you see ever day, and I like when people mod cars you don't see to often.

just noticed i haven't updated this in a while, been a crazy winter. been dealing with an old back injury that flared up really bad back in early January, so i haven't been physically able to install the goodies i have listed above. i've been driving it over my 2011 Civic (my daily driver) as it's easier for me to get in & out of with the bad back. with that said, i'll be having surgery to get fixed in late February and from what the doctor is saying i'll be down & out for most of 2014 to recover. can't do any physical activities that could basically ruin what the surgery will be fixing, so it looks like i won't be doing any mods to the HHR until 2015...... actually considering putting it up for sale and start saving so that and once i'm good to go i can pick up a project in the winter.