I was sitting here pondering the possibilities of what type of aftermarket items might come along for our beloved HHRs and wondering if any of you guys and gals wheels were turning also.
Of course we know about exhausts and intakes, wheels, even a roof visor.That roof visor got me to thinking retro stuff like a panel truck. I was thinking someone would produce a plastic (or metal) panel to cover the side windows and maybe even the rear passenger side windows to imitate a panel truck. I see pickup trucks with something similar on the extended cab side quarter windows. I think one of the group members used a tinting the same color as his vehicle to mimic it.. Anybody see anything off the wall or want something like these and other mods?

 

Did you mean something like this.http://www.teazerdesign.com/comingsoon.html

 

There is atleast 1 company, if not 2 that make the metal conversions for the windows to make it panel van like. I will see if I can find the link. All I know is it wasn't cheap, assuming the price next to the picture was accurate.

Also, a turbo for the 2.2 which is reliable please! Would love to hear the HHR spool along with the intake "groan"

 

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You could use the super chager off a colbot SS. I'm going to wait till one comes through the salvige yard. Lots of them around here and most of them drive stupid.

 

The supercharged Cobalt uses a 2.0 liter engine not a 2.2. The NA/SS has a 2.4. The normal LS or LT Cobalt has the 2.2.

 

hvrod did that but it is color matched vinyl not tint.

 

Yea but aren't the 2.0L and the 2.2L the same block. I thought that they where.

 

While shopping around for the stuff I didn't get at the dealer (I bought my HHR off of the showroom floor in late August 05), I was thinking about a trim level based off of the mods discussed around here. I've found that most people are adding the same sorts of mods, so a .NET package would be as follows:

Precision Billet grille and bumper insert
Stubby antenna
Goldline springs
CGS intake
IMCO muffler
Chevyhhr.net decals or emblems!

other things like running boards and radio buttons would have to be standard equipment...

feel free to add on (sorry about the post-jack)

 

Uhm? That should be the SoCalHHRs package not the ChevyHHR.net package.

 

You're better off dropping the whole engine in rather than trying to attach the supercharger to your 2.2. Some of the major differences on the 2.0 are:

Sodium-filled exhaust valves more effectively dissipate exhaust heat
A forged-steel crankshaft with induction-hardened fillets and four counterweights
Oil jets cool the underside of each piston with a continuous oil bath
A block-mounted oil cooler and a higher-capacity seven-quart sump
Forged steel connecting rods with a larger I-beam section
Heavy duty pistons with a 23-mm piston pin for increased bearing surface
High-capacity cooling system with larger radiator core and larger dual cooling fans
Coil-on-plug ignition ensures optimum spark under all operating conditions