In May 2016, I traded in my manual 5th gen SS daily for an auto CTS-V (V2) sedan, non-Recaro car. 2 tone interior, painted silver wheels, sunroof, nav, and all the standard options like big brembo brakes, mag ride, etc.
These are rated at 556HP at the crank at around 6000-6100rpm I believe. I bought the car with an Airaid CAI and otherwise stock. I'm the third owner. An old lady bought it new and racked up the miles, then a middle age couple bought it as the wife's sunday driver. I grabbed it with 25k on the nose and it sits at 33k, nestled in a garage for the winter.
For anyone wondering - yes, the T/A project is in full swing and exciting things going on there, but I like to live dangerously and have a few projects going at once.
So here we go - a thread dedicated to my LS daily.
2016 mods:
- CAI
- Street Tune (HP Tuners, done with a wideband obv) by DiabloFormula Racing. We leaned it out a bit, but it's still pretty fat.
- "Valve mod" - free mod that's common in the LSA world.
- Dipped front grills in black plus clear
- PowerStop carbon ceramic pads (GREATLY reduced brake dust and noise)
When I'm a little more awake, I'll link the dyno video. A local shop just set up a Land & Sea dyno, which is a serious heartbreaker for those only familiar with Dynojet numbers (like me). The car made like 451rwhp at 5800rpm and they didn't run it past that.
2017 mods that have been PURCHASED:
- 2.5 supercharger pulley, hub & solid isolator
- Catch can (Vadder)
- Chinese stainless longer tubes and offroad X
- plugs, wires, sleeves, gaskets, o2 ext, stainless hardware, may get some band clamps yet
- Differential fluid change
- Motor oil change
- Green air filter
- Dipped wheels
- Interior/exterior LED swap
- M105/M205...the detailers will know what's up. This car is ROUGH! I'm very unhappy with the quality of the paint/clear. It's a giant eye sore and pisses me off that the previous owners couldn't take care of the car properly. /rant
Some things I'm on the fence with right now:
- Fuel injectors likely will go to FIC
- I want a nicer HID headlight bulb and matching fog setup
- This is basically the "stage 1.5 mod list", but "stage 2" may be later this year, after the T/A is back in action. That will consist of heat exchangers, lower pulley, idlers, and some other odds and ends. I want to do a cam and ported blower/snout in a year or two.
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