My 2006 V with Trueforged Speed 6 Rims

[Maximusthefarmer]

I have been wanting to post pics of my V for a while and I also bought some wheels from a vendor here and said I would post pics of the finished product so here it is.

2006 Blk/Blk CTS-V

Exterior:
Extreme Composites Cowl Hood
8000k Lows and Fogs
Smoked Sidemarkers (new ebay seller)
YourGmsolutions Clear Fogs
20% Window Tint, 5% Rear Window 50% Windshield
(Right now the windshield has no tint because it got replaced yesterday)
20x10 and 20x8.5 Polished Trueforged Speed 6 w/
285/35/20 Nitto Invos on the back
Sport Spoiler
Painted Engine Cover

Interior:
Billet doorlocks
Billet racing pedals
Ipod Hookup
Alpine 800W Amp
12" Alpine type R Subwoofer w/ Custom Enclosure
Sound Dampened Entire Car

Performance: 358/352
UUC Shortthrow, Flywheel and SS Brake Lines
LPE CAI
Shaner S2 Ported TB
Borla Exhaust
GC 550/600 Coilovers
BMR Pinion Brace, Antiwheelhop and Trailing Arms

On the way:
Kooks 1 7/8 Headers
Ported Intake Manifold ( Cory@ LS2portworks.com)

That is everything I can think of, might be a little bit TMI but hey haha. Let me know what you think.

[groverdill]

Fantastic!

[Twitch]

I'd have to see it from the back. It doesn't look like it sticks out too much from that angle. Looks good

Now its time to get
Tell us a little more about the sound deadening. I just ordered some hotmat for the trunk.

Tony

[Maximusthefarmer]

haha I did not do a plain back shot because one of my tips is off center and I did not want people to see it until I feel like fixing it..

as for the sound dampening I personally used FATMAT because it was cheap enough I doubled layered it all around and triple layered it in critical points..heard a lot of people say that FATMAT smelled which it did but after I installed it let it dry and covered back up never noticed an odor....huge difference in the subs and well worth it to reduce drone/road noise..I also did the whole trunk in the spare tire well under the trunk lid behind the license plate under the seats..kind of a PITA but got rid of 99% of my rattle from the subs and like I said a lot for road noise

[AlmostAV]

Not my cup of tea. I love the hood (I have the same one) What exhaust tips are those? I dont like those at all....

What kind of dyno did you put those numbers down....are you tuned?

[Maximusthefarmer]

Borla..what about them turns you off?

To be honest I don't know offhand..it baselined at I think 328 rwhp, after mods it was 362 but running dangerously lean fixed the AFR and tuned back up to 358..gonna redo the tune with a MD tuner I have heard good things about from Forum members after headers and intake manifold see what that does for me

[Twitch]

Originally Posted by Maximusthefarmer

haha I did not do a plain back shot because one of my tips is off center and I did not want people to see it until I feel like fixing it..

as for the sound dampening I personally used FATMAT because it was cheap enough I doubled layered it all around and triple layered it in critical points..heard a lot of people say that FATMAT smelled which it did but after I installed it let it dry and covered back up never noticed an odor....huge difference in the subs and well worth it to reduce drone/road noise..I also did the whole trunk in the spare tire well under the trunk lid behind the license plate under the seats..kind of a PITA but got rid of 99% of my rattle from the subs and like I said a lot for road noise

My bad, I meant fatmat. I got 50 feet, so I guess it'll be enough to double layer the trunk and back seat. What would you consider "critical points"? I'm doing it for road noise.
Thanks

Tony

[Maximusthefarmer]

There are probably some people who are better equipped to answer this, but I think my critical points might be bit different because my focus was to eliminate rattle in my trunk and make my subs hit harder so for me the trunklid, license plate and sides of the trunk were my problems with rattle..but basically I would think that spare wheelwell, bottom of the trunk and under the rear seats would do you the most good for eliminating road noise..I did not want to go to the trouble of the firewall or anything

yeah 50 ft should be enough I ordered 100 and ended up with a ton left over

[jweymar]

I like the hood cowl, and the rims look like a great fit.

Did you lower the car with the GC? Im going with 18s with a drop so I was wondering about clearance.

No rubbing in the rear with that wide a tire with 20s?

[Maximusthefarmer]

Yeah its lowered with GC the rears are actually dropped all the way and I still retain 2 fingers of clearance, no rubbing. I chose a tire with a short enough sidewall the diameter of my rims and tires is actually the same as the stock rim and tire diameter, and I fit 285's. I am considering bumping the rears up just a touch because when the car is fully loaded with passengers it does get closer than I like, but it is all in what you want. I may just roll the fenders instead.

[silverAg]

really like the hood...the wheels look great but I'll stick with my 19's

[Maximusthefarmer]

Originally Posted by silverAg

really like the hood...the wheels look great but I'll stick with my 19's

seems to be the popular move..it would have made life a little easier to put 19's on but at the end of the day I'm happy with the 20's...thanks man

[type911]

Max!!!! Man that looks sicker than I thought. I can't wait to get my pics up. I am still deployed!!!!! Argh its never going to end. I can't say where I am but its hotter than balls and I can't understand what people are saying, Yet supposedly they are speaking English. Great pics. I appreciate you posting them.

[Maximusthefarmer]

Hey Geof how's it goin? I'm the one who owes you a thank you, you did way more than was required to help me get these wheels on as smoothly as possible. I'll be sending an email to Steve and you with some higher res pictures later tonight. I gotta say, I'm sorry to hear you did not get your wheels before you left but man is it something to look forward to when you get back. Unless the new ones are ready? The first day I had my wheels on some guy pulled up next to me and I thought he wanted to race, but he was taking my picture haha.

Take care over there, Semper Paratus (that's from my dad)

[perfect]

awesome photos

i'm really digging that hood, where can I find one?