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06-16-09, 02:41 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Member Cadillac(s): CTS-V | | | | So you're thinking about getting exhaust work done... If you're on the fence about plunkin' down your hard earned cash on this upgrade and have read the thousands of threads and millions of opinions here on the topic and have watched all he engine-revving exhaust comparisons that are on YouTube then fret no more...DO IT!
I was excited about the mild performance gains to be offered from headers and exhaust and while I have my stock dyno numbers, I haven't had a chance to put it on the dyno to see what the numbers are like after but I gotta tell ya after just 3 days of driving the car with the new exhaust the new dyno numbers could tell me I lost HP/TQ and I probably won't care (sort of). Until you drive it, you can't quite fully appreciate just how great it sounds. It has plastered a permanent smile on face. I'm looking for every ridiculous excuse there is to drive it (more than usual) just to hear it. | 
06-16-09, 02:43 PM
|  | <----- go ahead and stare Cadillac(s): Maggied '05 CTS-V | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: West Chester, PA Age: 26 | | | Re: So you're thinking about getting exhaust work done... What headers and catback are you running?
Yeah, I don't care what Tony says about headers and power, they sound awesome. 
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06-16-09, 02:46 PM
|  | Drive It. Break It. Build it Better Cadillac(s): Platinum 2004 CTS-V | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indiana | | | Re: So you're thinking about getting exhaust work done... Pssshhh, last I checked headers plus catback = MORE HP. Shoulda went with B&B!!! 
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06-16-09, 03:32 PM
|  | How YOU doin? Cadillac(s): 2007 SRX (Previously 04 CTS-V) | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Over here. No, not there. | | | Re: So you're thinking about getting exhaust work done... Quote:
Originally Posted by CTSV_510 What headers and catback are you running?
Yeah, I don't care what Tony says about headers and power, they sound awesome.  | Huh? I loved my headers- it's the crap "hot air intakes" that I hate. 
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06-16-09, 03:39 PM
|  | <----- go ahead and stare Cadillac(s): Maggied '05 CTS-V | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: West Chester, PA Age: 26 | | | Re: So you're thinking about getting exhaust work done... Quote:
Originally Posted by The Tony Show Huh? I loved my headers- it's the crap "hot air intakes" that I hate.  | lol sorry, I was referring to the other Tony (Twitch) | 
06-16-09, 03:59 PM
|  | How YOU doin? Cadillac(s): 2007 SRX (Previously 04 CTS-V) | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Over here. No, not there. | | | Re: So you're thinking about getting exhaust work done... Ah. Too many damn Tonys around this place lately- I think I'll ban a few to make things easier to follow.  | 
06-16-09, 06:08 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 2005 Redline CTS-V, 1997 Catera | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Purdue University | | | Re: So you're thinking about getting exhaust work done... Quote:
Originally Posted by V u later If you're on the fence about plunkin' down your hard earned cash on this upgrade and have read the thousands of threads and millions of opinions here on the topic and have watched all he engine-revving exhaust comparisons that are on YouTube then fret no more...DO IT!
I was excited about the mild performance gains to be offered from headers and exhaust and while I have my stock dyno numbers, I haven't had a chance to put it on the dyno to see what the numbers are like after but I gotta tell ya after just 3 days of driving the car with the new exhaust the new dyno numbers could tell me I lost HP/TQ and I probably won't care (sort of). Until you drive it, you can't quite fully appreciate just how great it sounds. It has plastered a permanent smile on face. I'm looking for every ridiculous excuse there is to drive it (more than usual) just to hear it. |
Make sure you get a tune for those headers or the new dyno numbers WILL show a huge loss in hp/tq....I think my first run with the headers, intake, and catback pre-tune was somewhere in the 250hp range...
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06-16-09, 09:46 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Member Cadillac(s): CTS-V | | | | | Re: So you're thinking about getting exhaust work done... Quote:
Originally Posted by CTSV_510 What headers and catback are you running?
Yeah, I don't care what Tony says about headers and power, they sound awesome.  | Kooks 1 3/4" w/ hi-flo cats and corsa | 
06-16-09, 09:47 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Member Cadillac(s): CTS-V | | | | | Re: So you're thinking about getting exhaust work done... Quote:
Originally Posted by SkullV Make sure you get a tune for those headers or the new dyno numbers WILL show a huge loss in hp/tq....I think my first run with the headers, intake, and catback pre-tune was somewhere in the 250hp range... | Already got the W4M in. | 
06-17-09, 11:07 AM
| | BLING IS AMERICAN RICE Cadillac(s): '04 CTS-V | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Just North of Titletown... | | | Re: So you're thinking about getting exhaust work done... On the same dyno with similar weather, I saw an improvement of 41hp with B&B catless headers, B&B catback, intake and a tune. Add the great sound and the SOTP feel is wunderbar...
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