What has everyone done to make their CTS better?
What sort of custom mods have you engineered to fill the void in the available aftermarket?
Has anyone ported/polished/blueprinted/balanced/done anything to the internals of their LY7?
Anyone using MACE cams?
Does anyone on this forum have a forced-induction LY7?
I have not done much to mine, just a Hayden external transmission cooler w/ temp gauge, Volant intake, and a RX breather cap.
This is just pathetic; considering I have the RX Ice-lator, NGK Iridium spark plugs, RX dual valve catch can, drilled out PCV tube, CS diff bushing and block, and a brand new transmission mount w/ RevShift reinforcing block all just sitting in my trunk. All of that, probably $1000 worth of toys, sitting in my trunk waiting to be installed.
I, personally, am a mad scientist, and I like to hear about peoples' tinkerings. Tell everyone about your CTS, and what makes it yours.
Do NOT associate me with those Vossens. I simply took the 15 seconds out of my day that someone else was too lazy to do. Someone posted a response asking what they were, when they could have opened a spereate tab and asked google... just like I did to find them.
I HATE 5-spoke rims. I hate Cragars and Torque-thrust. I hate the old school Chevy SS rims. I hate 5-spoke rims on classic cars. I hate them on modern cars. I hate them spit so that its ALMOST 10 separate spokes.
Anything with fewer than 7 spokes can suck it.
But thats just my not-so-humble opinion. If you have some hideous 5-spoke rims on your car, dont get all butt-hurt over my opinions, Im sure your car is fashionable and unique, I just dont care for its shoes.
Do NOT associate me with those Vossens. I simply took the 15 seconds out of my day that someone else was too lazy to do. Someone posted a response asking what they were, when they could have opened a spereate tab and asked google... just like I did to find them.
Bluehaze07 posted a wish list that included Vossen wheels, but didn't specify which ones. praprestoabi quoted Bluehaze's mod list and asked, "Vossen cv3?" He wasn't asking what they looked like, he was asking if Bluehaze07 was considering the CV3s or some other Vossen model.
So that google search you did, which lead you to pictures of horrific 5-spoke wheels (Egads! :bighead, was your own fault! :lol:
Do NOT associate me with those Vossens. I simply took the 15 seconds out of my day that someone else was too lazy to do. Someone posted a response asking what they were, when they could have opened a spereate tab and asked google... just like I did to find them.
I HATE 5-spoke rims. I hate Cragars and Torque-thrust. I hate the old school Chevy SS rims. I hate 5-spoke rims on classic cars. I hate them on modern cars. I hate them spit so that its ALMOST 10 separate spokes.
Anything with fewer than 7 spokes can suck it.
But thats just my not-so-humble opinion. If you have some hideous 5-spoke rims on your car, dont get all butt-hurt over my opinions, Im sure your car is fashionable and unique, I just dont care for its shoes.
haha. So I typed A.$.$hole in the phone app without the periods and it changed it to hineyhole..wth...Unless I was under some kind of influence....hm. pretty sure that wasnt me though lol
haha. So I typed A.$.$hole in the phone app without the periods and it changed it to hineyhole..wth...Unless I was under some kind of influence....hm. pretty sure that wasnt me though lol
Hahaha hineyhole...You know thats what you really wanted to say lol. KOT must have taken over your body and typed that. Hehehe....those Connecticutian's are sneaky like that.
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DavidBoren said:
Does ANYONE have a forced induction first generation CTS?
Besides the guy that swapped the turbo'ed 4.1L Cadillac V6 into the 2003 CTS... besides him.
had the water pump, both radiator hoses and the accessory drive belts changed. at 77k miles, thought the water pump failed a little too premature. the belts and hoses just because the mechanic was in there, and with 77k miles on them, made sense. wasn't too bad - $475 for a lifetime warranty.
I tried doing a search for O3CTS to pm him but I couldn't find him. They have not been active for a while but you might be able to find threads they have about their MODs.
I skipped class last night and installed my VMAX and NGK iridium plugs. That was easier than expected. Installed the drilled out PCV tube, but not the catch can. Ran out of daylight. I will install the catch can when I get the RX throttle body. Then it will be time for a tune.
I havent taken out to really play with it. Just driving around town it feels a little more lively. But that could be the new spark plugs.
Given that I had to wait an hour after parking just for the intake manifold to be cool enough to touch or work on, I was pretty excited to see how much cooler it is after the spacer got installed. And after driving around in 85* weather, in Sport mode , I can now put my hand intake manifold and it is noticeably cooler... like no longer melts my flesh. I decided not to put the engine cover back on at all. It may muffle noise, but I think it traps heat.
For the turbo, if you're looking for tuning would any tuners be able to get a set up going for either the lp1 or ly7? Or would you need a standalone system like mega squirt, etc? For the lp1 for example fabbing a system up from either the saab 93 or a euro sourced lp9 vehicle with manifolds etc be able to use the lp9 tune?
Really liking the VMAX, to tell the truth. Between 2000 and 3000 RPM's, I notice some added spunk. Whether its the VMAX or the new plugs, I am not sure. I suppose I could be totally full of SH!T, and its all just plasebo effect, but I know for a fact that the intake manifold is noticeably cooler after heavy driving. That alone is worth it. I paid the extra money for a cold air intake. I might as well not pump cold air into a scolding hot intake manifold.
I am pretty sure the 40mph city driving accelerating to 55mph to get around someone has become noticeably easier, though. Just a smoother acceleration at that rpm range. Maybe the added intake runner length helps the torque band in those specific RPM's. I dont know. Maybe its just in my head.
Anyone else notice some extra spunkiness in the 40-60mph/2000-3000rpm range with their VMAX? Or am I making that up?
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