Very true ...but the incredible performance this car brings to the table out of the box will certainly weed out many people....only those owners with truly HUGE cojones will need more
For example...My back up car (should the V wind up too expensive) is a new M3 sedan...which would need a 100shot of nitrous IMMEDIATELY.... BUT the cts-v would remain stock for me (well maybe just a pulley for kicks).
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LS9 transplants, crank overdrive pulleys, headers, light flywheels, nitrous, drag radials, 6000 rpm clutch dumps, ....Yep, it can and will be broken. It's the rule of mass produced things and our gearheadiness inability to leave cars stock. FYI Cadillac, gearheads will be purchasing new Vs.
What we have going for us is they know how bad we would crucify them if they didn't get it right the second time around.
Waiting for the 2010 updates and stashing away money for the next 18 months...Hope it goes fast.
GM engineer told me they will be making a pulley upgrade for us. They said they now understand the aftermarket following of the CTS-V and they want to keep it all in the family....i.e....headers, exhaust, pulleys, intakes...they ALSO said the stock exhaust is so free flowing that you can roll a 2" ball bearing from the exhaust tip to the cat!
Hopefully modding with GM parts wont void the warranty. Cant wait if so
We do upgrades because we can, not because we need them. And then there is always the desire to beat the bone stock version of your same car, whatever car that is. GM available upgrades bodes VERY well for the durability of the stock drivetrain bits.
...but the incredible performance this car brings to the table out of the box will certainly weed out many people....only those owners with truly HUGE cojones will need more 
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