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Old 09-25-08, 07:51 AM
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Hello everyone ^_^
wanted to start with a big hello to all forum members and admins, in my search in the world wide web i stumbled on your site and found limitless information regarding cadillacs. one part that really grabbed my attention was the V forums ^_^ 2500 kilos on the meter and looking 4 help

ok enough with the chitchat and lets get to the point :P

i recently bought a 2008 Cadillac STS-V , ^_^ yes im happy with the car but i know it sure is capable of more than what its giving me. car drives amazingly sweet but where i come from people love to show-off their cars in looks/speed.

what im looking for is a fix for my caddie ^_^ , i live in the U.A.E and cant seem to find anyone that can help me with my "new car with nothing avail in the market" as i hear from people when asking for any kind of performance upgrades.

i searched around and i guess my only option is d3 asides from katech. living out here how will i get my sts-v hp figures up to be able to reach those new mercs/corvettes hp levels .

asides from power my caddie doesn't have HUD ? isn't it supposed to be there as standard when u first buy the car and what about navigation? does the car even have gps ? tried it driving to and from AbuDhabi and Dubai and 8 times out of 10 i see myself in the navigation either way south in Saudia Arabia or in water up north in the persian gulf ??? and last but not least ( just trying my luck out) is there a fix for the dvd while driving ?

sorry for taking ur time and thanx in advance for any reply/info/advice given
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Old 09-25-08, 09:08 AM
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Re: gentlemen ^_^ start your engines, 2008 STS-V looking for power

most of the big power is coming out of D3. you can install all of the 575 HP power package yourself I think. Other than than D3 I am not aware of any after market product making BIG numbers. All years STS-V's have Navi standard and I thought all 08's had HUD standard. You might want to check why yours doesn't. Unless GPS is disabled in the Middle East for some reason. Not sure, but since GPS is really a Goverment owned sattelite system they have the right to disable the Civilian GPS feed in time of war in a particluar region. I don't know if everything going on over there has GPS disabled. Just a guess...

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Re: gentlemen ^_^ start your engines, 2008 STS-V looking for power

maybe you need a Middle East nav disc....? Im not sure if the export models have HUD, does yours have power folding mirrors? Also +1 on D3 being the big player in the STSv market. Give em a call...Im sure they will post here.


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Re: gentlemen ^_^ start your engines, 2008 STS-V looking for power

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my navi works but i guess i need the update, should the navi display a line thru the gps word on the screen ? even tho it looks like its crossed out but it still works. as for the hud, is there a button somewhere that enables/disables it ? i looked around and nothing says hud in the cockpit, well i contacted the dealer and good news he does have a new navi dvd for me waiting, will be picking it up on sat or sun. strange tho if gps wasn't on how come the gps shows the car moving in the navi? all my friends cars navi working fine except for me being the only caddie owner, i hate it when i hear that i payed all that money for the sts-v which lacks a lot of options unlike the jap cars ( lexus,infinity,nissan,toyota...) backup cam, radar like sensors and such. D3 is gonna get a phone call from me but i have a question regarding their plug n play tune, would that thing be good enough of a tune or would i get better hp figures from a dyno tune?

Florian

yes my car does have power folding mirrors and the sunroof n all but strangly enough no hud, i know onstar is only available in the US so that aint available here, i remember testing out the hud feature on the xlr-v but it only showed the kph/mphon the screen and a button that moved the hud between off and somewhere up in the middle of the windsheild and that was it. comparing the 2 the xlr-v had a small screen in the dash that displayed the hud on the windscreen while the sts-v doesn't

another question regarding the rear view mirror, whats up with all that bulk in that area, i know i can see a cam up there and its related to that useless noisy feature when i crosslanes still see no good from it asides from when veering off my lane when either lighting up a smoke or not paying attention to the road.

as for D3 i'll have to wait 90k kilos till my waranty is over when i asked the dealer i got this " any kind of modification to the cars voids its waranty wether it was engine work related or body kit related" how in gods name am i gonna wait 90k kilos or 3 years

i know a tune is reversable so i can go back to factory tune when taking it to sevice and retune after it leaves the dealers worksop but tht wont do it i need those horses and as many of them that i can get
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Re: gentlemen ^_^ start your engines, 2008 STS-V looking for power

Hello Mazz,

We can certainly provide you with a variety of power upgrades as well as styling upgrades. Most of our available options can be found on www.d3cadillac.com
We have several power packages available for your vehicle boosting the engine performance to 515bhp, 575 bhp or 600+bhp. We can also provide you with our body kit, custom wheels, tires and big brakes. Please feel free to PM or email me if you have any questions or require more information. Thank you.
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Re: gentlemen ^_^ start your engines, 2008 STS-V looking for power

new navi dvd = please insert map dvd
old navi dvd = much better than nothing

new dvd didn't have cadillac logo nor cadillac written on it like the old one just says GM, tried it on the escalade in the showroom still a no go. Its their fault so have to wait for the correct one.

any hptuner fellows out there that car to share some info/files please contact me ^_^ either thru pm

as recommended by fellow friend driving a Zo6, 98 octane fuel did wonders to my V so i guess i'll be sticking to that for ever ^_^
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Re: gentlemen ^_^ start your engines, 2008 STS-V looking for power

yep. We have tunes as well. There a couple of dyno tunes and street tunes avail using hptuners
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Re: gentlemen ^_^ start your engines, 2008 STS-V looking for power

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yep. We have tunes as well. There a couple of dyno tunes and street tunes avail using hptuners
would u mind emailing me the files around if possible ^_^
thank you
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would u mind emailing me the files around if possible ^_^
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Sure, I use HPTuners software. I'll send you my Dyno tune coupled with a members transmission street tune. They go together verry well.
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Re: gentlemen ^_^ start your engines, 2008 STS-V looking for power

I never really thought of tuning the V with my HPT, does it make a big difference?
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I never really thought of tuning the V with my HPT, does it make a big difference?
Yep it does
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