I came from a 2002 Z06 to a CTS-V.. To be honest, they really are two different cars.. The Z is your "racer" (garage trophy) and the V is a perfect car for the street and has plenty of grunt! The power isn't going to match all that much either. The Z has tons of power all through the rpm band, whereas the V has to turn higher RPMs to start feeling the motor.
The V does have the regular problems.. Maybe a lil more than the Z06, but I'm still enjoying the swap..The interior in the V is MUUUCH better than the Z06 as well. Many more buttons to mess w/ and much more comfortable to drive more often!
The Z, in my opinion, was too delicate to drive... You take it down the interstate once, you'll notice new paint chips once you get back home!
I'm not regretting the swap, but they really are different
