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Old 07-29-2011, 04:55 PM
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Lately, we've been doing a lot of CTS-V's. Obviously, most of the work is performance related, however we had a customer request that we powdercoat his wheels and paint the upper/lower grilles along with some other body related paint work. I think turned out excellent.

Mods are:

Livernois Motorsports 2.55” Supercharger Pulley
Livernois Motorsports Idler Pulley
Livernois Motorsports Upgraded Heat Exchanger
Innovators West Balancer
Kooks Longtube Headers & Connection Pipe w/ Cats
Corsa Touring Exhaust
Airaid CAI
Livernois Motorsports Dyno Tune


OEM Wheels Powdercoated by Livernois Motorsports
Upper/Lower Grilles Painted by Livernois Motorsports










Baseline 434 RWHP / 445 RWTQ - Post Mods - 543 RWHP / 536 RWTQ



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Black grill on the V2's looks soooo much better than the factory unit...I like the 'raw' SS on the V1, but if I had a V2, think I'd paint or powdercoat it.

Looks like a nice coating on the wheels...Personally, I like the oem polished look (maybe an option) on those wheels, but a flat black does look good (for black wheels).

I need to fix my curb rash and recoat my wheels. I like the oem 'sheen' on the V1's...Hard to explain, but maybe it's the curves or something, but just looks nice when they're cleaned up real good.
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Nice looking HEX.
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Yes, that's an all-business look for the heat exchanger. The grills look good this way.

Nice job overall, and great performance result!
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Looks good, love the grills. Personally, I'd flat black the heat exchanger, keep it stealth.
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Why did you change out the balancer when you went with an upper pulley?
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Nice job guys! Now if you could convince the owner to do all the chrome trim in black.
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Balancer is prolly an overdrive which means more boost.
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Originally Posted by itsslow98
Balancer is prolly an overdrive which means more boost.
Than it would need to mention a specific larger ring, contributing to the HP numbers provided.



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