Cadillac CTS-V - 2 Kills! - C5 & SRT8 CHALLENGER!

2 Kills on this beautiful San Diego sunday!.

C5 Vette
09 Dodge SRT8 Challenger <-- HA!

I could really care less about the vette, its old news. He instigated it, I ended it. As were smiling at each other chuckling about the run, a challenger shoots by in the fast lane (freeway)

Im immediately on his tail, and we drop to 40 at which point the V had ruined his confidence by the time I hit 4th.

Nice, I got worked over by a 335 on the freeway, because I am dumb and was in 6th....

Congrats on the kills. I see from your sig you have exhaust and an Air filter. Do you think it would have been close without those? What year CTS-V?

Congrats on the kills. I see from your sig you have exhaust and an Air filter. Do you think it would have been close without those? What year CTS-V?

The catback exhaust and air filter are negligable when it comes to power gains.

The catback exhaust and air filter are negligable when it comes to power gains.


So let me get this str8... you let a car breathe more, and you don't rep the HP benefits. Not even 3-5 HPs for the exhaust? No gains in low-end torque? Have y

You'll probably gain 3-5 but like 510 said, 3-5 hp for 700+ for exhaust isn't really anything worth mentioning.

So let me get this str8... you let a car breathe more, and you don't rep the HP benefits. Not even 3-5 HPs for the exhaust? No gains in low-end torque? Have y

Ok, I'll give you 3-5 hp for those mods, maybe even 10. 0.75%, 1.25%, 2.5% power increases.

Do you think you could tell when you're behind the wheel?

ok so if those are all true. then if i just take out the resenator and put a cut out before muffler i should pick up same horse right?

i want to modd a little. but don't want to spend 700 for 3-5 horse. thats a waste of money. i would spend 700 for spray:lol:

I consider my car stock. I just list mods because theyre technically power adders. I dont consider anything that doesnt require removal of head components a real motor mod ;)

ok so if those are all true. then if i just take out the resenator and put a cut out before muffler i should pick up same horse right?

i want to modd a little. but don't want to spend 700 for 3-5 horse. thats a waste of money. i would spend 700 for spray:lol:

You can hack up the stock exhaust without spending a lot of money and still create a great system. I only got my magnaflow because I got it for $400.

If you're looking to get power for cheap, go get tuned by a shop that will give you free or limited cost tune upgrades for your future mods.

Spray will always be a bang-for-your buck winner.

2 Kills on this beautiful San Diego sunday!.

C5 Vette
09 Dodge SRT8 Challenger <-- HA!

I could really care less about the vette, its old news. He instigated it, I ended it. As were smiling at each other chuckling about the run, a challenger shoots by in the fast lane (freeway)

Im immediately on his tail, and we drop to 40 at which point the V had ruined his confidence by the time I hit 4th.

Nice work! I just realized I'm posting in your thread and forgot to comment.

That poor Challenger owner will never feel the same.

I saw my first charger friday. I was in the company 04 Impala so no dice on getting a run with one.
Great kills.

I saw my first charger friday. I was in the company 04 Impala so no dice on getting a run with one.
Great kills.

charger or challenger?

challenger.

challenger.

i'm just bein a dick! :angel:

i've seen two of them so far...neither wanted to run.

i'm just bein a dick! :angel:

i've seen two of them so far...neither wanted to run.

I know man. :cheers:

Before too long there will be some kids trying to show off for the gf and then we'll get our chance.:punch:

I know man. :cheers:

Before too long there will be some kids trying to show off for the gf and then we'll get our chance.:punch:

This guy was cruising around with his chick, obviously just bought the thing. Probably 35-40ish.

damn!!! I never get anything good other than friends, Im getting known as the local Rice slayer around here. They post up on our local board talking about "I got murdered by a Caddi!!" Then my friends chime in and say "LOL CAPOWNED!!!"

Ok, I'll give you 3-5 hp for those mods, maybe even 10. 0.75%, 1.25%, 2.5% power increases.

Do you think you could tell when you're behind the wheel?

So you are putting down almost 370 at the rear wheels right? From your mods listed you have full exhaust work, CAI, and LT's. So have you gained most of your real wheel hp from your tune, or from the exhaust and tune. Either way you still picked up a difference; and you are saying that you can not tell a 30rwhp difference? Just trying to understand?

what do these cars put down the the ground stock on a dyno.

what do these cars put down the the ground stock on a dyno.

Assuming 15-17% loss for a manual transmission, 336-344 horses.

So you are putting down almost 370 at the rear wheels right? From your mods listed you have full exhaust work, CAI, and LT's. So have you gained most of your real wheel hp from your tune, or from the exhaust and tune. Either way you still picked up a difference; and you are saying that you can not tell a 30rwhp difference? Just trying to understand?

I can definitley feel the difference from the ~35 rwhp increase after installing the headers and getting tuned. I was saying with just a catback and filter you won't feel much and if you do, it's mostly in your head.

I actually pulled 321rwhp, 315rwtq right after the header install and before the tune. I was probably down 10-15 hp for the engine running rich so maybe 333 rwhp stock. The tune then took it from 321-369 rwhp.

what do these cars put down the the ground stock on a dyno.

The guys on HorsepowerTV pulled 327rwhp from their stock CTS-V that they then installed a maggie on. I've even seen people get lower than that stock, and I've seen some a bit higher.

Assuming 15-17% loss for a manual transmission, 336-344 horses.

That's on the high side for our cars, as the driveline is full of rubber that seems to rob a few extra horses. 16-19% loss is a more likely range.

So you are putting down almost 370 at the rear wheels right? From your mods listed you have full exhaust work, CAI, and LT's. So have you gained most of your real wheel hp from your tune, or from the exhaust and tune. Either way you still picked up a difference; and you are saying that you can not tell a 30rwhp difference? Just trying to understand?

he got the bulk of that power increase from the headers/tune...not the catback or his k&n. you will feel a 30+rwhp increase...he NEVER said that you can't feel that.

i'm not sure why you're having a hard time understanding the simple fact that a catback exhaust and cai are NOT going to net you big enough power to truly notice. you may feel a little better throttle response or think you're faster because you're louder, but the 4 or 5 hp you pick up will not be felt or make a difference in a race.

so in answer to your very first question...even without the filter/catback, the 2 runs this guy had would be equally as close as they were with them.

[QUOTE=CTSV_510;9945124]I can definitley feel the difference from the ~35 rwhp increase after installing the headers and getting tuned. I was saying with just a catback and filter you won't feel much and if you do, it's mostly in your head.

Thanks for the insight and clarification.

typically 330ish rwh 320ish rwtq...in that ballpark is safe to assume...
higher if its a wendsday car and lower on a friday/monday car... bpllllt!
i obviously have a wendsday after 3 coffee's & lunch car. =]

he got the bulk of that power increase from the headers/tune...not the catback or his k&n. you will feel a 30+rwhp increase...he NEVER said that you can't feel that.

i'm not sure why you're having a hard time understanding the simple fact that a catback exhaust and cai are NOT going to net you big enough power to truly notice. you may feel a little better throttle response or think you're faster because you're louder, but the 4 or 5 hp you pick up will not be felt or make a difference in a race.

so in answer to your very first question...even without the filter/catback, the 2 runs this guy had would be equally as close as they were with them.

He cleared it up it up for me, thanks for your input though.

charger or challenger?

i'm just bein a dick!

Hard to believe it was an srt8. The normal hemi isn't all that fast. The srt8 is waaaay faster. Good job on that kill.

Nice kills and yeah we have basically the same mods and in this 60 degree weather My car is revving fast as HeLL!!! I need a x pipe and tune though.