Cadillac CTS-V 2004-2007 (Gen I) The Caddy with an Attitude...

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Old 07-23-2010, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by tony tone


seriously, am i the only one that hovers around 11mpg all the time?

100% stock.

if it helps, i'm pretty sure there isn't a single time i don't go WOT in any gear no matter the rpm. i guess i'm a bit frustrated because of a friend who was pissed off getting 15mpg.

Are you lowered? What are you using? What rims? those look great.
I have the same color. Wasnt sure at first cause I love black but it is growing on me.
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Originally Posted by smashn808
I average about 16 with mixed driving.
Same here.

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And yeah...tell us more about your wheel/tire setup.

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P.S.--he is obviously lowered.
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Wow, I thought CTS-V's would be pretty close to F-body mpg or better. I'm getting ~19-23 mixed, ~26-28 highway.
Old 07-23-2010, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by David_viny
Wow, I thought CTS-V's would be pretty close to F-body mpg or better. I'm getting ~19-23 mixed, ~26-28 highway.
I think it is the extra hp the V's have which lowers our numbers a bit.

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Originally Posted by willsol
Are you lowered?
Looks stock to me...
Old 07-23-2010, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by RDRCKT
Looks stock to me...
I wasnt sure about it from the angle...of the dangle in the pic.

looks great though.
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Shifting at 2k will help alot and no downshifting.
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I get about 11 MPG too.....under normal driving
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Originally Posted by TheLAW
And yeah...tell us more about your wheel/tire setup.

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P.S.--he is obviously lowered.
i wasn't going to go all about my setup as many already know, but they are 360 forged split sevens with some match painted accents.

20x9 front - 245/30/20 nitto invo
20x10.5 rear - 285/25/20 nitto invo

suspension consists of a k-sport complete coilover. it's got a significant drop to it

a quick google search brings up the official shoot pics

http://carscollectionandrew.blogspot...ged-split.html

it's been lowered more since, obviously.

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Old 07-24-2010, 12:08 PM
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Tony Tone,

No wonder I liked it...you are rolling 20's. Well done...looks superb.

Looks so much better than putting an aftermarket 18 on our cars...IMO just stick with the stickers if you aren't going bigger.

Any issues clearing them? Scrub anywhere? Have to trim? Let me know.

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LAW,

i had to roll the fenders pretty good to achieve the tuckage of such an aggressive wheel fitment and obtain the stance it has. 20s are easily the perfect size for our car, but to slam it like that, yes, the trimming and fender rolling was a mission, although obviously worth it.

here's a shot of it the other day i took with my phone

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Do you think you would have had to roll the fenders or had any issues if you would have kept the stock ride-height?

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no way, but it would be ludicrous to run a setup like this and not lower it. it would like like a 4x4.
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Originally Posted by onebadcad
I have had recent tankfuls that averaged under 10mpg. Thank goodness my DD is my fuel efficient, rarely over 2K rpm, 700HP, 23mpg city and highway, C6.
How do you have a 700 hp corvette and rarely got over 2k rpm's? I would be over 4k rpm's as much as possible.
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Originally Posted by tony tone
LAW,

i had to roll the fenders pretty good to achieve the tuckage of such an aggressive wheel fitment and obtain the stance it has. 20s are easily the perfect size for our car, but to slam it like that, yes, the trimming and fender rolling was a mission, although obviously worth it.

here's a shot of it the other day i took with my phone

Tony, your V looks awesome. You have the best stance on a V I have ever seen. I want mine to look like that.
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thanks roidz.
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another thing here guys, dont just go by what your navi says, I have found mine to be wrong quite often, always figure it yourself if you want to know, based on mileage and how much you filled up............
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^ I manually checked mine a few times when I first got the car and it is always dead on.
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dam that v looks clean


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