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First Post, CTS-V Ordered Yesterday, I Have Questions.
Well, yesterday was a long, long time coming and I was finally able to put a deposit down on a 2013 CTS-V. A few of the important details are; black raven, ebony interior, composite rims, Recaro seats, sun roof, M6, etc. I was interested in the Black Diamond, but once I saw it, it was too "sparkly" for my taste, just too much flake for me, so I settled on black raven.
Now on to the questions. I will be interested in performing some slight modifications to the car, just the usual stuff though, CAI, cat-back, possibly LT headers, that's about it for performance. I heavily modified my LT1 and I simply don't want to go down that path again.
So, I've read most of the posts on this forum and was curious if there is a consensus on some of the better parts for the above? Also, I've searched for black chrome grills for the CTS-V and haven't found anything to my satisfaction, but have noted several photos on this forum with black grills, can someone point in that vendors direction? I've read about the plasti-dip method and it doesn't interest me much.
TIA!
Now on to the questions. I will be interested in performing some slight modifications to the car, just the usual stuff though, CAI, cat-back, possibly LT headers, that's about it for performance. I heavily modified my LT1 and I simply don't want to go down that path again.
So, I've read most of the posts on this forum and was curious if there is a consensus on some of the better parts for the above? Also, I've searched for black chrome grills for the CTS-V and haven't found anything to my satisfaction, but have noted several photos on this forum with black grills, can someone point in that vendors direction? I've read about the plasti-dip method and it doesn't interest me much.
TIA!
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Frankly, most of us know the first generation CTS-V a lot better than the second generation CTS-V. That's not to say that this forum is worthless, but you're probably better off posting on the 2009+ CTS-V forum on the CadillacForums.com. Link:
http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums...es-forum-2009/
http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums...es-forum-2009/
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I love my airaid cai and lots of other v2 owners do as well. You can find them for around 280ish I think. I think mine cost me 284.
I did electric cutouts for the exhaust but if I was going cat-back I'd go with stainless works. They have a very nice full system if you want the headers as well. The stock exhaust flows pretty well as it is and can handle mild mods just fine. You should think about an upper pulley upgrade and tune to go alone with that cai.
BTW, great choice on the black raven m6! with recaros
I'm not a fan of the black diamond and if you ever get damage it is near impossible for even a good paint shop to match it back up. You made the right choice.
I did electric cutouts for the exhaust but if I was going cat-back I'd go with stainless works. They have a very nice full system if you want the headers as well. The stock exhaust flows pretty well as it is and can handle mild mods just fine. You should think about an upper pulley upgrade and tune to go alone with that cai.
BTW, great choice on the black raven m6! with recaros
I'm not a fan of the black diamond and if you ever get damage it is near impossible for even a good paint shop to match it back up. You made the right choice.
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Well, yesterday was a long, long time coming and I was finally able to put a deposit down on a 2013 CTS-V. A few of the important details are; black raven, ebony interior, composite rims, Recaro seats, sun roof, M6, etc. I was interested in the Black Diamond, but once I saw it, it was too "sparkly" for my taste, just too much flake for me, so I settled on black raven.
Now on to the questions. I will be interested in performing some slight modifications to the car, just the usual stuff though, CAI, cat-back, possibly LT headers, that's about it for performance. I heavily modified my LT1 and I simply don't want to go down that path again.
So, I've read most of the posts on this forum and was curious if there is a consensus on some of the better parts for the above? Also, I've searched for black chrome grills for the CTS-V and haven't found anything to my satisfaction, but have noted several photos on this forum with black grills, can someone point in that vendors direction? I've read about the plasti-dip method and it doesn't interest me much.
TIA!
Now on to the questions. I will be interested in performing some slight modifications to the car, just the usual stuff though, CAI, cat-back, possibly LT headers, that's about it for performance. I heavily modified my LT1 and I simply don't want to go down that path again.
So, I've read most of the posts on this forum and was curious if there is a consensus on some of the better parts for the above? Also, I've searched for black chrome grills for the CTS-V and haven't found anything to my satisfaction, but have noted several photos on this forum with black grills, can someone point in that vendors direction? I've read about the plasti-dip method and it doesn't interest me much.
TIA!
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I love my airaid cai and lots of other v2 owners do as well. You can find them for around 280ish I think. I think mine cost me 284.
I did electric cutouts for the exhaust but if I was going cat-back I'd go with stainless works. They have a very nice full system if you want the headers as well. The stock exhaust flows pretty well as it is and can handle mild mods just fine. You should think about an upper pulley upgrade and tune to go alone with that cai.
BTW, great choice on the black raven m6! with recaros
I'm not a fan of the black diamond and if you ever get damage it is near impossible for even a good paint shop to match it back up. You made the right choice.
I did electric cutouts for the exhaust but if I was going cat-back I'd go with stainless works. They have a very nice full system if you want the headers as well. The stock exhaust flows pretty well as it is and can handle mild mods just fine. You should think about an upper pulley upgrade and tune to go alone with that cai.
BTW, great choice on the black raven m6! with recaros
I'm not a fan of the black diamond and if you ever get damage it is near impossible for even a good paint shop to match it back up. You made the right choice.
Good luck, and if you have any questions, feel free to shoot a pm also.
Ben
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Congrats on the new ride. Just don't forget those tech two's the dealers use will now pick up on ecm mods quickly and void your warranty very quickly. I'd drive that thing stock for a while in case there are some gremlins hiding in there.
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I love my airaid cai and lots of other v2 owners do as well. You can find them for around 280ish I think. I think mine cost me 284.
I did electric cutouts for the exhaust but if I was going cat-back I'd go with stainless works. They have a very nice full system if you want the headers as well. The stock exhaust flows pretty well as it is and can handle mild mods just fine. You should think about an upper pulley upgrade and tune to go alone with that cai.
I did electric cutouts for the exhaust but if I was going cat-back I'd go with stainless works. They have a very nice full system if you want the headers as well. The stock exhaust flows pretty well as it is and can handle mild mods just fine. You should think about an upper pulley upgrade and tune to go alone with that cai.
Personally, I love the stock exhaust. A quiet rumble with some good sound at wide open throttle. I haven't looked in to the black grills, but a lot seem to do it. I would start with http://www.ctsvowners.com and http://www.cadillacforums.com. Both have good info, but I prefer ctsvowners.com since the other site looks like a billboard.
All others, thank you for the kind words, replies, and links. They are all very much appreciated!
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Enjoy your new ride. Basic mods for a Gen 2 V are usually a smaller upper pulley, a CAI, a 160 thermostat, and a tune. Picked up almost 100 rwhp for me over stock. There are pulleys that look just like stock, you can do an airbox mod to move more air and still look stock, and some tuners can make your tune come up with a stock check sum. I'm not saying you should try and fool the dealer, just sayin.
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Enjoy your new ride. Basic mods for a Gen 2 V are usually a smaller upper pulley, a CAI, a 160 thermostat, and a tune. Picked up almost 100 rwhp for me over stock. There are pulleys that look just like stock, you can do an airbox mod to move more air and still look stock, and some tuners can make your tune come up with a stock check sum. I'm not saying you should try and fool the dealer, just sayin.
Also if you could provide vendors/links for those able to mail a tune with an OEM check sum, I'd be very appreciative. Which pulley are most of you going with, whats the installation difficulty, is a pulley puller necessary? I've only used NO2 as a power adder, so I'm a bit out of my depth with a S/C.
I can't wait to see pics.
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Question. I know forced air induction motors are sensitive to changes in A:F, will the MAF be able to keep up with the changes of a new CAI and are the fuel tables able to compensate? I've been reading that some CAI units are causing misfires/lean conditions (mostly the D3 model) without some type of programming, is this accurate?
Also if you could provide vendors/links for those able to mail a tune with an OEM check sum, I'd be very appreciative. Which pulley are most of you going with, whats the installation difficulty? I've only used NO2 as a power adder, so I'm a bit out of my depth with a S/C.
I take delivery in 6-8 weeks.
Also if you could provide vendors/links for those able to mail a tune with an OEM check sum, I'd be very appreciative. Which pulley are most of you going with, whats the installation difficulty? I've only used NO2 as a power adder, so I'm a bit out of my depth with a S/C.
I take delivery in 6-8 weeks.
The mod difficulty on the car is really not hard. I think the hardest one is the upper pulley because of the press needed. You can do a lower crank pulley a lot easier, but they are about 7 times the price of an upper pulley. Also, anything more than a about 13-14 psi and you'll be looking at bigger injectors and a HX. I plan on looking at the addition of a 9.1 crank pulley, HX, ported blower, ID 850 injectors, exhaust and then headers for a stage two build. I think I'll be happy with that for a while.
I have a CTS-V pulley combo .pdf that I can send you if you would like, just shoot me a pm with you email.
Ben
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Enjoy your new ride. Basic mods for a Gen 2 V are usually a smaller upper pulley, a CAI, a 160 thermostat, and a tune. Picked up almost 100 rwhp for me over stock. There are pulleys that look just like stock, you can do an airbox mod to move more air and still look stock, and some tuners can make your tune come up with a stock check sum. I'm not saying you should try and fool the dealer, just sayin.
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Question. I know forced air induction motors are sensitive to changes in A:F, will the MAF be able to keep up with the changes of a new CAI and are the fuel tables able to compensate? I've been reading that some CAI units are causing misfires/lean conditions (mostly the D3 model) without some type of programming, is this accurate?
Also if you could provide vendors/links for those able to mail a tune with an OEM check sum, I'd be very appreciative. Which pulley are most of you going with, whats the installation difficulty, is a pulley puller necessary? I've only used NO2 as a power adder, so I'm a bit out of my depth with a S/C.
I take delivery in 6-8 weeks.
Also if you could provide vendors/links for those able to mail a tune with an OEM check sum, I'd be very appreciative. Which pulley are most of you going with, whats the installation difficulty, is a pulley puller necessary? I've only used NO2 as a power adder, so I'm a bit out of my depth with a S/C.
I take delivery in 6-8 weeks.
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Well, yesterday was a long, long time coming and I was finally able to put a deposit down on a 2013 CTS-V. A few of the important details are; black raven, ebony interior, composite rims, Recaro seats, sun roof, M6, etc. I was interested in the Black Diamond, but once I saw it, it was too "sparkly" for my taste, just too much flake for me, so I settled on black raven.
Now on to the questions. I will be interested in performing some slight modifications to the car, just the usual stuff though, CAI, cat-back, possibly LT headers, that's about it for performance. I heavily modified my LT1 and I simply don't want to go down that path again.
So, I've read most of the posts on this forum and was curious if there is a consensus on some of the better parts for the above? Also, I've searched for black chrome grills for the CTS-V and haven't found anything to my satisfaction, but have noted several photos on this forum with black grills, can someone point in that vendors direction? I've read about the plasti-dip method and it doesn't interest me much.
TIA!
Now on to the questions. I will be interested in performing some slight modifications to the car, just the usual stuff though, CAI, cat-back, possibly LT headers, that's about it for performance. I heavily modified my LT1 and I simply don't want to go down that path again.
So, I've read most of the posts on this forum and was curious if there is a consensus on some of the better parts for the above? Also, I've searched for black chrome grills for the CTS-V and haven't found anything to my satisfaction, but have noted several photos on this forum with black grills, can someone point in that vendors direction? I've read about the plasti-dip method and it doesn't interest me much.
TIA!
If I were you... CAI, Pulley, Tune, Headers and cutouts. That would be it.
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