JOHNSOND61

I am in the process of painting grills and all chrome on car black. While the bumper is off I thought I might as well change the heat exchanger. What is the best kit out there from your experience and what should I stay away from? This for my 2011 V. Thanks

Gary Wells

Not much info on this forum for V2's.

Try "Cadillacowners" & "CTS-Vowners".

Try "WeaponX" for parts.

GTman

Hey Gary , what about D3's unit.

Quik Z06

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Most guys swear by the track attack heat exchanger from weapon x. I personally got the C&W heat exchanger, it's almost identical in size and shape to the track attack so I figure it does the job equally the same. Here's a couple pics, it's painted black but you can see its huge, and is maybe 3 times thicker than the oem unit.

Greed4Speed

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D3 stuff tends to be overpriced. Check out ctsvowners.

GTman

Ya think !

jcollege

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D3 overpriced, thats saying it mildly!

SLOW SEDAN

iTrader: (13)

Fastest stock blower CTSV runs a stock heat exchanger with an ice box... for whatever that's worth.

http://www.ctsvowners.com/forum/27-t...y-v-coupe.html

Gary Wells

I can't understand all of the bad attitude/attitudes towards D3 in Signal Hill, CA.
I've had a lot of work done by D3 on my modded '09 CTS-V and it has always been top notch. They have always treated me royally. They did my brakes last week and the work was top notch as always. The price/cost was great too. They did their best to save me money where they could. Going back today today to have them take a look at & listen to my motor (noisy pulley). They've always given me a ride home after I drop my car off & they've always picked me up to get my car. They have just moved into a new location & are quite busy still shuffling everything around getting settled in. Even when I call for pricing & info they always get back to me pretty quick. Great bunch of guys, too.

Naf

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Couldnt you use the zr1 heat exchanger? Or is the design too different from the V?

dr_whigham

iTrader: (49)

Well that needs to change

I'm a WeaponX fan myself, and what's I'll be using here shortly. Their track attack looks nice.

Also, don't forget there's 2 different D3 companies, and I think that's where folks get confused.

tabio42

I would check out the Fluidyne triple pass heat exchanger as well. Excellent unit.