GMHTP's 6-piston CTS-V Setup
10-25-2010, 02:44 AM
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If your just wanting other OE Wheels 18" wheels you will be fine, I wouldn't think their manufacturing process would change in regards to dimension, just shape. Any other 18" wheel.. hmm that is a good question. I know it will have to be at least 18".
There's the whole Race Star/Greg Weld original wheel not fitting the LS1 brakes, but the new versions fitting the brakes. Meaning that not all 18" wheels, or wheels in general, dimensions are going to be near the same..
What this means is for the people choosing the 6-piston setup, what works for some might not work for you.
There's the whole Race Star/Greg Weld original wheel not fitting the LS1 brakes, but the new versions fitting the brakes. Meaning that not all 18" wheels, or wheels in general, dimensions are going to be near the same..
What this means is for the people choosing the 6-piston setup, what works for some might not work for you.
10-26-2010, 03:35 PM
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11-02-2010, 04:23 AM
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11-02-2010, 09:50 AM
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The 4 pistons are on national backorder. I was told from partstaxi and gmpartsdirect that they will be producing them again but no one knows when. So for now the only way to get them is if someone here on tech is selling a pair or on ebay. The ones I see on ebay must be made out of gold because their sometimes priced at over $1000 for all 4..
11-02-2010, 02:02 PM
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Sorry for the late response, I have been out of town for a couple of days. In the photograph below you can see the pad/rotor wear after a full day of road course testing. With the 14-inch Z06 rotor and the 6-piston CTS-V caliper, the pad covers nearly 100-percent of the rotor surface, with no overhang on the leading or trailing edge of the rotor (you will note that the inside "hat" of the rotor has a little tiny bit of slight wear, but it isn't anything to worry about, that surface is flat)
A 15.5-inch CTS-V rotor would be great, however I am not sure you could even run a 19-inch wheel, and surely not an 18. For the racing many of us do, and especially the racing we plan on doing, a 19-inch wheel just wouldn't work.
In terms of price, we chose to do the best upgrade possible using stock GM parts and felt we have accomplished that. A custom rotor wouldn't have offered any benefit to us, although in certain applications I am sure it might.
Anyway, glad to see this topic being discussed, and please post up any further questions you have. Also, since you are planning to do a similar swap, please post pictures as you go along, it would be great to see another perspective on this particular install. We are here to help!
A 15.5-inch CTS-V rotor would be great, however I am not sure you could even run a 19-inch wheel, and surely not an 18. For the racing many of us do, and especially the racing we plan on doing, a 19-inch wheel just wouldn't work.
In terms of price, we chose to do the best upgrade possible using stock GM parts and felt we have accomplished that. A custom rotor wouldn't have offered any benefit to us, although in certain applications I am sure it might.
Anyway, glad to see this topic being discussed, and please post up any further questions you have. Also, since you are planning to do a similar swap, please post pictures as you go along, it would be great to see another perspective on this particular install. We are here to help!
11-05-2010, 05:18 PM
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Latest ETA is first quarter of next year on the calipers.
Pin kit part number is 89047759. I have them in stock if anyone needs any.
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Kevin
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Pin kit part number is 89047759. I have them in stock if anyone needs any.
Thanks
Kevin
www.PartsTaxi.com
11-11-2010, 04:02 PM
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Just a quick heads up. I talked to one of my friends at GM yesterday. There are 140 pairs of the CTS-V calipers inbound to GM. He estimated once they are received, processed, and sent, should be available to dealers mid December. I put in an order for more then half of the total stock they had coming in. 
11-12-2010, 05:59 AM
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I don't mean to jack, but my gripe with the CTS-V Brake upgrade is that I have heard very little about a matching REAR upgrade. Strano has also mentioned this now "Un-balanced" setup before too. Stock rears with 6 piston ft calipers and large rotors doesn't sit well with me. The car will be nose-dive happy. You will almost end up with a brake jab = oversteer condition.