The stock Cadillac CTS-V Wagon packs a supercharged 6.2L LSA V8 that offers 556 horsepower at the back of the engine, but the murdered out Caddy super wagon in the video here offers 650 horsepower at the wheels.
The mad scientists at Vengeance Racing have dyno tested their new Z06, and reported the hot rod Vette is pumping out 585 horsepower and 617 lb-ft at the wheels. But before they ran on the rollers, they followed proper break-in procedure.
Ultimately, it was hard to fault the 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe. It bundled together effective hardware and helpful technology. Could it have used a little more power? Sure, but at least the numbers from its small engine were accessible.
While it takes a lot of time and effort to polish any piece of metal, there are benefits for parts that wear against each other. So, when it came time to not only make the EcoTec3 5.3-liter V8 even more efficient and wear in for the long run, GM went with the tried and true method of polishing the crankshaft journals.
This week’s Dyno Blast video isn’t the best dyno video online, but when I heard this supercharged C5 Chevrolet Corvette roar in this video – I couldn’t pass it up.