I tried working with the dealer to get a Tremor but in the end there's no discount from the local dealers on a Tremor so it looks like I'm going to have to wait on that one for awhile so I decided to get something a little different and pretty fun. The tremor also doesn't work if for some reason I have to pick up my kids and it's the only vehicle available.
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The plan now is to find a 2010/2011 SHO for around $20K that I can trade the kids car in on to use for dev work still. I'll wait for a year or so and pick up a Tremor or possibly whatever the 2015 is. I also want to see the platform develop some more, in the mean time I'll keep providing the products I've developed, turbos etc for you guys and continue to be a resource daily.
I'm also going to start working on a twin turbo kit for the CTS-V and Pro-EFI kit as well with the guy who has helped me build the Flex. I'm looking forward to running some 11's in the CTS-V and then converting to E85 very quickly and running some 10's.
I AM NOT abandoning you guys and I am going nowhere, I still have my truck to use for truck dev work as well.
:D
Sweet future ride!
At least I got to ride in the EB Flex!
Congrats on the new V, Mike! Hopefully you can come out with a sub $20,000 kit, which is what Hennessey was selling the 700 hp upgrade kit (w reworked heads) for at one time (saw it on Leno's Garage) :)
Great choice with the CTS-V. I almost talked myself into getting the wagon, but just could not concede to running RWD living in the Northeast.
Really nice ride! ... and I love black cars, especially screamin' fast ones.
I almost bought a 2012 CTS V when I was looking and picked up my '13 SHO, but the price point of the V was a little high with all the dealers here didn't seem to want to negotiate much.... and honestly, there were a few things for a car that I also had to use as a DD; first, I had to crawl in, not like a vette (I drove C6 and C7), but still a bit of work for an old man like me and I liked the SHO back seat as well for all my ancient compadres, second, I couldn't find one in a color I wanted that had the Recaros and I found the stock seats a bit firm as well as lacking thigh support as well as bolstering, third all three of the V cars I drove had a lot of road (tire) noise from the rear wheels wells above 40-45 mph... (I think a few pounds of Dynamat or a better seal for the fold-down rear seat might have fixed this) and, finally, (remember I'm a old computer nerd) I preferred the revised FoMoCo sync system operation and extensive LED implementation. So I told myself I'd use the $30k I saved to do the mods.
That being said, a beautiful car that accelerated like a go-cart with a V8 was a big draw for me and the decision was hard. I know you'll love it. Glad your not letting this great forum go. I have learned a lot here! I'm looking forward to seeing your mods develop. I was interested in the Hennessy kit like SHOdded. Imagine your CTS-V with 1200hp!
Twin turbo kit is already in talks, I'm hoping to develop a bolt in kit for around $10K with fuel upgrades.
GM!?! You have turned to the dark side. I am sad to see you leaving the ford family but happy to hear you're not leaving us completely. I have been on your website and your prices are very competitive. I fully intend on purchasing my performance upgrades for my SHO from you when I get the funds. Thanks for all your hard work done on the ecoboost platform, and return to the light side of the force quickly.
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Quote from: SRT82ECOBOOST on November 11, 2013, 05:28:07 AM
Great choice with the CTS-V. I almost talked myself into getting the wagon, but just could not concede to running RWD living in the Northeast.
Very nice ride indeed. I am like SRT8, up here, I need AWD. Too frustrating to spin all the time. Now with my modded SHO, I have yet to lose a race at a red light. 0-60mph in less than 4 seconds, time after time can't be beaten by any stock car out there regardless of their power. Only GTR IF they use launch control or 911 Turbo or Lambo Aventador...
Mercedes AMG now are available apparently with 4matic... very interesting, but more than twice the price of a SHO... Maybe in a couple years, a used 2014?
I love the CTS-V, been one of my favorite since their most recent version!
Good for you and happy to see you will still be on this forum.
Quote from: steve142857 on November 11, 2013, 10:46:31 AM
Quote from: SRT82ECOBOOST on November 11, 2013, 05:28:07 AM
Great choice with the CTS-V. I almost talked myself into getting the wagon, but just could not concede to running RWD living in the Northeast.
Very nice ride indeed. I am like SRT8, up here, I need AWD. Too frustrating to spin all the time. Now with my modded SHO, I have yet to lose a race at a red light. 0-60mph in less than 4 seconds, time after time can't be beaten by any stock car out there regardless of their power. Only GTR IF they use launch control or 911 Turbo or Lambo Aventador...
Mercedes AMG now are available apparently with 4matic... very interesting, but more than twice the price of a SHO... Maybe in a couple years, a used 2014?
I love the CTS-V, been one of my favorite since their most recent version!
Good for you and happy to see you will still be on this forum.
I'm talking to Pro-EFI already about a 128 that includes traction control that works AWESOME or D3 which also has a kit. Here in AZ it's not quite so bad, thank goodness. :)
Quote from: 4DRHTRD on November 10, 2013, 10:49:42 PM
I'm also going to start working on a twin turbo kit for the CTS-V and Pro-EFI kit as well with the guy who has helped me build the Flex. I'm looking forward to running some 11's in the CTS-V and then converting to E85 very quickly and running some 10's.
I assume this means you are pulling the Supercharger and then adding the twin turbos.
Wouldn't it just be easier and exponentially cheaper to reduce the pulley size on the supercharger and up the boost? As I mentioned on the phone, tranny could be an issue, though CTS-V has the heavier duty truck tranny. How about axles? I had hopping with my G8 and installed G-force HD axles which are different diameters. Would guess rear ends can be switched with Camaro, but may be wrong on that.
Which tuning options are you considering? HP Pro Tuners?
Quote from: EcoBrick Bob on November 11, 2013, 12:00:07 PM
Quote from: 4DRHTRD on November 10, 2013, 10:49:42 PM
I'm also going to start working on a twin turbo kit for the CTS-V and Pro-EFI kit as well with the guy who has helped me build the Flex. I'm looking forward to running some 11's in the CTS-V and then converting to E85 very quickly and running some 10's.
I assume this means you are pulling the Supercharger and then adding the twin turbos.
Wouldn't it just be easier and exponentially cheaper to reduce the pulley size on the supercharger and up the boost? As I mentioned on the phone, tranny could be an issue, though CTS-V has the heavier duty truck tranny. How about axles? I had hopping with my G8 and installed G-force HD axles which are different diameters. Would guess rear ends can be switched with Camaro, but may be wrong on that.
Which tuning options are you considering? HP Pro Tuners?
Yes, supercharger will come off.
I'll rebuild the tranny if needed :)
I'll figure out the axles if they break.
Car already has long tubes and pulleys. The immediate plans are injectors, BAP and E85. I'll address everything else as I come to it....
Tuning will be handled by a local god of GM tuning Nic D.
:D
Squash can help you with your fuel system, like they did with the Flex. Greg@PacePerformance is a great source for GM parts and more. (Including fuel systems and injector upgrades). Very knowledgeable and has a Pontiac G8 GXP with a 2300 Magnacharger. Know he has updated his injectors and many other components as they failed. However his is a 6 spd stick. If for no other reason, he keeps other suppliers honest. Have met Greg personally and can vouch for Pace (Ohio GM dealer).
If you come up with a TT system, I'm sure there would be G8 interest. Several people have created their own systems.
Gorgeous V. Only 18k miles- awesome!
Looking good! Are Injector Dynamics injectors well known on the dark side?
Quote from: 05yellowgt on November 11, 2013, 08:41:52 PM
Looking good! Are Injector Dynamics injectors well known on the dark side?
Yes, ID 1350 are supposed to be the ones to go with for E85 setups. :)
ID worked well for Jason (yamahaSHO) on his Gen 2 SHO (shoforum.com) running E85.
AWESOME!!! Looking into getting the V wagon in the coming years as prices drop but of course will keep the SHO.
These guys are getting very impressive numbers. I met a guy through a close friend who are both Vette owners. The guy now has a CTS-V that broke 9's through stock manifolds and exhaust. Full mods list at the end of the video. He's getting amazing 60ft in the 1.5x range on drag radials. Without nitrous he ran 10.4x@130.xx. He did blow his tranny before the heads/cam and nitrous. What's amazing is he launches off idle on a stock stall with a new built Circle D tranny.
It's an amazing build. I've watched the progression of this car from the early stages to current setup through group emails going back and forth along with the discussions.
9 Sec CTS-V (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6juLHOZZqg#ws)
I would be surprised if Chris Sehorn at Circle D didn't put in a higher stall if they rebuilt the tranny. I have one of their converters in my 09'G8. See Jeremy Formatto did the porting. Nice guy. He did my intake and in person, he did the TB on my 08' G8. One of Jeremy's customers was running at Bradenton when I beat the GS Vette. Guy ran a 10.9 with his non-boosted 08' Vette. HP Tuners- Formatto tune that he could adjust for track conditions.
Quote from: EcoBrick Bob on November 12, 2013, 10:14:57 PM
I would be surprised if Chris Sehorn at Circle D didn't put in a higher stall if they rebuilt the tranny. I have one of their converters in my 09'G8. See Jeremy Formatto did the porting. Nice guy. He did my intake and in person, he did the TB on my 08' G8. One of Jeremy's customers was running at Bradenton when I beat the GS Vette. Guy ran a 10.9 with his non-boosted 08' Vette. HP Tuners- Formatto tune that he could adjust for track conditions.
Unless something changed I'm not aware about, last email reply at the time, when my brother replied referring how the car launched, stated it had the stock stall.
Congrats on the new ride. I maybe one of the few people who really like the way the coupe looks.
I died a little inside.
I like the looks of the CTS Coupe. However, It needs a permanently operating backup camera mirror so you can see what's behind you, even when you're driving... especially in traffic.
I'm already working on a twin turbo setup for the car I can sell to other owners and a Pro EFI ECU. Flex gets dropped off tonight to get put to stock as my mechanic got sick at SEMA and needed to recover (bronchitis). I'm looking forward to 11's, then 10's then 9's this coming year. :)
I found exactly how I want my car to look btw, and that cam is AWESOME!
Monster CTS-V (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNKE3trMXcg#)
Got some real highlift cams in there from the sound of it. Did the front actually lift off the ground ... almost??? POV driver would be cool too!
P.S.: We need a 7.0L quad turbo V12 EB engine please. Round off the rear end on the SHO (take the trunk off), and add the length to the front for a longitudinal setup :o Hand the V (and the Dodge V) their collective a**es!!!
If you build it.... 4DR will come!!!!!
Found out for sure there's a Pro EFI plug and play setup for the car. Definitely going to be one of my first mods, love their traction control!
Quote from: 4DRHTRD on November 13, 2013, 01:41:46 PM
I found exactly how I want my car to look btw, and that cam is AWESOME!
Monster CTS-V (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNKE3trMXcg#)
The image you have for your new ride is Saaaweeeet! That car looks like it would eat the competition.... and pass them later after they digest!
Today I was at Black Market Racing getting the baseline dyno on my SHO before performance mods.... BTW Jeremy Thompson is a nice guy and easy to work with. I meet Mike B (4DR)... really nice guy with a wealth of car savvy! We talked downpipes, hotpipes, engine ventilation, and also developed a plan for prototype construction of a dual tube CAI for the SHO platform. Great conversation... Thanks Mike!
The exciting part was getting to see his new CTS-V in transformation... I don't want to steal any thunder, and I know it's not Ecoboost or Ford.... but it is an awesome ride headed for new heights. I can't wait to see it all together, 'cuz it was spectacular even in pieces. Go for it Mike!
CT what. - yuk. -
Just kidding
Awesome cars, look forward to seeing the build. I would have had one by now if it wasn't for thoes pesky teenag..... I mean snow. :(