Thread: My '05 V - Summer mode engaged

picked it up saturday from north carolina. long ass drive home...

2005 cadillac CTS-V
75,xxx miles currently

35% tint
dynomax bullet mufflers w/magnaflow tips, stock remaining exhaust
CAGS delete (forces 1-4 shift in certain situations)
hurst short throw shifter and poly shift linkage bushings
DIY intake tube to stock air box
poly diff bushing
poly trans insert
gen4 diff

also have some poly sway bar mounts and motor mounts that weren't installed yet.

a couple pictures to keep everyone satisfied for now:

(stopped for food in VA at sonic)


(stopped at the rest stop at the indiana/ohio border)



so far i love this freakin car. it sounds awesome, it rides well, it's quick, and i can't wait to drive it everyday.

for now it's sitting in my parents garage until i can get it registered and legal to drive around...


edit: posting this here so it's easy to find:

Originally Posted by me

PHASE I - 2014

- poly motor/trans mounts [X]
- kooks 1.75" headers with catted mid pipes [X]
- poly diff mount [X]
- poly rear subframe bushings
- tune [X]
- gloss black vinyl roof [X]

PHASE II - 2015

- coilovers
- wide wheel, tubular trailing arms [X]
- 5x120 conversion [X]
- 5x120 wheels [X]
- some random winter wheels i have no idea about yet (18s so i can reuse winter tires i'll get this year) [X]

PHASE III - 2016
(hopefully by then i'll have a new DD and i can play with this car some more)

- baller wheels (20s, other dimensions undetermined)
- cam on stock heads?
- other suspension parts to support more lows?

replacement coilover springs, 60mm diameter.

front: 8" length, 12k rate (swift Z60-203-120)
rear: 9" length, 16k rate (swift Z60-228-160)

wheels: 20x9 +35mm, 20x10.5 +35mm ([front - 5mm less inset, 5mm more poke][rear - 0.7mm less inset, 13.4mm more poke] to forgestars)
tires: 245/35R20, 275/30R20

Originally Posted by me

camaro (5th gen)/ctsv (v2) hub bore = 66.9mm
vette/ctsv (v1) hub bore = 70.3mm

so the rotors need the hub bore opened up a little, easy.

Originally Posted by me

5 lug swap:

- C5 vette hubs (front: timken 513139, rear: timken 512153)
- gen5 camaro front rotors (hub bore opened up to 70.3mm, dust shield trimmed and ebrake adjusted in rear) [centric: F - 12562124, R - 12562119]

- pads (centric [stoptech], front: 105.10010, rear: 105.10530 [ceramic])

Booo... Ive seen these pics.. I demand more pics.


Edit:

All in all looks good guy.

i can't even take more pictures. it's like 30 miles away from me right now.

So you drove it all the way home illegally? Im telling...

Looks good Bio.. I love the V's

Prove it.

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Videos. Lots of exhaust videos.

I wanna see some burnout vids...

Pull videos or its a fake!.

Originally Posted by CapnBreakAlot

Videos. Lots of exhaust videos.

I bet it sounds just like our 3800s lol

Really? Nobody is going to say it?......
































Too much gap, slam it now.

Originally Posted by Alix0r

I bet it sounds just like our 3800s lol

Lmfao

so bio how do you like driving a caddy? question does it have the air ride? the reason im asking is im trying to figure out when they stopped doing that. i drove a 1981 caddy that had it and it was a soft ride it was like beening in the most comfortable couch you can ever imagine while you were driving. i wish you the best of luck on modding it. lol

Originally Posted by Slowpoke

Really? Nobody is going to say it?......












Too much gap, slam it now.

^This!! Moar low now!!!

About time you got something better then that subi! Looks good man I've wanted a v forever


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It won't have air ride, that's something a huge cruiser would have. It's a standard suspension.


Did you atleast pull mid to high 20's mpgs bumming it on the freeway home??

You'll need this.

http://www.summerseve.com/products/cleansing-wash

"Its specially formulated for your V"

^Hahaha freaking awesome!

Originally Posted by CapnBreakAlot

Videos. Lots of exhaust videos.

sure. once i get it back on the road legitimately.

Originally Posted by Iceman6669

I wanna see some burnout vids...

nope. i'll go ahead and not break it.

Originally Posted by Alix0r

Pull videos or its a fake!. I bet it sounds just like our 3800s lol

it's fake. and it sounds just like a grand prix.

Originally Posted by Slowpoke

Really? Nobody is going to say it?.....Too much gap, slam it now.

getting serious here, i'd LOVE to lower it. they look mean as crap being lowered. however, after driving it for 14 hours i have almost convinced myself to do absolutely nothing to it and to just drive it. almost is the key word here, really. we all know how well i do at keeping things stock..

Originally Posted by ericspecullaas

so bio how do you like driving a caddy? question does it have the air ride? the reason im asking is im trying to figure out when they stopped doing that. i drove a 1981 caddy that had it and it was a soft ride it was like beening in the most comfortable couch you can ever imagine while you were driving. i wish you the best of luck on modding it. lol

it doesn't have air assist, but i'm pretty sure it does have a magnetic load assist in the rear. i will need to confirm, though.

Originally Posted by Fivefingerdeathpunch

Did you atleast pull mid to high 20's mpgs bumming it on the freeway home??

we averaged just under 23mpg for the trip doing between 65 and 75mph the whole time for the most part. there were a few times where we put the pedal down in between there, including a tunnel that ran through the mountains in west virginia. it was awesome.

Mountains don't help with fuel economy, but atleast tunnels are sweet.