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My '05 V - Summer mode engaged

Bio248

Bio248

DUI BABY
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)
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(stopped at the rest stop at the indiana/ohio border)
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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:

me said:
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?
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replacement coilover springs, 60mm diameter.

front: 8" length, 12k rate (swift Z60-203-120)
rear: 9" length, 16k rate (swift Z60-228-160)
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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
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me said:
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.
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me said:
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]
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- pads (centric [stoptech], front: 105.10010, rear: 105.10530 [ceramic])
 
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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
 
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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??
 


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CapnBreakAlot said:
Videos. Lots of exhaust videos.
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sure. once i get it back on the road legitimately.

Iceman6669 said:
I wanna see some burnout vids...
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nope. i'll go ahead and not break it.

Alix0r said:
Pull videos or its a fake!. I bet it sounds just like our 3800s lol
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it's fake. and it sounds just like a grand prix.

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

ericspecullaas said:
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
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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.

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