CTS-V modification recommendations


J

jaxgt

GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Jul 12, 2006
2,817
CTS-V tuning / modification recommendations?

Gents,
I'm guessing there are quite a few folks here who own Cadillac CTS-V s in one of the 3 configs - coupe, sedan or wagon. I am wondering if anyone has suggestions on modifications they've done, as I know there are a lot of different choices out there. Been thinking of trying to bump mine up in hp if can be done fairly simply. Not too interested in changing the exhaust, as it is a daily driver. The different vendors have so many different options, not sure what, or maybe more importantly, who to go with.

Any advice, on or off-line appreciated.

Thanks
 
Last edited:
Just sold mine after 4 wonderful years and got a M 6 a Gran Coupe.

Only thing I did on mine was Corsa exhaust . John Hennessey has some nice stuff you can order. As you already know , make sure it's something you really enjoy, since you rarely get your money back out of mods.
 
Call Lingenfelter.
Best,
Mark
 
Anyone with more specific experience?
 
When I had my CTS-V I was reading up a little on the various mods. Really two ways to get that SC to spin a little faster - make it's pulley a little smaller or the drive pulley (harmonic balancer/pulley) a little bigger. The OEM SC pulley as I recall is pretty small in the first place and a little involved to change. My conclusion at the time was that the best approach would be to go with the larger lower pulley. But, please know that my research is now a little dated. I'd recommend investing a few hours over on the CTS-V forums and see what people are saying.
 
jaxgt said:
Anyone with more specific experience?
Click to expand...

Mitchell,

I've tuned a few recently. Check this link:

http://maseengineering.com/projects/manufacturer/category/GM/

If you click on them they give a little more information about the setups/dyno numbers etc.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Top Bottom