Originally posted by JaTo:
There ain't NOTHING "regular" about the powerplant and tranny in the CTS-V...

I will freely admit that the plain-jane CTS makes me queasy and close to hurling as the looks are extraordinarily questionable on it, but GM dressed the CTS-V up nicely and it shows that.

I really find it not much different than what Ford did for the Contour as compared with the Contour SVT in terms of "dressing up" for that fact. I never looked at the Contour as a mode of transportation; that is until the SVT came out. I just never found the non-SVT Contours that "inspiring" of a view. IMHO, of course.

Then comes the aftermarket discussion...

I've talked to one of the reps at Lingenfelter and from the discussions I've had, their current S/C application for the LS6 is close to a bolt-on as it is (only a few packaging issues to take care of).

Headers, a better exhaust, S/C kit (intercooled) and a beefed-up clutch for, say something around $9-12K and you are looking at a luxury sports sedan putting something in the neighborhood of 550-600 HP down (depending on the extras)...

All backed up by a 3-year warranty from the aftermarket provider, I might add and it's STILL cheaper than any other comparable 4-door sedan on the market.



Before dooing any of that, I would first and foremost upgrade the shifter and axles both are lacking extremly in this vehicle. But has great potential. Check out Malletcars.com they are expensive, but they will have a complete upgrade packge coming out, including 427 upgrades,shifter,shocks and springs, sway bars, wheel packages, wheel flares and fascias, and bolt in roll cages, brake upgrades, plus lots of other stuff. Truely great potential. With minor mods will be only a few clicks off a corvette

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