2011 CTS-V 690 HP Stage 1 build has begun. Pics/specs. "update post #60"

[1FST4DR]

Shoot litigator a PM He is a member here. He used to have a 300 and now has a V.. Johan does his tuning. I know he is running 10.5's and 10.6s. I hear the trans is being
an issue for him.

Anyways get with him hes a cool dude and Im sure he will share some info with ya..

[Rose City GC SRT8]

Respect given.

[UpInSmoke]

Nice work brother, like the thought process for your build

[Mike@Diablosport]

Awesome V man!

I didn't see....what are you using for tuning?
We have support for the V's in the Trinity, and Johans got some bad ass tunes loaded in there, including a pulley tune.
Just tuning the TCM in these things is worth the price of a Trinity alone

Let us know if you have any questions, we've spent alot of time with Marsads V, not to mention both of my bosses are driving brand new V's these days as well...

[Don@Arrington]

Sweet!

[04hemipwr]

when you do the upper smooth out the snout(i did this since it was already off)

When i worked on a V it made around 585 with a upper and lower along with catback

[crbeck]

I want a V :-(

[8yourM5]

Good luck man, it was hard for me to break 630/620 on 91 octane with the stock blower. Adding meth in the next couple weeks to see if I can't hit 675

[8yourM5]

Really Scott lig use to be a member here? Funny I have met a few people who got screwed by dyno Steve when they use to own srt8's before the V's

[8yourM5]

And I also have the V power hood for sale. If you are going to slap a bigger blower on the car tou will need thus hood. Lmk I will cut you a good deal if ya buy it soon

[So*Cal Mag]

That's gonna be awesome, can't wait to see some video:D
Also check out Luxury4play.com, there's quite a few CTS-V owners there

[evilsrt8]

nicely balanced mods. looks like you really planned things out which is nice to see.

Thank you. Yea I did take a little time planning it. Learned my lesson from changing my mind 10000 times on the 300c. Do it right from the start and build it from ground up.

Spray some black radiator paint on the heat exchanger. That's what I did to mine, looks stealth.

It also doesn't affect cooling properties

I thought of painting it but I was told it was a bad idea... I didn't know I could use radiator paint. That's actually a good idea. I want it to look stealth. Thanks for the tip bud

Things are starting to get very very exciting in your garage!!!!!

Love the V - keep us posted!!!!

Yes sir, can't wait to get it back. Will keep you guys posted for sure

Shoot litigator a PM He is a member here. He used to have a 300 and now has a V.. Johan does his tuning. I know he is running 10.5's and 10.6s. I hear the trans is being
an issue for him.


Anyways get with him hes a cool dude and Im sure he will share some info with ya..

I didn't know Johan tunes V's!!!? !? I'll pm him, thanks bud. Yea I still don't know what to do about the Auto trans upgrade once we break the 650rwhp mark. Not there yet so I am not worried yet lol

Awesome V man!

I didn't see....what are you using for tuning?
We have support for the V's in the Trinity, and Johans got some bad ass tunes loaded in there, including a pulley tune.
Just tuning the TCM in these things is worth the price of a Trinity alone

Let us know if you have any questions, we've spent alot of time with Marsads V, not to mention both of my bosses are driving brand new V's these days as well...

Apparently I haven't been doing enough research.. I didn't know there was one for the V. They are using a HP tuner...as far as I know.

Good luck man, it was hard for me to break 630/620 on 91 octane with the stock blower. Adding meth in the next couple weeks to see if I can't hit 675

Wait, you got your car back???? Those are awesome numbers man! congrats.

[ATL SRT]

Love this thing! I would have a V in a heartbeat if I could afford one.

[Rammered]

"Quote" Installed. Kind of disappointed that it shows a lot, I wanted to make it somewhat stealthy but it still looks aggressive IMO

you could paint it black and that would help hide it better.

[srt8_hmi]

Nice build going bud. What's the advantage of the 2.8 KB over your stock blower? Is the boost more efficient or capable of a higher amount? They don't make a 3.6 yet?