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02-02-2011, 03:18 PM #1
Well it's not a CTS-V, but it's a V...
I figured since it seems like you fellas need more representation, I would speak up.
I've got a 2006 STS-V and just recently joined. Was a member over at LS1tech when I had my LPE WS6, but I don't really do much over there these days.
My car:
I also have a 2007 CTS Sport 3.6l, so I am quite familiar with the CTS version of the Epsilon platform.Last edited by Blakbird24; 02-02-2011 at 03:22 PM.
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02-02-2011, 07:44 PM #2
4.4L of supercharged fury correct???
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02-02-2011, 07:53 PM #3
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Sunset Orange Metalic- 2001 Camaro SS
welcome to the site
its better here
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02-02-2011, 09:01 PM #4
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Light Pewter Metallic- 2001 Camaro SS
sweet looking STS-V. My dad's friend has one. I absolutely love my CTS-V
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02-03-2011, 04:28 AM #5
Haha...yeah. Wish I could enjoy the fury, but the roads are a mess of salt and chemicals in my area, and with these absolutely terrible summer run-flats, planting of the right foot just turns the car into a tire smoke generator. New tires are coming this month along with some interior upgrades (nice to work on while she sits in the garage).
Thanks for the compliments. I'm a big fan of the CTS-V (especially 2nd gen, that will be my next car in fact), however the 1st gen car is just a bit too small for my liking. Thus I went with it's big brother.
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02-03-2011, 07:42 AM #6
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02-03-2011, 09:05 AM #7
Welcome to the site! Nice STS-V! Been trying to talk my mother into getting one for the longest just so I can drive it
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02-03-2011, 05:40 PM #8
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1999 Formula WS6 M6-sold- 2001 Silverado Z71
Love those STS-Vs. They are a neat car. I saw one at the drag strip last summer. I finally tracked down the owner and talked to him. He said his best stock time was 13.1 but it usually went 13.2 to 13.3. and he had a handheld tuner and was trying out a few tunes he had. He said one of the tunes was putting him in the 12s.
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02-03-2011, 06:20 PM #9
Well driven, in the right conditions, 12.8 is possible on stock rubber. Just changing to a good non-runflat can improve that time another 10th or two. Generally speaking though, it's a 13-flat car to a good driver in pure stock form. Which is super impressive for a 4300lb car that can comfortably seat five in an interior designed by the same company that did the Maybach.
Plus, since it's FI, there's alot of potential for more. The drawback is that parts are $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
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02-03-2011, 06:26 PM #10
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02-04-2011, 04:33 AM #11
It's all in the transmission and driver aids. The car has all kinds of gadgets to help handling and straight line performance. Stabilitrak, Magneheteorological damping, multiple shift algorithms along with full manual...putting the car in competition mode, and using the sport-auto tranny setting along with launch control seems to yield the best times though. You can turn all the aids off but then you generally end up with a tire-smoke party, and intimate relationships with guardrails.
Despite all this, it's a completely different feel. It doesn't "feel" that fast. I had a WS6 and a Z06 before the V and I can tell you that it's a totally different kind of acceleration. While the WS6 and Z would throw you back in your seat almost as if you got punched in the stomach, the V is more like the starship enterprise or a bullet train. It frikin MOVES, but you don't really feel it...you really have to just watch the scenery pass to get a feel for how fast you are actually going.
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02-04-2011, 09:47 AM #12
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Light Pewter Metallic- 2001 Camaro SS
yea i love turning everything off on the car but i only have stabilitrak and traction control tho. You can easlily lost control of the car tho if you are not careful with those things off.
and i know what you are talking about with the acceleration. its totally different going from my SS to the V
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02-04-2011, 01:54 PM #13
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02-09-2011, 03:00 PM #14
I love the Newest CTS-V. your STS-V is nice brah
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10-19-2011, 12:04 PM #15
awwwwwwwsome!! Jealous!
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10-19-2011, 02:22 PM #16
Did someone say, "3.6L" ?
Nice ride!
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01-11-2012, 12:38 PM #17
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01-11-2012, 05:30 PM #18
A select few STS-V owners, myself included, have decided to take it upon ourselves to make the parts. There really is only one "established" option, and we are tired of their poor attitude and stratospheric prices. So we pooled our talents and resources, and have hammered out quite a few options that are much more reasonably priced. The best result we've gotten so far is 565rwhp. That's about $3800 in parts. This is compared to approximately $18,000 from the only other source. We feel we've done pretty well.
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01-12-2012, 10:08 AM #19
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