Sold the Cobra, Bought a Caddy.

[LargeOrangeFont]

Thanks guys.

I would black out the chrome on the front emblem and put it back on

I thought about that, but I thought it looks weird.. You just see this colorful sheild in a sea of black. It looks good if you leave the emblem chrome with black grills, but I am getting rid of all the other chrome, and the rest of the emblems are black.

I still have the stock grill anyway to play with. The emblem delete grill is aftermarket.

 

[JD03Cobra]

Beautiful car! Best of both worlds is right.

 

[bubbrubb]

Some updated pics... Got a new grill, painted the fender vents body color.

wow, that looks really good :rockon:

 

[BreBar21]

Looks fantastic. The chrome fender vents drive me crazy on those cars. They are so out of place and look infinitely better color-matched. If I don't buy a truck, I think this might be my next car.

 

[ViciousJay]

i thought i saw your name over at CTSVOwners!

Hey how much were the grills, i was thinking of swapping for a set

 

[jymboslice]

I need a cts-v in my life.

It looks dope with the CF5's

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

i thought i saw your name over at CTSVOwners!

Hey how much were the grills, i was thinking of swapping for a set

$105 shipped on eBay for the chrome upper with the emblem delete. It matches the OEM lower perfectly. I just pulled my stock lower and plastidiped it with the new upper.

 

[ViciousJay]

$105 shipped on eBay for the chrome upper with the emblem delete. It matches the OEM lower perfectly. I just pulled my stock lower and plastidiped it with the new upper.

nice, thanks for the tip... i just got mine last tuesday and already debadged it. I love the look on peoples faces when i crush them rolling or from a dig, and they later pull up with WTF just happened look. :lol1:

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

No problem. You'll also need (4) 5mm bolts, locknuts and some washers. You have to remove a mount off the stock grill that is riveted on and bolt it to the new grill.

 

[sonic_4.6]

I did the standard mods to my V (details and video in my sig) and spent a lot of time researching the build and doing the work myself. The following quote is a lengthy (and somewhat rambling) email I wrote to a buddy who bought a V and didn't know much about them. He wanted help picking out the right mods, so I shared my insights. I'm sure you already know a lot of it, but I'm sharing it here in case any of it is helpful to you.

I've never understood why people think these engines require a bunch of mods/money to make power. Hopefully OP didn't read your quote. :nonono:

 

[ExpatMedic]

I've never understood why people think these engines require a bunch of mods/money to make power. Hopefully OP didn't read your quote. :nonono:

CAI, pulleys and good fuel = 638rwhp for me.

Shooting for 660-670 with the addition of a cam and cat deletes next month.

 

[lxtasy93]

Great cars and probably my next one as well. I went 03 Cobra to 300C Srt8 to 2013 GT and miss having a bigger car and a supercharger. The V solves both! Great purchase and yes with very few mods 600rwhp is easily attainable...I see them on the dyno at work do it ALL the time!

 

[da5deuce]

Sophisticated yet still packs a punch

 

[sonic_4.6]

CAI, pulleys and good fuel = 638rwhp for me.

Shooting for 660-670 with the addition of a cam and cat deletes next month.

Nice times in your sig. What tires are you running?

 

[gamebred26]

how much can the rotating assembly in those take?

 

[ViciousJay]

how much can the rotating assembly in those take?

Seen a few with 1000hp

 

[gamebred26]

Seen a few with 1000hp

on the stock ctsv motors? not even forged?

 

[ViciousJay]

on the stock ctsv motors? not even forged?

Yup, a few are in the mid/low 9's

 

[ExpatMedic]

Nice times in your sig. What tires are you running?

ET Street Radial II's - 305/30/18. I daily drive em.

I'm at a mile high with DA's in the 7000-8000ft range, so my times wouldn't be representative of virtually every other V out there. With that said, I ran an 11.2x@123mph with DA's over 6000ft. It'd suspect ~10.7 at sea level with good air and I'm currently running 11.3x with DA's at 7000ft.

For comparison, a stock 5.0 coyote is a 13.5+ @ ~105mph up here. There was 1 that did a 12.9 with slicks and skinnies + driver mod (no power mods).

how much can the rotating assembly in those take?

I personally feel 700rwhp (650rwhp is more reasonable, tho) is a nice place to call it quits. Sure, some have made more for many passes, others have also grenaded. You always hear a lot on the internet about success stories, but very little when one of them finally takes a shit. There's more than 1 person on the 9 second V list that has blown a motor. Low/mid 10's seem to be 'reliable' with these cars when done properly.

 

[BlownReptile]

Such a gorgeous car. I love the V series....you have that classic upper class Caddy Americana thing going on with high tech muscle. Awesome combo, amazing car. And that pearl paint is the perfect color for that beast.