[Shotimes] Interesting...porting the intake

[Jim Heaton]

That may well have been one of the CTS-V's out to
play. They are targeted to be an M5 beater, a tall
task.

I have one as my work vehicle now and even though it
is an automatic (5 speed, but RWD so not an "ATX"), it
is right around 7s flat 0-60. There is no factory
disable button for traction control, but you can
program a soft-key on the wheel for that which I did
the first day. The AWA's DHS is 6.5-6.6s 0-60. The '89
SHO is running around low 7's right now though that is
with 200K+ miles and probably needing a fuel
filter...etc. My '96 and '98 SHOs were low to mid 7's.

I love performance sedans.

-Jim
-------------------------------------
Don

I REALLY REALLY hated those CTS caddy's for quite some
time now. 
However, did I ever tell you guys
the story about the glory in owning a RWD Caddy?! Ooh
boy, this was at 
least 2 months ago I'd say
up north in WI at Da Grove. I was innocently waiting
for my buddies 
514cubed '92 Stang to make his
first pass on a bigger then ever pill. About 2 or 3
cars ahead in his 
lane stood a brand new black
CTS. Beside it was a flashy turbo'd Fox Stang. So
these guys line up 
and do their prestages, but
something was wrong with the picture... The CTS had
drag radials up in 
some serious smoke.. I
figured, ahh that was just the wind blowing it across
the prestages... 
Well a really long story
short, not only did that CTS hand the Stang it's arse,
it did it with a 
very loud BOV going off
and a 11.64 gracefully lighting the 1/4 stretch!! Now,
don't get me 
wrong, my '89 Sedan DeVille is
a 4.5L powered muscle freakazoid, but even I had to
take my hat off to 
that! It wasn't no 18
second (or slower) run, but it sure did look sexy
goin' down that 
track! :) The scariest part was
the dudes celebrating the win were like 40 year old
jolly men that 
looked so lost and innocent
over in the corner of the left lane.. What's next? A
blown, tubbed, RWD 
SHO with a 500 shot?!?!
Heh... And for some odd reason (lemme think...) I
suddenly am in love 
with the CTS as well...
Thanks Mr. FreakCTS!

Neno... I am TOTALLY SERIOUS TOO! CRRRAZZY!

--- Donald Mallinson <dmall@mwonline.net> wrote:
> Now to fully incur your wrath, I will tell you that
I am 
> seriously considering the Caddy CTS as my next new
car.  I 
> still would rather buy American and my test of a 220
hp auto 
> CTS when they first came out was impressive. 
Quality, yep, 
> power, yep, style?  That is very personal, but
today, that 
> CTS style is VERY much copied by the supposed
"better" 
> brands, and the CTS is starting to look like it will
age 
> well.  Yes I would like to have the V version with
400 hp, 
> but not sure about availablilty.  The new motor in
the base 
> Auto car, solves most of the lack of HP situation
and that 
> motor will get the manual next year...something to
think about.
> 
> Don Mallinson



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