Well, its been a long time coming. Should have started a "build thread" a long time ago! I've been on this forum since 2011 and this is only the second time I've posted my dyno numbers. I bought the car with a Redline Motorsports package installed/tuned in MD. Results were 569 whp / 593 wtq (93 octane) on Shelby's dyno here in Vegas back in 2011. Since, I've added or changed a lot of stuff hoping for >600 whp, but have been disappointed in one way or another. We're talking 3 different intakes, 2 different sets of injectors, 2 different lower pulleys, 2 HXs, various upgrades to HX lines, adding headers (HH crew hold your tongues..lol), 2 different TB upgrades, about 10 tune updates, etc, etc!! The last attempt on the dyno in Feb, 2015 only netted 590 whp / 617 wtq (93 octane) and the car didnt run well at all. Needless to say, I was over doing the email tuning and obviously, you cannot optimize a car's performance doing it this way,,, or at least in my case, it was not working.
All that said, fast forward to now. Took the plunge and drove the car down to BMR in Phoenix for a true dyno tuning session. I've been following these guys since they first proposed development of a TT kit for the V2. With the results they have been producing and the knowledge they've amassed working on LS motors, particularly the LSA, I knew it was time to give them the opportunity to unlock my car's true potential. And let me say, it surpassed even my high side hopes!!
So here are the results:
Glory pull was 666 whp / 665 wtq (shot out to PUFF..lol), but after pulling a little timing and some fine tuning, the result that counts was:
660 whp / 657 wtq on shit box 91 octane!!
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I want to thank Jeremy and the guys at BMR for their hospitality, professionalism and attention to detail. Jeremy really spent a lot of time fine tuning to get the car running perfect. Since I bought the car, it has never run this well. During normal driving, the mannerism feels like a stock CTS-V if not better. Zero surging, hesitations, nothing negative at all. In the boost, she is an animal. It's like driving a whole new car!
I would recommend BMR to anyone in or around Phoenix. To me, the 12 hours of driving in one day and the total cost involved was well worth it!! I'll be sticking with them permanently and once I move back to Phoenix, will be going E85. Can't justify corn living in Vegas because gas stations carrying it are few and far between. My buddy that lives in Phoenix says E is everywhere. Cant wait for that!!!
Here are my performance mods:
- Lingenfelter 2.55" supercharger pulley
- Lingenfelter Harmonic Balancer (ATI) w/ 9.17" crank pulley
- Redline Motorsports Stage 3ZL camshaft
- Redline Motorsports - Dual Valve Springs with Titanium retainers , locks and keepers, chromoly pushrods
- ZL1 supercharger lid / intercooler, -12AN braided hoses/fittings
- Fluidyne Heat Exchanger w/ Saleen expansion tank
- New Era 4.5" intake w/ K&N & Outerwear
- Injector Dynamics ID850 injectors
- Mamo ported LS7 TB
- Kooks 2" Headers / 3" Catted X / 28" Magnaflow Resonators
- Corsa Sport axle back exhaust
- Lingenfelter Varimax Intercooler Pump
- TR7ix plugs / MSD wires
Next up:
Ported blower/snout.
Possibly TFS heads if work picks up..lol
E85 with all the supporting fuel system upgrades. Will I need ID1000s, 1300s?? BAP, Squash, Fore or other??
Coil overs (will be autocrossing the car occasionally).
DRs! Time to see what I can row up at the strip.
Current Exterior / Misc mods:
- HRE 21" 790R three piece forged wheels (black centers/chrome outer)
- Falken 295/25/21 Rear and 255/30/21 Front tires
- WeaponX CF V-Power Hood
- WeaponX CF Side Blades
- WeaponX CF Fog Light Buckets
- WeaponX CF Side Vents
- Spekter Werks wing (paint matched)
- V2V Front Splitter
- Core Shifters Short Throw w/ Raceseng Signature shift knob
- D3 Cadillac competition springs
- D3 Cadillac front & rear cross drilled & slotted Brembo rotors / Hawk Performance Ceramic pads
- Red Brembo Calipers
- RI Upper Grill w/ ATS Caddy Emblem; Rear '15 Escalade Emblem, '15 V emblems
- All chrome paint matched (upper/lower front grills, rear trim, window trim)
- Tail lights smoked / matte finish
- HID fogs / LED DRLs
- System: (2) 12" RF P3D2-12 subs, LC2i, Kicker ZX1000.1 amp, RF RFC1D cap, dynamat, custom enclosure
I'll be updating this thread with any future mods as well as non-performance mods with pics later. Stay tuned.
Update: Pics!! It's been a couple years since my last good photos.
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All that said, fast forward to now. Took the plunge and drove the car down to BMR in Phoenix for a true dyno tuning session. I've been following these guys since they first proposed development of a TT kit for the V2. With the results they have been producing and the knowledge they've amassed working on LS motors, particularly the LSA, I knew it was time to give them the opportunity to unlock my car's true potential. And let me say, it surpassed even my high side hopes!!
So here are the results:
Glory pull was 666 whp / 665 wtq (shot out to PUFF..lol), but after pulling a little timing and some fine tuning, the result that counts was:
660 whp / 657 wtq on shit box 91 octane!!
I want to thank Jeremy and the guys at BMR for their hospitality, professionalism and attention to detail. Jeremy really spent a lot of time fine tuning to get the car running perfect. Since I bought the car, it has never run this well. During normal driving, the mannerism feels like a stock CTS-V if not better. Zero surging, hesitations, nothing negative at all. In the boost, she is an animal. It's like driving a whole new car!
I would recommend BMR to anyone in or around Phoenix. To me, the 12 hours of driving in one day and the total cost involved was well worth it!! I'll be sticking with them permanently and once I move back to Phoenix, will be going E85. Can't justify corn living in Vegas because gas stations carrying it are few and far between. My buddy that lives in Phoenix says E is everywhere. Cant wait for that!!!
Here are my performance mods:
- Lingenfelter 2.55" supercharger pulley
- Lingenfelter Harmonic Balancer (ATI) w/ 9.17" crank pulley
- Redline Motorsports Stage 3ZL camshaft
- Redline Motorsports - Dual Valve Springs with Titanium retainers , locks and keepers, chromoly pushrods
- ZL1 supercharger lid / intercooler, -12AN braided hoses/fittings
- Fluidyne Heat Exchanger w/ Saleen expansion tank
- New Era 4.5" intake w/ K&N & Outerwear
- Injector Dynamics ID850 injectors
- Mamo ported LS7 TB
- Kooks 2" Headers / 3" Catted X / 28" Magnaflow Resonators
- Corsa Sport axle back exhaust
- Lingenfelter Varimax Intercooler Pump
- TR7ix plugs / MSD wires
Next up:
Ported blower/snout.
Possibly TFS heads if work picks up..lol
E85 with all the supporting fuel system upgrades. Will I need ID1000s, 1300s?? BAP, Squash, Fore or other??
Coil overs (will be autocrossing the car occasionally).
DRs! Time to see what I can row up at the strip.
Current Exterior / Misc mods:
- HRE 21" 790R three piece forged wheels (black centers/chrome outer)
- Falken 295/25/21 Rear and 255/30/21 Front tires
- WeaponX CF V-Power Hood
- WeaponX CF Side Blades
- WeaponX CF Fog Light Buckets
- WeaponX CF Side Vents
- Spekter Werks wing (paint matched)
- V2V Front Splitter
- Core Shifters Short Throw w/ Raceseng Signature shift knob
- D3 Cadillac competition springs
- D3 Cadillac front & rear cross drilled & slotted Brembo rotors / Hawk Performance Ceramic pads
- Red Brembo Calipers
- RI Upper Grill w/ ATS Caddy Emblem; Rear '15 Escalade Emblem, '15 V emblems
- All chrome paint matched (upper/lower front grills, rear trim, window trim)
- Tail lights smoked / matte finish
- HID fogs / LED DRLs
- System: (2) 12" RF P3D2-12 subs, LC2i, Kicker ZX1000.1 amp, RF RFC1D cap, dynamat, custom enclosure
I'll be updating this thread with any future mods as well as non-performance mods with pics later. Stay tuned.
Update: Pics!! It's been a couple years since my last good photos.
