The exhaust note is pretty good. The turbos dull it i bit, of course. There is a mode selector, which changes exhaust note (loud), suspension damping, engine management, and transmission shifting. There are snow, touring, sport, and track. The sport and track modes, among other things, give you a louder, free flowing exhaust. Sounds very good then. When I drove a new (in 2016) Vette it had the same adjustable exhaust. In loud mode it sounds a lot like the Tanabe Medallion cans I had on my G. Mildly louder--not like the super free-flow mufflers. The is an electrical connector on the muffler. If you unplug it you will always have it in the louder mode. When I get it modded, it will have the cats deleted and larger exhaust pipes. It sounds pretty vicious then. Here is a vid of the Weapon X ATS-V and you can see and hear it. It ran consistent 10.8 1/4 miles. Mine should be the same. Have read the Z-06 automatic does 10.9, so it should be considered pretty quick. Stock top-speed on the ATS-V is reported 189mph. Should easily hit 200mph after modding. Of course, it will never see that with me behind the wheel.

 

Good to hear about the exhaust. Do you have an A/T? How will you know what your car does in the quarter mile if you don't track it or race it?

The video is promising, but keep in mind it is pretty tough to run consistent at a drag strip. Most of his runs were not in the 10 second range even on stickier tires and who knows what else was done to the car's suspension, etc. Definitely possible, but that sort of thing is always a lot tougher than you would think.

We have a local drag strip that is really tough to get traction. Most people with 500hp muscle cars have a really tough time breaking into the 12's. I had a tune on my Evo X that gave me almost another 100hp and in two full days of runs with near perfect launches I could not even beat the stock times magazines were getting for the car.

 

If the track can't handle 500hp, it's not a drag strip. DHT solves all. We run 1200-1500 hp motors all over NC and never have "traction" issues. Proper track prep is important obviously. Sounds like the tracks around you are shyte or people don't know how to launch OR they do not have the proper rubber on the wheels.

 

I will never take it to the track. I talked with the tuner who did that car and mine will have the same mods. Different tires though. Caddie says it does 189mph stock, and I'll take their word for it. I'll never verify that mine will do it. I'm pretty sure it will hit 200 after the mod, but I'll never try it. I'll never verify that mine will do a 10 sec 1/4 mile. I know it will be very quick and the power will be available at 3000RPM. It's already at least as quick as my blown G37x was. I won't need slicks to do a roll-on starting at 70 when some guy wants to show me how fast his whatever is. It should be pretty rare that I get smoked. It will be stealthy by looking stock and recirculating the BOVs. Lots of ZL1 and Z06 owners will be surprised at my baby!

 

Won't take it to the track.

Will never see the claimed 189 top speed.

Excited to race from a 70 mph roll.

 

Dude, if I were at a light next to your G with the yellow Konis I would be laughing too hard to race you. Handles pretty good with them, huh?

 

You're never going to race your car, but then you're laughing too hard to street race Lego's G... because of his dampers? And that's assuming he even cared to, which I'm 100% sure he doesn't. So which is it? Make up your mind.

The only situations that make me laugh out loud next to someone at a light are people who obviously feel self-important in their cars, because of their cars. Usually it's some crazy ricer, but just as often it's this amazing high-performance vehicle which is granny driven. Either way, you can see it in their faces. You know what I'm talking about. Seriously, there's more karma in sharing a smile with the guy in a super clean Accord than there is stroking the ego of some poser in a hopped up Cadillac.

Dude.

 

I scoff at automatic transmissions in cars like an ATS-V, so that makes two of us that would be laughing.

 

I did get larger rear tires. The CTS-V wheels are the same as mine but are 19" wheels. 295/30/19 Pilots. They fit fine and don't rub. You can scoff all you want, but you'd be scoffing at my rear tail lights--if you could still see them. My little sister who drives my old G with the blower would smoke you.

Yes, I like to drive quickly, but after some street racer rear ended me on my Harley, I'm a little more careful. There is nowhere to find out what the top-end is like. I'm not gonna do it one the intrstate. That is sheer stupidity. My daughter's Focus ST with a Ford Racing tune is a nice change sometimes, but a stick is just an anachronism now. The 8L90 transmission shifts faster than the Porsche PDK, which shifts way faster than you do. The 8L90 is rated for 900 fl-lbs of torgue, and is used in the Z-06. I like it just fine. This is a daily driver. You might be happier with a WRX STi

 

I did get larger rear tires. The CTS-V wheels are the same as mine but are 19" wheels. 295/30/19 Pilots. They fit fine and don't rub. You can scoff all you want, but you'd be scoffing at my rear tail lights--if you could still see them. My little sister who drives my old G with the blower would smoke you.

Yes, I like to drive quickly, but after some street racer rear ended me on my Harley, I'm a little more careful. There is nowhere to find out what the top-end is like. I'm not gonna do it one the interstate. That is sheer stupidity. My daughter's Focus ST with a Ford Racing tune is a nice change sometimes, but a stick is just an anachronism now. The 8L90 transmission shifts faster than the Porsche PDK, which shifts way faster than you do. The 8L90 is rated for 900 fl-lbs of torgue, and is used in the Z-06. I like it just fine. This is a daily driver. Enjoy your stick.

 

cool story do you have another

 

This is hilarrious. please, write us a book about how great your ATS-V is.

 

For someone who isn't about tracking or dragging the car you seem to really care about how hard it pulls, Torque limitations of the transmission, shift speed, and getting it worked on to perform a 10 second 1/4 mile; that' a lot of thought into making your daily driver into a strip prepped performer..

The way you're describing yourself (enthusiast looking for some spirited driving) the G37 is actually the perfect set-up...If I didn't know any better, I'd say you're the opposite of that and current efforts are to inflate the ego and brag..Don't forget, driver mod is the most important and, more importantly, there's always someone faster. There's some civic builds for <$5,000 that would really hurt your feelings...

Who the hell cares about a highway pull from 70??? Is that a thing? Even if someone calls you out, I guess they win by default since you'll be shutting it down by 75...

Looking forward to seeing you in the next crash compilation leaving cars and coffee...

 

I'll try to keep this respectful because I like the ATS-V. But I have to ask, what's the point of making your car faster if you are never going to use it? That car comes stock with capabilities far beyond what you can do on the street. I guess I don't understand bench racing where you speculate about how fast the car could be, but nothing you ever actually did. It seems similar to dating a supermodel who was born without a vagina.

Seriously, you should try some track days. You will have a blast and learn a ton more about the limits of your car and your capabilities as a driver than would ever be possible on the street. Mashing your throttle is not going to impress us. I think Colin McRae said it best when he said, "Straight roads are for fast cars, turns are for fast drivers."

 

I heard CTS-V ...
My 10-65 MPH on my base 2015 Q40 awd (stock exhaust ) w/ only Visconti Map 4 (aggressive) Ecutek tune trailing a CTS-V.

If did not bounce my rev limiter on 3rd gear he would not have gained a bit below 65 MPH. I would love to see how this specific CTS-V (year?) pull away from 0-60MPH.
Real world run is totally different than magazine numbers.

On this video
Rolling 2nd (10mph) to redline and 3rd gear pull , he did not gained that much distance until I hit the 3rd gear rev limiter (rev limiter bounced x2) and lost a fraction of seconds, but I was surpized with the outcome. The CTS-V was gunning it since I could see the rear end dip everytime the tranny changes gear (auto)

I find the CTS-V seems a bit heavy from a dig. Don’t get me wrong, I know above 60MPH I don’t have a chance against this car. It’s 0- 60 is even at mid to high 3 secs, but again that’s magazine’s number...

https://www.myg37.com/forums/video-s...ng-around.html