Mention the word Cadillac and the image that comes to mind is grandpas in their twilight years going off to the golf club. And it would not be an unfair image because for decades, that was Cadillac’s target market and their luxury cars were coveted products. In recent years though, Cadillac has sought to tap newer and younger markets and the CTS was one of the products that aimed to tap into new market segments.
This particular Cadillac CTS-V has been given serious attention by renowned American tuner Lingenfelter and the spec list of this special CTS is worthy of any enthusiast’s attention. Stock, the CTS-V has a 6.2-liter supercharged V8 with an output of 556HP and 551 lb.-ft of torque. Not a bad stock spec to start with. However, Lingenfelter did not become famous for tame engine outputs and a host of mods boost this stock 556 horsepower engine to a calculated and dyno-proven 700 horsepower.
For starters, the tuner replaced the camshaft, replaced the valves, ported the head and replaced the supercharger pulley. Other tweaks include a supercharger isolator coupling, a 10% overdrive harmonic balancer, 63 lbs/hour fuel injectors, intake tract airflow optimization, and ECM tuning. Even more detail tweaks improve driveability and reliability.
See the Cadillac CTS-V in a video here.
If American muscle packaged in a business suit is your thing, then this car is for you. The fact that Lingenfelter offers a 2 year/24,000 mile warranty if proof enough that you are getting a professionally executed installation.
Original article can be found here.
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