Calipers made it!

"WarShrike" (warshrike) 05/22/2015 at 16:51 • Filed to: None

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CTS-V Brake upgrade, 6 piston fronts, 4 piston rears.

I...I don’t exactly have tiny hands.

What it’ll all be going on, with some new suspension upgrades, rebuilt T-56, refreshed rear end with an Auburn Racer diff, newly built engine and some other odds and ends. Now we just need more track time to take care of the loose nut behind the wheel! Best pic from before teardown...

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > WarShrike 05/22/2015 at 16:55

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do those wheel clear the brakes or are you getting new ones? i cant remember if you said in your last post

DrJohannVegas > WarShrike 05/22/2015 at 16:55

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Bad. Ass.

atrombs > WarShrike 05/22/2015 at 16:58

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So clean and pretty!

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > WarShrike 05/22/2015 at 17:00

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Holy damn those are big stoppers!

WarShrike > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 05/22/2015 at 17:00

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The Speedlines Mistrals do not :( I love those wheels.

Getting Forgestar CF5’s spec’d out for an F-body with the best “flush” offset for proper track width by the capable guys at Vorshlag. Considering their actual Track record, they have shown some amazing capability with fine tuning their cars.

I searched high and low for a nice set of wheels and not settle with a set of Corvette wheels.

finn's arm > WarShrike 05/22/2015 at 17:03

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I wanna see this car. Pretty car colors are pretttty.

Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed > WarShrike 05/22/2015 at 17:04

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Sooooooo nice. You gotta love how modular GM cars are.

banjo cat ghost of oppo past > WarShrike 05/22/2015 at 17:07

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Awesome. I very much want these on my car. They fit Mitsubishis with some sturdy brackets and are actually considerably cheaper than 4 pot EVO 7+ brembo’s, thanks to Evo drivers being entitled jerks.

Looks like you have the handling down...so are those trick heads going to get some forced induction or whats goin on there..

WarShrike > banjo cat ghost of oppo past 05/22/2015 at 17:14

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No FI right now, once I can get the fab equipment I’ll do them myself. It will more than likely be a twin turbo (Think GT28RS) for reasonable track response.

It’s a set of race ported big valve heads, big cam and should do nicely for a V6 on course. Going from 168whp stock, and anticipate well north of 250whp this time around. Was around 220-ish on the previous cam and basic ported heads with stock valves.

WarShrike > Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed 05/22/2015 at 17:14

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Yeah, lot of interesting things to cross-polinate.

WarShrike > finn's arm 05/22/2015 at 17:17

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Thanks, it needs a repaint, but I love the color. I’ve owned it since ‘02, second owner. 160,000 miles on it now.

banjo cat ghost of oppo past > WarShrike 05/22/2015 at 17:18

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Friggin sweet even w/o turbo’s that’l be a fun ride. S’a good turbo. Party on wayne

WarShrike > banjo cat ghost of oppo past 05/22/2015 at 17:21

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Yeah, did a lot of research on what others are doing in the import crowd and checked the maps. The “Disco Potato” fit perfectly for my intended goals and seems to punch above its weight rather well.

Echo51 > WarShrike 05/22/2015 at 17:26

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Pretty 5 spokes! I miss rolling on mine, despite them being just 15” :p

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > WarShrike 05/22/2015 at 17:26

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hahaha that license plate is awesome

banjo cat ghost of oppo past > WarShrike 05/22/2015 at 17:27

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I love that everyone still calls it the Disco Potato...Sport Compact car will never die ha.

Kanaric > WarShrike 05/22/2015 at 17:44

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cts v brakes seem popular, people put them in R32 Skylines as well which is insane on a car that small.

Rainbow > WarShrike 05/22/2015 at 17:59

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Wait, did you not total your car? I must have had a very realistic dream, then..... I distinctly remember reading about “the guy on Oppo doing a CTS-V brake swap” getting into a wreck while out testing the new setup.

I don’t know what to believe anymore.

WarShrike > Rainbow 05/22/2015 at 18:33

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Haha no, though the engine did get toasted lol!

WarShrike > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 05/22/2015 at 22:21

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Thanks! I got it as a joke because with the old cammed setup I’d always get asked, “What’s done to your LS1?” Always get shocked looks when I tell them it was a V6.

 V8 Rustler > WarShrike 06/06/2015 at 00:24

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I want to do this sort of thing to my 1998 V6 Mustang.