2012 Cadillac CTS-V. The "dash V" stand for it's a cadillac bodied Corvette. The owner of this CTS-V leased himself a nice new car and decided that it still needed more, so he added some drag radials, a roll bar, and a nitrous system. From what I have heard, he was at the track and, well, you can see from the pics:
hidden nirtous switch (under the cup holder base):
What I didn't take pictures of were the headers and the totally shrapnelled supercharger rotor. Other than the roll bar, the interior was virtually stock. Even under the hood, aside from the headers (which some may see as stock anyway) there wasn't any obvious signs of power adders.
Too bad his warranty is gone now. Oh yeah, the lease states the car is to be returned undamaged and in resellable condition as if the vehicle were like new including tire wear, dings, chips, etc.
dashboard said
Oct 27, 2012
Yikes, I bet that little gem was screaming when she blew, looks like number seven piston was trying really hard to depart the assembly. What engine is it B? Those are such beautiful cars; love the seats think they would be missed.
Chris R said
Oct 27, 2012
I dont think the warranty was considered when he installed all that stuff.
John D said
Oct 27, 2012
Reminds me of the stories from the mid 60's when Hertz Rent-a-Car offered Shelby GT350's.
They'd come back on Mondays with holes in the floors (bolt-in rollbars), fried tires, no brakes left, clanking engines... funny thing there was an SCCA event in town that weekend.
Lost in the 60s said
Oct 27, 2012
Eh, with his money he can drop a new engine in and be back on the road in no time. If he was worried about a warranty on the engine, don't ya think he would've removed all the evidence before taking back to the dealer ??
OK, you're right, some people aren't that bright...
66 RAT said
Oct 27, 2012
Reminds me of the stories from the mid 60's when Hertz Rent-a-Car offered Shelby GT350's.
I had a chance to drive one of the GT350H cars at that time. One of my friends was the sales manager at the Ford dealer in my small home town. On several occasions we would go to the Twin Cities to pick up some late model used cars for the sales lot. (I think we went to the Ford plant in St. Paul to get them but I don't remember for sure.) I got to drive a black one with gold stripes. (I think all the Hertz cars were black with gold stripes but I'm not sure about that.) It didn't sell so after a couple of months, I got to drive it to someplace near Moorhead where it was auctioned. On both trips, there were several cars in the "caravan" so there was no chance to put the car through its paces.
bowtie said
Oct 28, 2012
Apparently it was blessed by GM to be covered under warranty, all the OKs were done, then the tech found 2 wires kind of hidden in the wheelwell/firewall area on the passenger side. They didn't look factory, so he followed them to the hidden switch.
I wonder if I should tell the owner about a CTS-V at a bodyshop I sell to that sounds like it just got totalled because it took an off-pavement detour and wreched the whole chassis.
Chris R said
Oct 28, 2012
bowtie wrote:
Apparently it was blessed by GM to be covered under warranty, all the OKs were done, then the tech found 2 wires kind of hidden in the wheelwell/firewall area on the passenger side. They didn't look factory, so he followed them to the hidden switch.
I wonder if I should tell the owner about a CTS-V at a bodyshop I sell to that sounds like it just got totalled because it took an off-pavement detour and wreched the whole chassis.
I hope GM turns everything down then. If your going to be stupid enough to think you can install all that stuff and still keep a warranty. Then you deserve to have your pocketbook pillaged in repairs for it when you blow it up. Modding a car that serious is supposed to be done after the warranty is up. This is the perfect example of more money then brains IMO.
2012 Cadillac CTS-V. The "dash V" stand for it's a cadillac bodied Corvette. The owner of this CTS-V leased himself a nice new car and decided that it still needed more, so he added some drag radials, a roll bar, and a nitrous system. From what I have heard, he was at the track and, well, you can see from the pics:
hidden nirtous switch (under the cup holder base):
What I didn't take pictures of were the headers and the totally shrapnelled supercharger rotor. Other than the roll bar, the interior was virtually stock. Even under the hood, aside from the headers (which some may see as stock anyway) there wasn't any obvious signs of power adders.
Too bad his warranty is gone now. Oh yeah, the lease states the car is to be returned undamaged and in resellable condition as if the vehicle were like new including tire wear, dings, chips, etc.
Those are such beautiful cars; love the seats think they would be missed.
I dont think the warranty was considered when he installed all that stuff.
They'd come back on Mondays with holes in the floors (bolt-in rollbars), fried tires, no brakes left, clanking engines... funny thing there was an SCCA event in town that weekend.
Eh, with his money he can drop a new engine in and be back on the road in no time. If he was worried about a warranty on the engine, don't ya think he would've removed all the evidence before taking back to the dealer ??
OK, you're right, some people aren't that bright...
Reminds me of the stories from the mid 60's when Hertz Rent-a-Car offered Shelby GT350's.
I had a chance to drive one of the GT350H cars at that time. One of my friends was the sales manager at the Ford dealer in my small home town. On several occasions we would go to the Twin Cities to pick up some late model used cars for the sales lot. (I think we went to the Ford plant in St. Paul to get them but I don't remember for sure.) I got to drive a black one with gold stripes. (I think all the Hertz cars were black with gold stripes but I'm not sure about that.) It didn't sell so after a couple of months, I got to drive it to someplace near Moorhead where it was auctioned. On both trips, there were several cars in the "caravan" so there was no chance to put the car through its paces.
I wonder if I should tell the owner about a CTS-V at a bodyshop I sell to that sounds like it just got totalled because it took an off-pavement detour and wreched the whole chassis.
I hope GM turns everything down then. If your going to be stupid enough to think you can install all that stuff and still keep a warranty. Then you deserve to have your pocketbook pillaged in repairs for it when you blow it up. Modding a car that serious is supposed to be done after the warranty is up. This is the perfect example of more money then brains IMO.