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Offline darmentle

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CTS-V Swap
« on: December 24, 2013, 05:11:10 pm »
Not sure if anyone follows the motor trend dirt everyday channel on you tube when they did the Chevy with CTS-V motor swap. Now summit sells the whole swap crazy cool but not worth that much.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-csumarm001/all

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EpLwnAyhXU&index=8&list=PLGvTvFzdMg_Mlk222V60pPCj_uohycX_P
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Offline rich weyand

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Re: CTS-V Swap
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2013, 05:53:35 pm »
In for a penny, in for a pound.  If price no object, go for this one.  I think it would be fun to drop one of these in a '65 GTO or any '69 A-body with a dynamited motor.  Put the Hotchkiss kit under it and Willwood on all four corners.  Throw a brick at the pedal and then just hang on.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/nal-cpslsa4l85e/overview/
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Re: CTS-V Swap
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2013, 11:24:03 pm »
saw it and thought it was pretty cool, but i'd rather spend the money and throw a high hp diesel engine in there.
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Re: CTS-V Swap
« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2013, 12:05:26 am »
16k and no transmission
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Re: CTS-V Swap
« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2013, 08:24:38 am »
Yeah seen that episode, made that truck really move and do wicked burnouts. It's neat they have a kit for that exact swap. The only thing is how much more do you have to buy to complete it. Make that $15,000 more like 16 or 17 grand to finish it. I figured they would have put a cummins or duramax in because it was already a diesel.
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Re: CTS-V Swap
« Reply #5 on: December 25, 2013, 08:35:40 am »
Looks like quite the mismatch and an incredible waste of $ - Isn't the beauty in any swap the innovation and the fact that you made it happen? I can't understand why someone would invest in that unless they had more money than brains.
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Re: CTS-V Swap
« Reply #6 on: December 25, 2013, 10:02:04 am »
Or more money than time.
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Re: CTS-V Swap
« Reply #7 on: December 25, 2013, 11:32:25 am »
I am sure it was due to sponsorship, but the shop that the work was done (Offroad Connection) I know the owner.  My brother Toolmaster was there yesterday and someone was wanting parts from me...
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Re: CTS-V Swap
« Reply #8 on: December 26, 2013, 08:08:57 am »
If i was going to spend that much i would put a turbo on my truck. I will admit i like the sound of a roots style blower.
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Re: CTS-V Swap
« Reply #9 on: December 26, 2013, 10:05:49 am »
i think its geared toward the older folks that are getting ready to or have retired and want a cool old vehicle with updated everything.  it is a huge chunk of money for that but when you are building a whole car it melts in with the other costs...

I'm happy with the costs of my LSx engine because it was 1/10th the price.  lol  and it did come with a trans and t/case.  of course its not putting out 500+ HP either.
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Re: CTS-V Swap
« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2013, 10:33:02 am »
There was motivation around them building the truck on the show, and it was putting a kit together...
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Offline Stewart G Griffin

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Re: CTS-V Swap
« Reply #11 on: December 28, 2013, 07:19:25 pm »
Does this engine have cylinder deactivation?
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Re: CTS-V Swap
« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2013, 03:52:24 pm »
Quote from: dvdswan on December 26, 2013, 10:05:49 am
i think its geared toward the older folks that are getting ready to or have retired and want a cool old vehicle with updated everything.  it is a huge chunk of money for that but when you are building a whole car it melts in with the other costs...

I'm happy with the costs of my LSx engine because it was 1/10th the price.  lol  and it did come with a trans and t/case.  of course its not putting out 500+ HP either.

Similar in concept to Harrahs' Ferrari V12 shoehorned into a Jeep Wagoneer stored at his museum in Reno.

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