E.C.P turns beast into a MONSTER

[Manny@Dasilva]

Dasilva Motorsports turns beast into a MONSTER

How to turn a beast into a MONSTER . Many of you have been watching the progress on Nik's 07 CTSV and have been witness to just how potent these sedans can be . In this segment we will be building a fully forged blower 402 with Trick Flow heads / Monster clutch along with some new Kooks headers and a few other tricks to squeeze the juice of of this baby.

Here are a pictures and video to start things off

So it begins with a litle mood music:



Hood off and ready to get at it .

Rob getting the Yella Terras off to be used on the new Trick Flow 225cc

Here I am unbolting the heads, so easy I can do it with my eyes closed

Down to the block and ready be plucked.

Parts all neat and stored .

Stay tuned as we get ready to pull the trans and engine :

Thx

Manny@Dasilva Motorsports

 

[HLN A55]

what can I say Manny... this thing is going to be one helluva car man!!! Testament also to the work you can do!!!

 

[Postie]

Looks like a great project, I'll be watching the updates for sure. Always interesting seeing how it's all done, and the after effects. good show Manny!!!

 

[Manny@Dasilva]

what can I say Manny... this thing is going to be one helluva car man!!! Testament also to the work you can do!!!

Looks like a great project, I'll be watching the updates for sure. Always interesting seeing how it's all done, and the after effects. good show Manny!!!

Thanks guys, it's all about passion . Always has been and always will be .
Am I car crazy , you bet.
I have been in pursit of automotive peformance most of my adult life and have been blessed by good friends, new and old that let exercise my demons on their cars

Thx again
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[HiVoltge]

Looks like you've had a busy weekend....:coolgleam:

 

[Riley P]

I almost started giggling in anticipation when I saw the title of the new thread under "new posts". The music in the video topped if off. HA! That was great.

I can't wait to see how it turns out. I bet Cadillac never thought they would see that much power in one of their street cars.

 

[Woodstock Car Guy]

Could I suggest "I can't drive 55" as the music for the next episode. I can't wait till April to have car on your set.

 

[HLN A55]

Beg's the question... what song is actually the worst influence on your driving??? Poll anyone?? LOL

 

[Manny@Dasilva]

Beg's the question... what song is actually the worst influence on your driving??? Poll anyone?? LOL

Not sure as all I can hear are 4 trumpets roaring

 

[HLN A55]

to an italian like... that IS the music!! I can't remember turning on my radio more than 3 times all last year... and I used to be a car audio addict!!!!

 

[Manny@Dasilva]

to an italian like... that IS the music!! I can't remember turning on my radio more than 3 times all last year... and I used to be a car audio addict!!!!

Me too, I actually spent some years In IASCA, and was a custom builder for Blaupunkt , Alpine , and Precision Power .

Thing is with the vette I just want to hear the engine.

 

[HLN A55]

Well... here's how old I am... LOL I had RODEK (still have a few Rodeks and some other old school ZED Audio stuff) amps then moved to HCCA Orions also... LOL and yet I couldn't agree more with you!!!

 

[Manny@Dasilva]

Well... here's how old I am... LOL I had RODEK (still have a few Rodeks and some other old school ZED Audio stuff) amps then moved to HCCA Orions also... LOL and yet I couldn't agree more with you!!!

My fav setups consisted of PP or Phoenix Gold amps with JL subs and MB Quart front stage all running through Audio Control processors , backed up by converted rayne 24 octive eq's . How's that for sound quality

Man those wre fun days

Ok back to the Caddy, I will pull the engine and trans tomorrow night and post up some more pic's ..........ga'night all

 

[Manny@Dasilva]

Late one last night , but here are some more pictures:

Trans getting ready to come out

Trans out

Engine hooked up and ready to be plucked

Notice the custom made E.C.P LS engine puller

Ok something is missing here LOL

Off to my buddy John at Westport Auto for the 402 build

 

[Riley P]

So, it appears that you are making more room for the amplifiers and Kicker subs.

 

[C5Howie]

Good time to datail the engine bay! And then keep it off the road till summer. The wintery conditions in Ontario make such a mess.Oh and it must suck getting blown away by a Caddy while driving a Vette. LOL

 

[HLN A55]

There's going to be a lot of C5's getting took by Caddilacs if they keep making 305 hp V6 models and offering a 565hp upgrade LOL

Actually I was surprised by the pricing for the new CTS-V. $70k without rebates or anything sounds like a pretty good value when you consider the car... or is it just me??? That doesn't even touch the used prices too!!! While the new ZR-1 will remain much higher valued in comparison, I couldn't see why I couldn't convince "management" that a 55k dollar 1 year old CTS-V isn't a great buy and value!!! (plus stock it'll probably out run a heads/cam c5!!!)

 

[Manny@Dasilva]

So, it appears that you are making more room for the amplifiers and Kicker subs.

I would have to make it into a rear engine if that was the case

Good time to datail the engine bay! And then keep it off the road till summer. The wintery conditions in Ontario make suc that we track with that will a mess.Oh and it must suck getting blown away by a Caddy while driving a Vette. LOL

Howie , as a matter off fact I will washing the engine bay for Nik as well as a few other surpries

There's going to be a lot of C5's getting took by Caddilacs if they keep making 305 hp V6 models and offering a 565hp upgrade LOL

There will be a few P cars that we track with that will be very surprised as well

Actually I was surprised by the pricing for the new CTS-V. $70k without rebates or anything sounds like a pretty good value when you consider the car... or is it just me??? That doesn't even touch the used prices too!!! While the new ZR-1 will remain much higher valued in comparison, I couldn't see why I couldn't convince "management" that a 55k dollar 1 year old CTS-V isn't a great buy and value!!! (plus stock it'll probably out run a heads/cam c5!!!)

Just imagine what it could do, with a few tweeks from E.C.P

One more picture from Tuesday night :

Stripping down the engine before getting off to John at Westport Auto for machining.

 

[HLN A55]

That's an awesome update Manny... not just the work but the effort in sharing the process!!! Thanks!

 

[Woodstock Car Guy]

I'm looking forward to seeing what's next