Recent content by piranha971

Stock downpipes have different converters and the rest of the exhaust was tuned for them. Catted aftermarket downpipes have a very different sound. Back in the ATS-V days, nearly every vendor that made downpipes for the car eventually added a crossover. At least these that were serious about...

You do know what downpipes without a crossover sound like on an LF4 engine, don't you? I am asking to make sure you are not missing that important element if you are new to this platform and making a conscious choice.

Just the exhaust. Having broken in, its quite a bit louder.

Did a similar setup a few months back, but have resonators on every pipe. The sound is DEEP. Wife driving. She doesnt really push the right pedal.

What's with the busted fender vent plastic?

Take a pic of the car covered in dirty slush and salt. You know........ for a more realistic picture of this season.

Yes, to 140.

I use gorilla splines (not locks) with Apex wheels.

I hope you are not expecting a real "free" alignment. Sure, they will "align" it and give you paperwork showing it all in spec.

DWS06 are great tires. I have used them year round before. I now have old Michelin Pilot Sport A/S3+ that I carried over from my ATS-V, wheels included. They are good 7 years old and though they don't grip like they used to, they are adequate for my driving in Chicago. I don't commute by car, I...

I almost bought a car that had its transmission replaced due to this issue.

Even the retailer selling these is not making any claims of power gains. It has long been understood that air filters and intakes on this platform don't do anything for power. It has also been established in objective testing that aftermarket gauze and oil type filters just don't filter nearly...

Normal behavior of this transmission, as others have said. Some are better than others. My ATS-V was horrifically bad. Fluid change and a clutch bleed improved things quite a bit, but was still notchy and required a lot of effort. My 4bw 1st to 2nd shift is wonderful with just a hint of notchiness.

This kind of oil consumption is completely unacceptable and you should elevate this to GM if you are being blown off by the dealer. Amsoil isnt going to fix it and there is no reason to spend that kind of money on oil when no less quality oils are available at half or third the price of amsoil.

$1.5 funnel from Walmart works amazing.