CT5-V Precision Pack Ride Quality Analysis

[poor-sha]

@jvp was kind enough to bring his new 5BW with the precision package over yesterday. We thought it would be fun to do a back to back test drive of his car and my 22 with the standard suspension. Same day, same route, both on the PS4 tires. This video breaks down my impressions and does a bit of a data dive specific to ride quality.

 

[FLYARMY]

I have a calibrated ass that tells me how my ride is going.

 

[nordique14]

Very cool to see the data support the subjective options most people have regarding the precision package ride quality.

 

[00 Scrub]

That's pretty nice data. I too would love to see a histogram comparison and a FFT with a power spectral density could also be useful in comparing them. I'm not surprised the small imperfections are felt more with the stiffer bushings. Now I'm wondering if I should change my order to a PP.

 

[leres]

That's pretty nice data. I too would love to see a histogram comparison and a FFT with a power spectral density could also be useful in comparing them. I'm not surprised the small imperfections are felt more with the stiffer bushings. Now I'm wondering if I should change my order to a PP.

From what I remember changes to an order in the system can only happen if the event code is 3000 2000 or less.

 

[poor-sha]

That's pretty nice data. I too would love to see a histogram comparison and a FFT with a power spectral density could also be useful in comparing them. I'm not surprised the small imperfections are felt more with the stiffer bushings. Now I'm wondering if I should change my order to a PP.

 

[fordperfaddict]

I watched the video, thanks for doing it as it is very informative

so, if price was not a factor. would you switch to a PP car after driving in both?

 

[poor-sha]

I watched the video, thanks for doing it as it is very informative

so, if price was not a factor. would you switch to a PP car after driving in both?

In a heartbeat.

 

[fordperfaddict]

In a heartbeat.

i guess i should ask this to clarify.
would you swap for daily duties?
i just noticed you have the dashcam on at the track, but i dont know how often you go and do that

 

[poor-sha]

i guess i should ask this to clarify.
would you swap for daily duties?
i just noticed you have the dashcam on at the track, but i dont know how often you go and do that

I have the PDR option which I use for video and data collection on track.

I will caveat that this is highly personal and subjective. The main takeaway for me was that the PP didn't affect ride quality adversely enough that I wouldn't want it on the road. I really won't know the difference in track performance unless I get a chance to drive @jvp's car on track at a reasonable pace. Given the quality of GM's engineers, I'm sure it is an improvement.

If the car was never going to touch a track where you can truly push the limits of the car, I don't think I'd buy the PP. The standard suspension is already more performance than you can really exploit on public roads, and the ride quality is excellent.

 

[BigShark]

The PP seems worth it if you're gonna track it regularly, but for daily driving the standard suspension is already plenty good and more comfortable.

 

[jbawden]

I love my CCB's but $9k is a tough pill. The benefits of PP for most of us is far too ambiguous to justify another $9k on top of CCB's. With that said, the rear toe link on the std suspension is inadequate, but I can fix that for a LOT less than $9k.