$20k Budget for Stock 2024 CT5-V BW

[Gonzo]

Looking for some help in selecting the best bang for a $20k budget for my 2024 CT5-V Blackwing. Wo

What say you?

Below is what I'm considering so far. I'll also have to pay for labor as I'd rather have a shop do the complete work.

• Supercharger Gasket Kit​
• Kong Xport Service​
• 2.3" Pulley​
• Gates Green Belt​
• Nick Williams 103mm Throttle Body​
• DSX Fex Fuel Sensor​
• DSX Fuel Line Adapter​
• NGK Spark Plugs​
• HP Tuner MPVI Interface​
• HP Tuners Credits​
• HP Tuners ECM Unlock Fee​
• Schmidty Tuning Fee​
• Dyno Tune Vehicle​
• Aeroforce Gauge and Pod​
• LMP Cold Air Intake​
• LMP Heat Exchanger and LMP Coolant Tank​
• Kooks Headers with Cats and Mid Pipes​

 

[hawk02]

I must be getting really old. I bought my 22' 5BW and will do absolutely nothing to it. To me , its perfect right out of the box. I have found in my years of owning cars.....the more you eff with them, the more headaches you get.

I learned that lesson the hard way with a 2013 Camaro ZL1. I got caught up in the forum hype around mods and thought a cold air intake and bigger crank pulley would be my ticket to muscle car nirvana. Well, one thing led to another—bigger injectors, labor, tuning, dyno time—and nearly $10K later, I had a car that never drove as well as it did stock. I went through five different tuners trying to sort it out before finally taking it back to stock, aside from the cold air intake.

Since then, I promised myself I’d never touch the engine or tuning again. These days, the only changes I make are cosmetic—wheels, carbon fiber bits, things like that. Nothing that compromises how the car runs.