*Update*
Later posts outline the V2 kit and V1/2 rear brakes.
This will be a little step by step guild to CTS-V1 brakes on a GTO. They will seem some track-day abuse and I will give my honest unbiased opinion on them.
I picked up the calipers from my local GM dealer. $360 out the door including the shim/pin kits.
First impressions; they are massive.
On a GTO the caliper mounts 180degrees off from the CTS-v location. This puts the bleeders pointing down so you have to move them to the top of the caliper. To do this you need to remove the crossover tubes and bleeders from both calipers then swap them over. They are covered in powdercoat so you will have to scrap the coating off the flare connections to get a wrench on them. The tubes are powdercoated to the body of the caliper so you will have to snap this off; this will leave an uncoated part of the caliper visible.
Brackets came in today; I sandblasted them and painted them with high-temp enamel.
Here is the cutting required on the caliper.
I'm using a big ass dremel bit in a drill to clearance the caliper. I taped up the pistons to keep metal shavings out.
HP+ pads.
Fastenal run for hardware. 12.9 grade 12mm 1.75 x 35mm and Nordlock washers.
Later posts outline the V2 kit and V1/2 rear brakes.
This will be a little step by step guild to CTS-V1 brakes on a GTO. They will seem some track-day abuse and I will give my honest unbiased opinion on them.
I picked up the calipers from my local GM dealer. $360 out the door including the shim/pin kits.
First impressions; they are massive.
On a GTO the caliper mounts 180degrees off from the CTS-v location. This puts the bleeders pointing down so you have to move them to the top of the caliper. To do this you need to remove the crossover tubes and bleeders from both calipers then swap them over. They are covered in powdercoat so you will have to scrap the coating off the flare connections to get a wrench on them. The tubes are powdercoated to the body of the caliper so you will have to snap this off; this will leave an uncoated part of the caliper visible.
Brackets came in today; I sandblasted them and painted them with high-temp enamel.
Here is the cutting required on the caliper.
I'm using a big ass dremel bit in a drill to clearance the caliper. I taped up the pistons to keep metal shavings out.
HP+ pads.
Fastenal run for hardware. 12.9 grade 12mm 1.75 x 35mm and Nordlock washers.