Hey guys. I have a story of a race to share with you. I raced my friends CTS with the 3.6L engine. We went from a dig at a stop light at night with no traffic around. I thought he would get the jump with his rear wheel drive but I actually jumped and had him at my front door and started pulling just slightly through 1st and 2nd gears but when I was in 3rd IN VTEC he started pulling on me and he shut it down when I was at his drivers door. I brake torqued and was gate shifting but we didn't go fast enough for me to hit 4th gear which is a good thing because then I would have lost even worse. Both cars had only drivers in them and he is stock vs my car with just a CAI. I have a feeling that if I had headers it might have been a different outcome.
Here are the specs for the Cadillac:
HP: 255 @ 6200 RPM
TQ: 252 @ 3100 RPM
Curb weight: 3509
I'm happy with my results.

 

Nice race! Those cadillacs are good for low 15's. Like you said once you get headers the outcome should be better for you up top!

 

lol I find it hilarious that he pulled on you when VTEC hit !!!

 

Well that's why it's in capital letters in my story. I always thought that if i'm just in that power range I'd be able to use the full potential of my car but I guess my full potential wasn't fast enough. lol I'm just a bit bummed because I did everything correctly, brake torqued, had a good launch with little to no wheel spin, gate shifted at the right rpm points, I was certain I would keep pulling ahead until he started to slowly reel me in. ahhh... got to get those headers...