General CTS Vsport Thread

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Bob
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I just ordered new OEM rear rotors and pads in the hope of finally making the brakes feel right. Cost was around $230 shipped from Rockauto after the coupon code. They beat GMPartsdirect and most ebay sellers by at least $10-20.
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What are you going to do with the slide pins?
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I'm reading the Vsport owner's manual and it says to replace spark plugs at 60k miles for the LF3 and LTG engines. My car has 73k and I doubt it's been done. I probably should do this.
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On the power concern, the best you can probably do is read spark retard and boost retard on a scan tool to see if there is any power being left on the table. Otherwise I'd say that Golf R was not stock.
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What's a good scan tool for this?
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I don't know.
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I found this as a scan tool option: https://www.bluedriver.com/

It supports live data and data logging. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGKfko_SUi0
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Yeah one of those Bluetooth type things may be what you want.
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I ordered a Bluedriver device with same day Amazon shipping. Can't wait to log some data and see what it looks like!
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New plugs ordered. $38 at Advance Auto after coupon code
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