2014--2019 Cadillac CTS VSport - 3.6L Twin Turbo

TRIFECTA presents: the "fastest Cadillac CTS V-Sport in North America" (as of January 24th 2014). The TRIFECTA Performance Cadillac CTS V-Sport LF3 MY2014 powertrain calibration is an easy to install software performance recalibration with an EZ Flash cable device that will yield estimated gains of up to +81 ft-lbs and +74 WHP to a completely stock Cadillac CTS V-Sport LF3 MY2014 (fuel quality requirements must be met). With linear and immediately responsive power delivery, all OE diagnostics and emissions readiness checks are present and function per OE specifications.
TRIFECTA's LF3 ECM recalibration is complimented by a fully developed 8-speed Aisin transmission calibration to support the increased power delivery profile. The complete powertrain calibration also includes ESC (Stabilitrak) and eLSD (electronic Limited-Slip Differential) program enhancements.
TRIFECTA's powertrain calibrations are tested and validated for various environments, such as cold/heat, elevation, and variations in fuel quality. Each vehicle type is validated on TRIFECTA's test fleet via long term cumulative mileage testing and extended high load dyno testing prior to retail release. We make no compromises in comprehensiveness, safety, and power.

Specifications of the TRIFECTA Performance Cadillac CTS V-Sport 3.6TT MY2014 LF3 ECM software reprogramming:
-Retains all GM OE diagnostics and ECM functionality
-Retains all OE error code reporting and functionality
-Emissions readiness checks are present; emissions compliant
-Maintains functionality of ABS and TC systems
-Knock detection mechanisms and OE engine knock detection sensitivity is retained
-Return to stock functionality included with EZ Flash cable and software

Specifications of the TRIFECTA Performance Cadillac CTS V-Sport 3.6TT MY2014 Aisin 8-Speed automatic transmission TCM calibration software reprogramming:
 
-Improved shift times in adverse shift patterns
-Improved shift logic
-Does not shorten transmission life or increase cooling requirements
-Retains all OE diagnostics and TCM functionality
-Retains all OE error code reporting and functionality

TRIFECTA Exclusive CTS V-Sport Calibration Features

TRIFECTA's Cadillac CTS V-Sport calibration includes many features that are both desired, and exclusive to TRIFECTA's calibration:

Standard Tour Mode (STM)

The V-Sport offers several different drive modes from the factory such as Tour, Sport, Track and Winter / Snow / Ice modes. TRIFECTA's custom operating system modifications allow us to optionally (but included by default) offer Tour mode which limits horsepower and torque output to levels very similar to the factory levels. This feature is very useful if the vehicle is driven by others who would prefer the vehicle to operate like it does from the factory. Drive modes can be changed on the fly, and as such, the driver may select any mode, at any time.
Vehicle Mode Default/Persist Configuration
When selecting drive modes such as Tour or Sport, the factory calibration will "remember" which mode was in use the last time the vehicle was shut down.   Track mode, nor Winter Mode persist after the vehicle is shut off on the factory calibration.

The TRIFECTA calibration extends which modes can be "remembered", adding Track and Winter modes to the list of persistent modes. 

If desired, the vehicles default mode may also be set to the users preference, so that the car is already set to the desired mode after flashing the ECM, or if vehicle power is disconnected then reconnected.  e.g. The car normally starts in Tour mode after an ECM reflash.  This feature can make it start in any desired mode.  After the initial power-up, the car will simply remember the last mode that was used and start in that mode.

For enthusiasts who drive the car exclusively in Track mode, this significantly minimizes the amount of button pushing required in your "pre-flight" checklist!
 
Active Rail Pressure Management (ARPM)

Worried about DI (direct injection) rail pressure when turning up your boost? TRIFECTA's Active Rail Pressure Management (ARPM) engine control module (ECM) operating system customization allows higher boost levels to be achieved while actively monitoring the DI fuel rail pressure and reducing boost, if a drop in rail pressure is predicted, based on past and present operating conditions. To read more detail about ARPM, see our article:

TRIFECTA: Active Rail Pressure Management
 
TRIFECTA Bi-directional Enhanced Knock Control and Zoning

Whether anybody wants to believe it, or not, “knock”, defined as noise detected by the knock sensors, is going to occur from time to time. Generally this occurs when there's a transient change in fuel quality, or operating conditions. While the factory's knock control constructs are advanced, they make certain assumptions about how, and in which direction to adjust knock factor when knock is detected. The factory knock control strategy on the Cadillac CTS V-Sport uses one zone only, encompassing the entire RPM range, and engine load range. TRIFECTA's Cadillac CTS V-Sport calibration utilizes six zones and allows for finer self-adjustment when dynamic timing adjustments are needed. Furthermore, TRIFECTA's enhanced knock control employs an “ongoing” strategy which retains learned knock factors even after the engine is shut down, and continues to use them the next time the engine is started. Bi-directional knock control allows the ECM to begin its knock adaptation in the middle of the timing adjustment map, rather than always assuming it's running “high octane” fuel and potentially exposing the engine to audible knock.
In cases where a "bad tank" of gas drastically skews this long term self-adjustment, we have implemented a means of resetting the feature back to its initial setting via clearing codes using any OBD2 scanner, including the Code Scanner feature within EZ Flash.   This is in lieu of re-flashing the ECM, which would accomplish the same.

Purchase details:
-This powertrain calibration includes a Trifecta powertrain calibration file specific to your vehicle and includes an EZ Flash Cable (TFEZ010U) (requires a laptop running Windows Vista or greater.)
-Powertrain calibrations currently exist for North American vehicles only, with more regions to follow