Recent content by SS_Shooter

Exactly. The Caddy dealership are supposed to be better!

What is the bedding in/burnishing procedure? The typical 100 mph to 10 mph hard stops, 10 in a row or something... FYI, I just drove the car as normal.... Brakes seem fine.

Yeah, that dealership is NOT good. My dealership takes appointments (usually for 1 to 5 days out), looks at the car that day, and has it back quickly (1 day or so) unless they can't get a part.

I'm in Chicago as well, but I've had to go to out of state dealers to buy my V-series cars. For this car, I bought it from Sewell Cadillac in Dallas, TX and they were excellent to deal with. My 2010 I bought from a dealer in Michigan. I typically go through 'the guy' who is on the forums...

He used the line lock.

Dude, the MORE miles you drive each day, the BETTER the car you should have! If you drove 250 miles a day, you'd want to be in the BEST car possible for those 250 miles. A BW is perfect. Rolls-Royce Phantom might be better, but there are budget constraints to consider.

I like to heel/toe as well, but I find the automatic rev-matching to be much more accurate than my estimation of where the RPM's need to be during a downshift. Usually, I'm off by a little, but it is SPOT on every time. The one thing I HATE about this car is the dinky ass gas tank. I need to...

I installed the SPL toe arms and had my car aligned. That seemed to solve the problem. Before that, it was getting all crazy wonky under hard acceleration (in a straight line) in 3rd and 4th gear. I do notice that if you have the suspension set to TOUR/SOFT, the car is a little more darty...

I rode on my stock 24 CT5BW tires on many winter days with temps in the 20's and 30' without issues. Yes, they are a little slippery at cold temps, but nothing to cause significant worries. That being said, I wouldn't leave the car out overnight and let the tires get down to zero or...

Ha. Yes, all of the GT3 guys have steel rotors on their dedicated track cars. But if you are only occasionally tracking your BW, I'd just leave the carbon ones on there...

Thanks. I added that in as well: Tremec TR6060 Transmission .......Camaro ZL1........Camaro ZL1 1LE........CT5VBW First: ......2.66............................2.6.....................................2.29 Second: 1.78...........................1.78...................................1.61...

Camaro ZL1..........Camaro ZL1LE...............CT5VBW First: 2.66..........................2.6.....................................2.29 Second: 1.78....................1.78..................................1.61 Third: 1.30.........................1.30................................... 1.21...

From what I've seen, this results in the automatic CT5V's having a higher top speed than the manuals. The auto's have more gears up top and can go about 205 mph. The manuals, stuck in that overdrive 6th, can only hit about 191-192 mph... That's an extreme situation though. For everyday...

6th gear is basically a fuel economy gear designed for MPG. It's fine lugging it in that gear, and once it comes on the power in 6th it does accelerate, but if you want good acceleration, best to go to 5th. A lot of manuals have a big-ass 6th or 7th gear that is designed to maximize MPG so...

It's also important to see what your local statutes are in terms of 'speeding' vs. 'misdemeanor reckless driving'. Here in Illinois, anything up to 24 MPH over the speed limit is just a speeding ticket. If you are 25+ MPH over the posted limit, in some cases, you may have to appear before a...