CT5-V The Eagle has landed (finally)

[Melon]

Nice ride man! It's an awesome feeling to get the exact one you want.

 

[PrimeTime]

Back on track...my apologies.

 

[Melon]

Florida having a legitimate hockey team. Who would have thought?

Anyway. Lol.

 

[PrimeTime]

Ohhh yeah.

 

[+ManifoldPSI]

Nice ride man! It's an awesome feeling to get the exact one you want.

Thanks. In the end it was worth the wait (and the first sales guy's scarcely believable BS). And I have yet to hit 100mi... Or fill the tank with "high octane" 91 at CA gas prices

You have an E30 ya? Post a photo if you've got one handy.

 

[Melon]

Already did my man.

Post in thread 'Am I crazy? Honest feedback wanted'

Jun 12, 2025

What sort of E30 do you have?

1987 325i I did a full restoration on.

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[Melon]

Thanks. In the end it was worth the wait (and the first sales guy's scarcely believable BS). And I have yet to hit 100mi... Or fill the tank with "high octane" 91 at CA gas prices

You have an E30 ya? Post a photo if you've got one handy.

It's a shame, I'm in Louisiana with access to 93 at the pump, and 93 Ethanol free.

 

[+ManifoldPSI]

Already did my man.

Post in thread 'Am I crazy? Honest feedback wanted'

Jun 12, 2025

What sort of E30 do you have?

1987 325i I did a full restoration on.

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Cherry. Nice job on the resto. Did you do it yourself? Wish my dash were pristine and uncracked.

Is that a Wilwood BBK I spot up front?

Yea, bummer about the 91oct. But it is what it is. Consider yourself lucky- 93 and at way cheaper prices...

 

[Melon]

Cherry. Nice job on the resto. Did you do it yourself? Wish my dash were pristine and uncracked.

Is that a Wilwood BBK I spot up front?

Yea, bummer about the 91oct. But it is what it is. Consider yourself lucky- 93 and at way cheaper prices...

I bought that dash on eBay, came all the way from Serbia, lol. I keep the car garaged so it stays in good shape.
That is indeed a Wilwood BBK from MassiveBrakes. With dusty as hell race pads.

93 Octane at cheap prices but, swamp-ass 8 months out of the year. Also, hurricanes.

 

[+ManifoldPSI]

I bought that dash on eBay, came all the way from Serbia, lol. I keep the car garaged so it stays in good shape.
That is indeed a Wilwood BBK from MassiveBrakes. With dusty as hell race pads.

93 Octane at cheap prices but, swamp-ass 8 months out of the year. Also, hurricanes.

Do you still have the link for that Ebay dash? I have a suede dash cover now hiding lots of ugliness...

How is the BBK? If it is the same as https://store.uucmotorwerks.com/big...ont-84-91-e30-325320318-all-incl-ix-p563.aspx, which I presume it is, does not look overly pricey or difficult to install. And seems to use fairly common replacement rotors.

Fair point. Reminds me of the viral video years ago of the guy who moved his E30 M3 into his living room to avoid a massive storm, down there or in FL I think.

 

[Melon]

Do you still have the link for that Ebay dash? I have a suede dash cover now hiding lots of ugliness...

How is the BBK? If it is the same as https://store.uucmotorwerks.com/big...ont-84-91-e30-325320318-all-incl-ix-p563.aspx, which I presume it is, does not look overly pricey or difficult to install. And seems to use fairly common replacement rotors.

Fair point. Reminds me of the viral video years ago of the guy who moved his E30 M3 into his living room to avoid a massive storm, down there or in FL I think.

Dude, I bought that dash back in 2018, it was a one off.

I got the brake mounting kit from MassiveBrakes.com
I originally had the UUC kit but I like the fitment from Massive more.

The caliper and rotor I got from Summit Racing.

 

[Melon]

This is all I could find with a quick eBay search.

84-92 BMW E30 Crack Free OEM Dash Board Assembly | eBay

This is a BMW E30 dash removed from a good condition running and driving 1988 325i convertible. The dash has no cracks and the surface is in near perfect condition.

www.ebay.com

 

[+ManifoldPSI]

Dude, I bought that dash back in 2018, it was a one off.

I got the brake mounting kit from MassiveBrakes.com
I originally had the UUC kit but I like the fitment from Massive more.

The caliper and rotor I got from Summit Racing.

Ah, got it. Quite the international shipping trip if it came from Serbia. Was it a repop or pristine OEM/NOS?

Interesting. So the UUC and Massive kits both use Wilwood calipers but are not the same? I will have to look up Massive. Does it offer clearance for bigger rotors or just more clearance for lower-offset wheels?

This is all I could find with a quick eBay search.

84-92 BMW E30 Crack Free OEM Dash Board Assembly | eBay

This is a BMW E30 dash removed from a good condition running and driving 1988 325i convertible. The dash has no cracks and the surface is in near perfect condition.

www.ebay.com

Yea good ones can be found out there still, usually for an arm and at least 1/2 a leg.

Thanks for posting the link to your build, I will have to take some time and read up on that.

 

[Melon]

It was a fair condition crack-free dash. It has some fading. It was also incredibly dusty. Took quite a while to clean all that dust out of the HVAC ducts. I didn't know Serbia had a desert region. IIFC It was $500 or so, $350 for the dash, the rest to ship.

A lot of re-pop E30 parts are made in Latvia, so I was used to international shipping during my rebuild.

I think the biggest difference is in the calipers and the fitment of the adapter bracket. The Massive unit went in like OEM, the UUC was a little meh. Also the pads are much larger on the Massive kit.

Both are probably fine and are a massive upgrade over the stock calipers.

 

[Big G Pappy]

Just got back from picking up my new 2025 CT5VBW.

Long story short, I had originally called around to dealers outside of CA in late 2023 to find one offering an allocation with no ADM. Findlay Cadillac in Vegas (Henderson, specifically) rose to the occasion, I guess you could say. A bit far for me in NorCal, but I figured I could make a road trip out of it, since I had not been to Vegas since SEMA '19.

Turns out the sales guy I wound up with (naturally self-described as one of the top guys at the place) was a joke. Impossible to get ahold of, did not have a good grasp of the GM order process, had ZERO customer service skills (EX: he knew I wanted to do a personal build, but recommended a car that was on the lot and not close to my spec, then literally just said "FINE" and got offended when I told him I was not interested). The last straw was that he did not listen when I told him a little before new year's 2024 that I wanted a '24 because I did not like the MY25 front end, and I missed out entirely.

On the flip side, missing the boat there meant being able to spec V8V... and I got the car not at MSRP but at dealer invoice.

I'm in this more for the 4DSC performance aspect (that's 4 Door Sports Car for all you Nissan Maxima ex-owners out there) than the luxury aspect, but the car got such good reviews, and I've loved the CTS V line for years, and this really looks like a case of the "last of the Mohicans" situation, so I had to pull the trigger.

Had to go 6MT or I would not even be writing this now. I also am a big fan of the stopping power and fade resistance of carbon ceramics, especially on lowly 4 doors (super car hardware on a people-hauler is kinda cool). When V8V came out, I was less pissed about missing a '24.

I debated the carbon packages, but back when I started the order process, speccing those to a car added 6-18 months, and I don't value carbon enough to warrant both the cost and the wait.

So, thus far, I would not change anything, but we'll see. Ya, it's blah blah white, but hey- I love me a good, clean, white performance car.

I did spec the PSC2Rs, as I live in sunny (sic) NORTHern CA. Have those on the Cayman too, but I bet they will wear a lot faster on this monster...

Been busy with work since getting it back here, so have not had barely any drive time. At least this car came along AFTER the oil plug debacle came to light, so it has a factory green marker check on what appears to be a sufficiently pressed-in plug... Presumably from a factory inspection. I demanded the dealer inspect this too, among other things.

I will say the locking wheel lug nut design is interesting... and not 19, not 21, but 22mm lug nuts? She's a BIG GIRL, but still... That's a new one on me. Luckily I long ago bought a large set of assorted-size deep thin wall sockets.

Looking forward to hitting the break in marker and opening her up. Will have to look up who built my LT4. See if I got one of the good engine assemblers

Forgot to add- my rodeo experience was not actually that bad. 3/5/2025: 3300 -> 3/24/2025 : 4800 -> early/mid may delivered to dealer. I was bracing myself to have to call in national search and rescue to find the car...



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BEAUTIFUL... How do you research your engine builder ??