Recent content by blkout

That is interesting, I didn't follow the CTS-Vs at that time, I had always had Camaro's and Corvette's prior to my Blackwing.

Agree to disagree, there's literally 30-40K of these engines out there in various platforms and we only know of a few failures here on this forum and there have been some in the 2017-2018 Camaro ZL1 because of a known oil pump issue which is also avoidable if the oil pump was replaced under...

I've not heard of any engine failures though in the 2022-2024 Camaro ZL1.

The thing is, this engine has been used since 2015 and there's been very few failures across all product lines. I doubt Cadillac did anything significant to this engine from what Chevrolet did in the C7 Corvette Z06 and 6th Gen Camaro ZL1, and even the previous Cadillac CTS-V. Its been an...

I still believe the failure rate is stupendously low for these engines but it appears at least based on this thread that vast majority were 2022-2023 cars. Makes you wonder if there weren't some minor changes in the 24-up cars or if there was a bad batch of engine parts in a small number of cars.

I don't think the engine is going to fail any sooner because it uses oil, however I would find it very annoying to have to keep checking the oil constantly and adding oil knowing that I shouldn't have to.

Yep, your car, your choice. Just not a fan here.

Agree here, stealth PPF removes everything that makes that color look special.

My PPF guy said he would rather install PPF when pieces are on the vehicle than off. I'm sure its because its difficult to hold the pieces in place while applying the PPF. I had tried to take him a CF rear spoiler and front splitter and he told me to install them first.

I did the same, left the carbon fiber vents exposed. I waited 6 weeks before getting some mild paint correction done and then PPF on the hood.

For the rain tray? M5 x 20mm

My 2024 CT5-V BW has 11K miles and doesn't use any oil at all. While GM might consider some oil usage normal, all that tells me that they're allowing for some manufacturing intolerances or improper break-in by the owner so they don't have to warranty every engine that uses any oil. A properly...

It would have to be an LS6 variant, not the LS6 as it currently stands. The current LS6 doesn't make enough power to replace the LT4 that the current CT5-V Blackwing has now and the LS6 has 13:1 compression so you can't add a supercharger or turbos.

If you remove the tray, water will run off right on top of the accessory belt. Since I have a JLT intake, it would also partially run right on top of the air filter too. It's certainly something you probably wouldn't leave off all the time if you ever drive in the rain or when you wash the car...

I wouldn't mind owning one if the Blackwing engine were in a CTS-V3 or CT5-V, I just don't care for the CT6 styling and I hate the wheels on that car.