Recent content by jbawden

This post hurts all the feels, sorry bud. As far as the future value, no one here is betting on the 5BW to replace sound investment strategies, but there is no question that even if there are 15k or 20k made, it will always be special and certain spec combos (manual, all the carbons, and cool...

$20k for a classic car isn't going to get you very far, that isn't enough to even buy something reasonably cool. Agree with others, I would diversify your budget to other areas of the car and keep the engine mods simple (Kong port and call it good). I know I'm at risk of Chicken Little...

I'm just here to argue that the BW is a "kinda special car" every bit as any M. You don't have car nerds around the world praising the 5BW as one of the worlds best driving cars from a brand not necessarily known to have built the worlds best in the last 70 years. Plus you can get a manual...

I think Kong port and LT headers are probably where the biggest gains lie. Many have reported both work with the stock tune. Stock air box is fine unless you really go nuts with heads, cam, etc.

Oooh, the cousin to "which oil is best". 10's of 1,000's of data points (used oil analysis) confirm the OLM is really good. Mine isn't a daily so it's once a year, but for the DD I just follow the manual because that is what most people do and most peoples cars last a really long time.

This was posted on the media dumps thread the other day. Strong endorsements for a few legit car people. https://www.cadillacvnet.com/forums/threads/media-dumps.1834/post-122731

I went to look up the code and came across this short video detailing some of the possibilities. I think I've read of fuel injectors or plugs on the 5BW causing some low mileage issues.

Transmission, Sunroof, and CCB are the big 3 polarizing options for the BW, in my experience.

I want to think the LT4 manufacturing process is a bit more specialized than the L87 truck engine, but probably not knowing GM. The "built by" deal is more marketing than special treatment I gather. I mean its true one human built my engine, but it's just parts bin supply chain and no...

I think at this point an in-spec LT4 replacement is what future buyers will actually seek out. Am I speaking for the group that we secretly hope for a replacement? Still think most LT4's will live a long life. I wonder how many of these failures did a 500 mile oil change?

The improbable generally doesn’t sway my decision making too much (unless we’re talking about seat belts, helmets, health, etc), and what a shame it would have been if I made the choice to settle for something unlikely. It’s still a big IF in my world, but an out of warranty failure for me...

The system is designed to disengage automatically if you attempt to drive off with the break :)still on. Maybe there is a flaw in the system or it's just another anomaly in Global B. I don't see how the p-brake could seize in this situation, rather I think its just not getting the signal to...

Seems like that move sort of dilutes to the special 20th anniversary cars a bit. Just like Dodge did with the one year only '21 Hellcat Durango...then it came back in '23 and looks to remain for the foreseeable future deleting huge amounts of equity for OG buyers that thought they had a...

The first thing I did was check the wheel color of the wheels on the Electric Blue BW in the Savagegeese video where Jack is on the limiter destroying a pair of Pilot Sports for 2 minutes...it has the graphite wheels. :cool:

This is a cool story! Fascinating when you put something out 'there' and it comes back to you like this. It takes a blend of determination, patience, and readiness when the opportunity presents itself.