Recent content by RChrisE

All, I am sad to let everybody know that one of our members passed away last Saturday. After showing him my '22 4BW at breakfast one morning, 3 days later he sold his Buick and 3 days later ordered his CT5-V and joined our community. He had been posting and doing research here to use the...

Awesome post! I was at Sebring working a race a little while back and posted these of my somewhat pedestrian CT4 BW on some other thread. Yours are super cooler!!! Chris E.

Years ago I installed a "skip shift eliminator" thingy on my GF's brand new Pontiac WS6. Basically just a wiring harness bypass. I've never noticed it in my BW.

The green tire valve caps usually indicate nitrogen filled tires.

To emphasize the "...most people don't even know that it exists..." quote. I told some registration person at Sebring that I got a new Cadillac. Her comment was "oh, an old man's car." I preceded to break into my well-rehearsed diatribe about this ain't your old-man's Cadillac, spouting...

Good write up on your experience. Thanks! As I was shopping for cars, the AMG C63S was on the list....albeit at ~$20k more. So was the VW Golf R as a cheaper solution. (but I'm an old man and don't fit in with the street racer car scene) So I went with a 2022 CT4 BW Caddy. I have no...

I did purchase the warranty. So far my thoughts are about taking the car back to CarMax and asking to get out of their warranty. I have had heard of people being able to cancel their warranty and get (at least a prorated) refund. My argument being: If CarMax is willing to sell me a car with...

RobC7....funny you should say that about replacement exhaust. I've already purchased one and it's sitting in my shop now :) It appears to have come from a tuner shop where they just cut it off from a BW. My theory is that very purpose you mention. Of installing an aftermarket unit. It's just...

Yes. I'm slowly moving into acceptance of your statement above. I did not do my due diligence. The car WILL be restored to it's original configuration. It seems now that it will be on my own dime. (you'd think CarMax could afford it....it'll only be about $2.5k) I'm just highly...

I know ChampCar has a "standard" db limit they state in their rulebook. And it's about 96dba @ 50 ft, iirc. But it is usually dictated by the track. Some tracks like Daytona really don't care mainly because it's right next to an airport and you can't get accurate readings there anyway. But...

Update: Well after trying to get this resolved through the local dealer and corporate customer support and been denied any kind of help. Yes, it was a purchase from CarMax. I have many pics of my exhaust and what a true Blackwing exhaust should look like. But have been denied any kind of...

Good catch Poor-sha. I re-checked this morning and it's a little less than 1/2 tank. my bad. Chris E.

So, I had some extra time yesterday and checked the corner weights of my newly acquired Blackwing. For those that might be unfamiliar with what corner weights are, they are just measurements of the weight of the car at each wheel. From those, you can calculate total weight, front-rear weight...

UPDATE: I've jumped through the hoops with the dealer to no avail. Despite me sending them multiple pics they basically stated that the exhaust "was appropriate for the vehicle" and no other explanation. I have escalated it to the corporate level and have a service ticket in with them. I...