Recent content by SS_Shooter

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...

I figured that. Negative 2.5 degrees camber is what is recommended for 'track use'. I'm not sure why they used that spec. These tires have 13K miles on them, so I don't know how long they have left anyway...

Kevin, I did get the AFTER alignment specs from the dealer. I'm not sure why some of them are in red....

There was a post on here previously about those for the CT5: V3 carbon mirror caps fit the Ct5V Blackwing So, they are a GM part that fit the V3? Meaning you can order them from GM? Does anyone have that part number? Can I can buy them with our Cadillac Reward points? They replace...

I've fitted fiberglass hoods to cars in the past, and they always required a ton of sanding, leveling, body filler, etc. to fit correctly and look nice. Do these CF hoods fit perfect right out of the box?

What the ZL1 people and some CT5V people were saying is that the original toe links were stamped steel pieces of crap with rubber bushings (which they are) and they tended to flex under acceleration. They said that while some people had fixed the issue via an alignment, that was only a temp...

You measure the toe links when you install them to basically mirror the measurements of the old ones. Following, you should really do a 4-wheel alignment. They didn't show me the before/after alignment results like some of the specialty alignment shops do...