Recent content by white98ls

And they say the Blackwing has a long name. Should just call this the PPTSe-hST

Yeah, paying ADM is a weird flex. If you want what you want and don't mind paying more to get it sooner, go for it. But kinda funny to be clowning other people for being a little more patient to avoid immediately flushing thousands down the drain. It's not like there aren't other performance...

That's the thing I don't get about the "long gearing" complaints. Traction is already an issue in 1st, so not much point in making it shorter. 1-5 are stacked pretty close... Redline in 1st is 58 and 5th is like 165? It's a long 1st and 6th, but everything else is close together. It's like an...

One reason all those high-revving N/A performance engines of the '00s got canned is they really got poor gas mileage. My Honda S2000 revved at 3,800 in 6th at 70mph, and thanks to the low torque and need for super short gears, it was only rated 20/26mpg despite only 240hp and 2,800lbs. My E90M3...

That's not quite what they said. They said eight laps at 4.1 miles, or about 33 miles per tank. So ~2mpg!!! And about 23 minutes.

I'm getting some annoying chatter in my 5BW as well, has been going on for quite a while. Anyone else have this problem? 15k miles, car goes in tomorrow for oil change and recall. It's tolerable but kind of annoying. Hasn't seen much abuse at all - have used launch control twice at like 2,400 rpm.

I was ogling a Ferrari 458 the other day on the highway. Then I remembered my Blackwing beat it in Lightning Lap. I would still love a 458, but pretty awesome that my 5-year-old's ride to kindergarten can take a modern mid-engined Ferrari around a racetrack.

Owned an E39 M5 and it was my favorite car before the Blackwing. Didn't even bother driving the F90 M5. The 5BW is far closer to the spirit and goodness of that E39.

Thanks, I think they contrast perfectly. My plates are FLYW8 and HEVVYW8.

I like the 4BW-style fender vent that it seems to apply to all of these better than the real one. Dang it!

Just joined a Facebook group on AI art and saw a car one, so I copied the prompt and tried a few alterations. For the Blackwing, ChatGPT kept making it look more like the 3rd gen CTS-V, and often with two doors. Gemini was much more accurate, and free to use. I also did my other car. Prompt...

C&D 10Best should come out about 2 weeks after that.

I had somewhat seriously considered an FF (Lusso is a refreshed FF) before the BW. Interior is indeed awesome, and I actually fit fine behind my own driving position at 5'11"! Drove it and the V12 is simply wonderful. Oddly, the one I drove had minimal options and it didn't even have heated...

Sorry this happened. Unfortunately that's the big risk you take with heavy engine mods. I don't worry about the EVs... Just the fact that the BW is RWD makes it hard to keep up - why bother and more importantly, who cares? I'd rather drive a fun 5sec 0-60 V8 than a 2sec EV.

He has multiple Ferrari FXXK's (what a hilarious name), and he met his wife riding motorcycles in the twisties. They both race. My wife worked with him a little bit a few years ago, super cool guy.