FS: 2005 Cadillac CTS-V - $8k

[somethingclever]

For Sale – 2005 Cadillac CTS-V - $8k

It is necessary for me to sell my V. I have had it two years and performed a lot of upgrades to this car, and general maintenance. When I purchased it in 2013 I flew out of state and drove it home. The car showed no accidents on Carfax when I bought it and there were none during my ownership. This is a southern (Alabama/Virginia) car. I drove it last winter and this winter. Car is still 100% rust free everywhere. I wash it weekly in the winter. When I bought it, it had 5k miles on a new built LS6 and LS7 clutch. Pretty much everything else was original with 105k miles (now at 134k) at that time and in really nice shape inside and out. I had planned on doing the normal bushing/mount upgrades to this car and driving it for quite a few years, hopefully trouble free.

Full disclosure here: And that brings me to today. Currently there is a light clacking noise from the front of the engine and it sounds like it’s behind the timing cover. Car also has low oil pressure – 40 cold idle and 5-8 hot idle. Hot driving around is 12-15psi. I think it’s the oil pump both making the noise and the reason for the low pressure. Due to having a failed (high) oil pressure sensor when the noise first developed, I did not realize the low pressure and I have driven the car around like this for a few months. (even drove it today as a matter of fact…LOL) Given the fact I have put a couple thousand miles on it like this, I do not think it spun a rod or main brg – catastrophic failure would have already happened. The noise sounds like top-end and at the front of the engine. I have checked lash on both drivers and pass side rockers and nothing is loose. Heads are super clean inside. I am selling the car cheap because I am anticipating the engine should get pulled, checked for wear/failure, new oil pump installed and engine re-installed. Normally I would have already done it this weekend, but with all my more important commitments, I simply don’t have time anymore.

The engine details are as follows:
Rebuilt LS6 with professionally ported 243 heads. Hardened pushrods, titanium retainers, new springs..etc. Engine was rebuilt by Maryland Performance. See attached spec sheets.
Custom Comp Cam
Hardened Pushrods
LS6 intake
K&N FIPK
Racetronix full wire upgrade for the fuel pump

Exhaust:
Kooks Long Tube Headers into Kooks midpipe and Borla catback with low profile cutouts (cold start with cutouts open sounds like Nascar. ;) ) Entire system is mandrel bent stainless – maybe the nicest quality exhaust I have owned.



New Parts in the last 15k miles:
I have replaced all the known problem points on these cars with parts from Creative Steel.
Engine Mounts – 80A urethane
Transmission Mount – 80A
Rear differential Mount – 95 A
Rear Cradle Mounts – 95A
Shifter rail bushings
Newest version rear trailing arms that work with lowered cars and wide tires – complete with spherical joints at the chassis and urethane at the rear knuckle.
New front sway bar bushings – 95A
Aftermarket shifter (still really sloppy)
Replaced all four sway bar end links with moog greasable
New front wheel bearing (pass side)
New header gaskets (when I did the engine mounts)
New MSD wires
New Serp belt tensioner and belt

Within the last 5k miles:
Near rear rotors, cut front rotors, and new pads all four corners
(4) New correct AC Delco replacement dampers for FE4 suspension cars
Alignment
New NGK TR6 plugs
New $200 Gold series battery


Other points:
Car has Lloyd’s mats front and rear
Trunk has been sound proofed
Interior is black with suede inserts – great shape – no real wear or stains
Radio buttons are like new
Rear diff is gen 2 from a 40k miles car and is quiet
Driveshaft is stock from a 40k mile car and looked great when installed
The O2 sensor for the wideband needs replaced




Everything electrically works on this car – the heated seats, A/C, heat, all power functions, the NAV, DVD, sunroof, XM…etc! It was a $55k car when new.

For $8k the car comes with (4) OEM wheels painted black and the tires need replaced. For $500 more you can get the (4) OEM wheels with like new yokohama ice guards.


I am taking a huge bath on this car but at the moment it is necessary.

[somethingclever]

more data:


my normal to and from work fuel mileage is 18.5 mpg which isn't bad for 4000lbs and 415rwhp. Highway is 23-24mpg.

oil pressure driving at 1200 rpm - 15psi
oil pressure driving at 1500rpm - 20psi
these are hot numbers

I changed the oil last weekend - absolutely no brg material could be seen in the oil. The magnetic drain plug did not have excessive buildup but there was some particles around the magnet itself. I did not cut open the oil filter. (ignorance is bliss?) :)

I have most if not all receipts for the parts listed above.

I don't know what company built the cyl heads - I do not have that receipt.

The cam is great for 4000lb car -pretty torquey.

Wet wt is actually 3850.

It has factory 14" 4 piston Brembo brakes on all four corners.

I think there is a good chance a guy with some time available could purchase, pull engine, install new brgs/oil pump/gaskets and reassemble and have a pretty stout piece for about $500 more than the price of this car.

And then proceed to drive the wheels off it since virtually every moving part on it has been replaced except for the front control arms, rear control arms, and transmission.

[TooFast98Cobra]

Im Willing To Bet Its A Cracked O Ring AT The Pick Up Tube. $4 part

[wick]

Treed me bill. I'm sure that's it also.

[TooFast98Cobra]

HAPpened To My Tahoe Before This CurreNt One. scary

[Mark Aubele]

If I didn't have so much shit right now I would love to pick this up. Beautiful car.

[somethingclever]

Thanks Mark.


As for the oil pump O-ring....yep that's probably it...makes this car that much more valuable and someone should buy it quickly.


Anyway...TTK has some extra time right now and may dive into it this week/weekend.....

[somethingclever]

Car has been sold...left for Georgia this morning.

[95V6]

Congrats on the sale! That was a lot of car for a great price! Someone got a steal.

[2000GT]

What are you replacing it with, John?

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[Dan B.]

What are you replacing it with, John.

His dignity.

[PaxtonShelby]

Lol...and wow.

[Silverhatch]

I considered it, but I googled it and more stories said it turned out to be bearings than the o ring.

[somethingclever]

Definitely not only a failed O ring.....failed o ring doesn't equal metal clacking sound from engine.

;)


Engine almost certainly needed pulled just to see what was going on. (Or k member dropped to remove oil pan)

[somethingclever]

Danno that made me lol.....

I was between a few choices....

Back to Ferd camp no matter what.

New f150 but I already have more trucks than I need and $$$.
SHO but a little boring with awd auto...and $$$.
S197 coyote mustang would be nice but don't want to spend that kind of coin for a daily either.
Prob will end up with s197 3V.....because they are cheap and so am I.

[2000GT]

Welcome back to Ferd!

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[wick]

Damn. I was talking to my girl last night about this car. She said buy it. Oh well. Glad you sold it so quick.

[2001GTTT]

that was a hell of a car for the money, cant wait to see its replacement.

[somethingclever]

New owner sent some pics........

[TooFast98Cobra]

No an o ring lol

[PaxtonShelby]

Wow that's a hot mess. Time for some upgrades!

[George C]

Wow 8k i would of bought it!!!


Curious who did motor work...anf **** **** **** i would of loved this

[somethingclever]

He said mains were trashed enough he didn't even bother pulling a rod cap....hopefully some more pics soon.


He may be doing a 408 for the car....the block had already been bored 0.010 which to my understanding is max in stock LS6.

Not sure if any scoring in cylinder walls or not.

[PaxtonShelby]

.010 max? Holy disposable block, Batman.

[George C]

The 5.7 aluminum block is the sh1ttest ls block made.....007 is typical max....010 probablly caused block to shift

[somethingclever]

Still waiting for carnage pics of the mains....


Might as well post some new daily pics while we wait...

06 GT 5MT premium, 1 owner, 24k miles. Guy was 70 and suffered a stroke last yr and had to sell it since the doctor would not clear him to drive a manual transmission anymore. He and his wife used this car for vacation trips to florida..car was still wearing it's 10 yr old tires at 50% tread when I bought it a couple weeks ago.

Mods will be simple as I am only looking to get from A-B in straight poser status and on the cheap...hence the 3v car.


PS....also check out that sweet fuel mileage on 87 octane. :heart:

[somethingclever]

And here is today with new wheels/tires and just lowered by Wolfpack on FRPP springs, GT500 strut mounts and BMR panhard/LCA's.


All-show-no-go situation is improving.....:thumbsup:

[PaxtonShelby]

Nice! Once you go black...

[TooFast98Cobra]

Congrats!

[Terminated]

Clean ride, I like the red guts.

[Troll]

just lowered by Wolfpack
what? blasphemy! you didn't work on your own car ???

[Troll]

Nice! Once you go black...
your credit is ruined...

[PaxtonShelby]

Lol!!

I said "YOU"... not "I"!

[somethingclever]

what? blasphemy! you didn't work on your own car ???



If I had time to do that I wouldn't have sold the car that started this thread.


That decision was made off of time limitations and not ability limitations. Righty tighty left loosey...how hard could it be? ;)


If it makes you feel any better the axle back should arrive tomorrow and I will install it myself. LOL

[PaxtonShelby]

Attaboy!

[turbo83coupe]

Nice daily John!

[John4cam]

Congrats John. Nice car.

[95V6]

I really like those wheels

[zxgto06]

Nice car man, looks super clean

[Stangman701]

Looks good John! Do you plan on driving it in the winter? Been considering a mustang for a daily myself. My G8 went fine in the snow with proper snow tires. I'm thinking a mustang probably would as well, especially with some weight in the trunk.

[somethingclever]

Nice! Once you go black...

Man I really need to get away from black daily's....for sure a hassle to keep clean. I just couldn't pass up this car considering it was 100% stone stock, grandpa owned, still wearing it's original tires at 50% tread and 10 yrs old....LOL

And I do like the red seats.


Looks good John! Do you plan on driving it in the winter? Been considering a mustang for a daily myself. My G8 went fine in the snow with proper snow tires. I'm thinking a mustang probably would as well, especially with some weight in the trunk.


Of course it will see straight salt action on 4 blizzaks....(well Yokohama's in this case)...I kept the snow tires from my extra V wheels for this very purpose. I will run the OEM wheels and IceGaurd's with about 120lbs of sand in the spare tire well. This has been working well for me for the last 5 yrs or so.

This past winter I was coming home from work with a couple fresh inches on the ground and the V walked sideways at 20mph up a 1/2 mile long hill passing stuck front wheel drive cars in the right lane. They were probably like WTF just happened? LOL

snow tires + wt + momentum + rwd + no pu$$y footing = winning

[Stangman701]

Of course it will see straight salt action on 4 blizzaks....(well Yokohama's in this case)...I kept the snow tires from my extra V wheels for this very purpose. I will run the OEM wheels and IceGaurd's with about 120lbs of sand in the spare tire well. This has been working well for me for the last 5 yrs or so.

This past winter I was coming home from work with a couple fresh inches on the ground and the V walked sideways at 20mph up a 1/2 mile long hill passing stuck front wheel drive cars in the right lane. They were probably like WTF just happened? LOL

snow tires + wt + momentum + rwd + no pu$$y footing = winning

Nice! Just gotta turn the traction control off and let her eat!

Last time I daily'd a mustang was probably 13 years ago. I was too dumb/poor to run snow tires back then. They really do make a huge difference.

[somethingclever]

Only picture I got.


Said he is installing a 408 and going to put the LS6 aside for now. (he had the 408 already before he bought the car)

[somethingclever]

To me the cam failed first and then brgs suffered resulting in low oil pressure only further agitating the cam issue.


It woudl be interesting to see if the rod brgs were pounded down from detonation but after pulling the mains he just set everything aside and has been cleaning/degreasing the entire underside of the car....really cleaned up like new...headers, exhaust, wire looms, nuts, bolts...like OCD style. It looks great.



In other news here is a pic of the FRPP axlebacks i put on yesterday. I spent way too much money for a little sound....I need to put myself on a better budget. :)

(But these are really quality pieces!)

[yeahloh95]

now all you need are some hot rod cams .....

[somethingclever]

now all you need are some hot rod cams .....


you sound like TTK!


only "mod" left is TINT.


Going with the K.I.S.S. rule on this DD.

[PaxtonShelby]

A set of 2.50:1 gears will get you a few more MPG....

[Martin0660]

skinnier tires too, something 75 series would be ideal ;)

I would think a CAI has to be on the mod list ... cant have a Mustang without a CAI and a tune.

I have been quietly shopping the 3V cars as Vert's for wifey. Seems the prices have hit bottom on them and there is some value out there (if you are happy with a 3V car). also still some stupid prices, lol.

[somethingclever]

skinnier tires too, something 75 series would be ideal ;)

I would think a CAI has to be on the mod list ... cant have a Mustang without a CAI and a tune.

I have been quietly shopping the 3V cars as Vert's for wifey. Seems the prices have hit bottom on them and there is some value out there (if you are happy with a 3V car). also still some stupid prices, lol.


You got it Bob....3v is pretty good bang for the buck right now...still not as cheap as a low-mile SN95 car but not sure I can go back that far at this point. I usually buy DD's at 10+yrs old and mostly depreciated.

Not doing a CAI because I don't want to do a tune....want to keep OEM driveability and 87 octane for my v6 horsepowered, v8 mustang.


BTW - don't think I haven't purposefully bought skinnier tires for a mustang in the name of fuel mileage....been there, done that...a couple times.

[somethingclever]

A set of 2.50:1 gears will get you a few more MPG....


I am happy to report to you as of this morning that even with the addition of 19" wheels and 285mm 320 treadwear rubber in the back, the fuel mileage is staying a steady 21.2-21.3 mpg on my daily commute.
:drool5::drool5:

[wick]

skinnier tires too, something 75 series would be ideal ;)

I would think a CAI has to be on the mod list ... cant have a Mustang without a CAI and a tune.

I have been quietly shopping the 3V cars as Vert's for wifey. Seems the prices have hit bottom on them and there is some value out there (if you are happy with a 3V car). also still some stupid prices, lol.

Don't forget ventshades. That gives an aero dynamic advantage also.

[Martin0660]

Don't forget ventshades. That gives an aero dynamic advantage also.

i thought that was an automatic .... Tire shine helps a lot too, slicker in the wind

[John4cam]

You got it Bob....3v is pretty good bang for the buck right now...still not as cheap as a low-mile SN95 car but not sure I can go back that far at this point. I usually buy DD's at 10+yrs old and mostly depreciated.

Not doing a CAI because I don't want to do a tune....want to keep OEM driveability and 87 octane for my v6 horsepowered, v8 mustang.


BTW - don't think I haven't purposefully bought skinnier tires for a mustang in the name of fuel mileage....been there, done that...a couple times.

Toonz are free these days though John, just sayin.

[somethingclever]

To keep the updates of my new beater going within the FS ad of my previous one, here are pics of the "final" round of changes for project: all-show-no-go.


To date:

FRPP Springs
GT500 strut mounts
BMR panhard and LCA's
FRPP axleback
tint
19" wheels
GT500 spoiler
Tinted fogs
Shorty antenna <--- my ventshade



So bling and yet so slow......

[Stangman701]

Looks good John!

[Dan B.]

Diggin it.

[PaxtonShelby]

Time for a blower.

[Stangman701]

Time for a blower.

Or turbo... I hear they can increase mileage :goodidea::yes:

[yeahloh95]

hot rod cams pick up at least 3 mpg or is that smiles per gallon

[PaxtonShelby]

^^^^ true story bro

[somethingclever]

Currently averaging 22mpg actual on my work commute......on 87 octane.



#luvunohp

[PaxtonShelby]

Put in a set of 1.50:1 gears and you'll see 45 mpg. Run thru the traps in 2nd gear.