Diagnose Transmission and Plan for Upgrades

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What happens here

Back at the workshop, the Escalade's hood is opened for a closer inspection. The team checks the transmission fluid with a dipstick, which is surprisingly blue (identified as B&M Trick Shift fluid), and confirms it smells "warm" and "stinky," indicating overheating and degradation. The driver reveals that this is the sixth transmission that has failed in this car's history. Despite this, he expresses a positive outlook, showcasing new "ZONA ROTOR" 7669 turbos, featuring billet stainless center sections and unique wheel designs. The ultimate goal is to get the Escalade into the 8-second range in the quarter-mile, emphasizing their commitment to continuous improvement and pushing performance boundaries.

Goal: Confirm the transmission's condition, identify its type, and strategize for future repairs and performance enhancements.

Tools and materials

Cadillac Escalade — Vehicle undergoing detailed inspection and preparation for rebuild, Green Microfiber Towel Unknown
B&M Trick Shift — The specific type of fluid found in the failed transmission

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Drive it on the rack or not certified technician here once you pull dipstick and give me your expert analysis smells a little warm feels a little stinky wasn't funny let go out it's in park it looks normal and this is also bnm trick shift it's like blue and doesn't show up very well on the dipstick it's to clarify triple7 is our buddy john the duke is actually Shelby killer performance Shelby killer before but around these parts we support our friends yeah I mean mine still runs and you know what I'd put money on it still being faster than that one it only slips if we you know let it eat yeah I'll just give him like half pedal was just a tow 90 from the B where do you think that car is built that's pretty crazy yes I mean we were just in Mexico like 20 minutes ago so 12 hours 12 hours ago yeah yep we got all kinds time to fix it fix it make it better and I got new turbos Ozona Rover these things are pant billet stainless Center section with a built in filter so if you chunk your motor doesn't junk the turbo but my favorite part is the center section because I hate with my Precision's now they got like a cast iron they get surface rust on them and they look like crap after a while nope them's our Nass these are actually 76 69 because tile is a part of zone order to its of conglomeration force performance and tile they use this different wheel design that flows just as much as a comparable larger turbine wheel so it can make the same amount of power with smaller wheel obligatory turbo fingering Oh rat if this transmission is toast that'll be number six that is dead in the history of this thing but transmission number six if it is dead it's a critical condition we'll have made more poles more passes more Street miles at several hundred horsepower higher than any of the previous rosters had and it lived its whole life above the power level of any Rossler that held anything and it made more passes than the previous five combined so that that's pretty impressive I think I can't wait to get in there and see what the deal is how we can make it better move forward so I can add even more power and get this Escalade into the ACE which is the main goal here full weight full interior well

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