Originally posted by warmonger:
I'm not trying to insult you or anything, but I've got to ask WHY??
Why has this redline thing turned into this kind of stuff?
Hey, I got a groan from the rear end....I got a stutter on accel.... yada yada yada ever since I put redline in my car. Think it'll blow up???



For the casual observer (read: "me"), trying to figure out what regular maintenance fluids/parts/whatever is LOATHESOME because it seems every other week the general consensus changes or availability stops.... I was just asking, not assuming...............

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Don't you think you might want to look on your exhaust pipes or something for anything melting or burning? Have you seen fluid leaking on the ground?
Think maybe your hard to shift into 1st/3rd could be due to cable slop, binding forks, worn synchros, or the wrong fluid weight for the temperature that you operate yoru car in?



Nothing is leaking. Nothing is BBQing on the exhaust pipes - it smells like cooking trans fluid. Any idea as to why? The car has 120k miles, I'm sure everything you mention is applicable. Could those things you mention cause a burning trans smell? Dallas has had a VERY mild winter this year, so improperly weighted fluid should not apply.


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