UPDATED 7/24/09
Finally - after 90,000 miles, we blew the transmission! Can't get too far with only 1st and half of 2nd gear, so a bulletproof rebuild is already underway. The family appreciates your thoughts and prayers for a rapid recovery!
Cadillac hasn't made a V-series Escalade yet -- so we did!
Born at Lund Cadillac in Phoenix, AZ with some initial mods, we got this truck in April of 2003 and continue to add & change parts -- usually using the excuse that when something breaks or wears out, we "might as well get a top-notch replacement!" That brings us to the here and now...
It can hit 60 in 5 seconds flat with the roughly 600 stallions under the hood. Sitting at idle, it purrs like a 7000-pound kitten; get on it, though, and the whistle of the 'charger and the 2.5" dual exhaust will shake your fillings loose!
New Audio/Video of Engine
Performance:
Vortec intercooled supercharger
Volant cold-air intake
Dynatech SuperMaxx headers
Custom Borla true dual exhaust w/4" resonator tips
2"/3" suspension drop
Powerslot Cryo-treated rotors w/Hawk pads
Styling:
24" Hipnotic Zen II wheels, color-matched w/gold-plated inserts
BFGoodrich gForce KDW tires
V and 'Supercharged' badging from the XLR-V, gold-plated
Gold-plated crests, door handles & tailgate handle
E&G Classic heavy mesh grill, gold-plated
Lund rear spoiler
Cleared headlight turn signals, mirrored bulbs all around
Hand-sculpted Cadillac logo bed rug
Interior & A/V:
Super-white Xenon interior bulbs
SAVV 10" widescreen LCD headrest monitors
Grandtec TUN-5000 Airview HDTV tuner
update: xBox 360 frenched into rear console!
still needs some finishing work, but it's in. In place of the rear air vents are a pair of cut-down flat-panel computer speakers and the volume knob, so you don't need to use the headphones to hear the xBox.
