Riddick
Well-Known Member
I drove the truck last night, only put about 15-20 miles on it but have a pretty good feel for it. Truck is totally changed, drives different in a good way.
First Impressions
- I will prolly catch crap for this but I swear the truck is quieter at idle. The best way to describe it would be adding insulation under your hood and engine compartment, its quieter all around but can still hear the old Cummins working.
- The first few miles the transmission was slightly confused as it performed a relearn, after a few stop lights it seemed to settle down and smooth out.
- One of the first things I noticed is the TC locking up in 2nd gear vs. 3rd gear, overall I'm a fan of the earlier lockup.
- Throttle input has changed drastically.... more than just sensitivity. In stock form the throttle seems to work pretty good for the first 10-15% of input, then there was a huge dead spot and it really didn't do anything until roughly 60% input. The best way to describe throttle input now is its 100% linear with 0 dead spots, it reacts to all inputs and is very refined and smooth,
- Gear shifts are more pronounced and are faster. They are not harsh or even remotely harsh but when it shifts you are in the next gear way faster. In stock form the clutches appeared to slip just a touch during gear changes, that has been reduced drastically but truck still shifts buttery smooth.
- No more lugging the gears. In stock trim my 68RFE loved to find the lowest gear and chug along. This goes back to my previous statement about throttle sensitivity. The throttle feels directly connected to the transmission. When you are accelerating moderately the transmission will hold the gears longer prior to shifting. If you drive normal it will still shift like OEM but holds off on going into 5th and 6th gears until you are at cruising speeds.
- I have not gone full throttle but can feel the added power in the mid range for sure, truck is definitely making more jam than stock. I rarely go WOT anyways but I am sure you will feel it but its still going to be a 8k lb sled and will not be anything fast. I have drag raced many years and driven many 8 sec street cars and am not expecting anything along those lines.
- I know there will be questions on fuel economy and to be honest I never track mine outside of what the EVIC shows (not accurate). On the highway I generally see 21-22 cruising around 70-75 so I will use that as a baseline but do not expect any drastic improvements here.
Once I get some miles under my belt I will come back and update this thread. After my first drive I am extremely happy with how the truck is performing.
First Impressions
- I will prolly catch crap for this but I swear the truck is quieter at idle. The best way to describe it would be adding insulation under your hood and engine compartment, its quieter all around but can still hear the old Cummins working.
- The first few miles the transmission was slightly confused as it performed a relearn, after a few stop lights it seemed to settle down and smooth out.
- One of the first things I noticed is the TC locking up in 2nd gear vs. 3rd gear, overall I'm a fan of the earlier lockup.
- Throttle input has changed drastically.... more than just sensitivity. In stock form the throttle seems to work pretty good for the first 10-15% of input, then there was a huge dead spot and it really didn't do anything until roughly 60% input. The best way to describe throttle input now is its 100% linear with 0 dead spots, it reacts to all inputs and is very refined and smooth,
- Gear shifts are more pronounced and are faster. They are not harsh or even remotely harsh but when it shifts you are in the next gear way faster. In stock form the clutches appeared to slip just a touch during gear changes, that has been reduced drastically but truck still shifts buttery smooth.
- No more lugging the gears. In stock trim my 68RFE loved to find the lowest gear and chug along. This goes back to my previous statement about throttle sensitivity. The throttle feels directly connected to the transmission. When you are accelerating moderately the transmission will hold the gears longer prior to shifting. If you drive normal it will still shift like OEM but holds off on going into 5th and 6th gears until you are at cruising speeds.
- I have not gone full throttle but can feel the added power in the mid range for sure, truck is definitely making more jam than stock. I rarely go WOT anyways but I am sure you will feel it but its still going to be a 8k lb sled and will not be anything fast. I have drag raced many years and driven many 8 sec street cars and am not expecting anything along those lines.
- I know there will be questions on fuel economy and to be honest I never track mine outside of what the EVIC shows (not accurate). On the highway I generally see 21-22 cruising around 70-75 so I will use that as a baseline but do not expect any drastic improvements here.
Once I get some miles under my belt I will come back and update this thread. After my first drive I am extremely happy with how the truck is performing.
