e450 fords v10
i have a 2012 6.0 vortec 6 gear trans that can be controlled on the shift lever . i drove truck and now how to use gears and rpm to run hills . i get a lot of comments on the ford about down shifting ...
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tioga28c wrote:
i have a 2012 6.0 vortec 6 gear trans that can be controlled on the shift lever .
does any one know if this change in transmissions helped on this.
i also hear complaints that the ford is hard to handle in wind .Any input appreciated
Yes it helped some....since the first down shift is not as abrupt and the RPM increase is not quite as much.
Since you have one.......if you drive in an area that is mostly flat, going about 65 MPH and you come upon a long overpass with the cruise control ON, will it downshift right before reaching the top of the hill ?? THAT is the problem. If yours doesn't do that, then they fixed it.
Even on the older models, it is NOT a problem if you drive without the cruise control ON. And that can be fixed somewhat with an engine controller re-programming. As a practical matter though, you still can't use the cruise once you get into the foothills of an actual mountain range.
Then ALL vehicles with a large side profile are "hard to handle in the wind". The Fords were/are hard to handle on a flat straight with NO wind. That is fixable too with an alignment change.
