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FREEWHEELINIT1's avatar
Nov 06, 2017

Soon to be full timers but a question re: 6 speed gassers

My Wife and I are about to embark on a one year (possibly longer) full time RV trek and have a question regarding class A's. Prior to pulling the trigger on a purchase after the 1st of the year, curious if anyone has driven or own the newer Ford V10 with the 6 speed tranny. And if you did, is it a significant enough improvement over the 5 speed performance? We will be flat towing a 3,000 lb car. Love the floor plans of the newer class A gassers with the L shaped sofa and disappointed that the 2013-2015 pre-owned class A entry level DP's we've looked at don't have what we love in layouts. About a 150k max budget. Any help will be greatly appreciated!

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  • This thread has some good information about the differences between the 5 speed and 6 speed transmissions. Pay particular attention to posts #1, 7, 14 and 19. They indicate that the 6 speed transmission actually only uses 5 of the gear ratios. Which 5 are used is based on operating temperature.

    http://www.irv2.com/forums/f23/does-ford-reprogram-transmission-364296.html