10 speed F150 axle ratios
I'm considering a 10 speed F150. My '13 3.5 Ecoboost 3.55 axle 2WD Supercrew short bed is darn near perfect for my one and only cage transportation and tow vehicle. It performs very well. I have weigh...
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ShinerBock wrote:
Due to how much low end torque the current Ecoboost has, it hardly spends any time below sixth while cruising unloaded. It would hold gears on hills that would make most N/A V8s drop down a gear or two.
Maybe yes, maybe no. "Shift scheduling" is somewhat of a black art (or maybe I should say an unlearned art) on these high gear count transmissions (I actually wrote software for shifting a 4 speed - that was not too hard). Customers don't want a "busy" transmission (constantly shifting up and down) but also don't want to have to stomp on the pedal to get it to "kick down).
The shift schedule will be very different in "tow mode".
