Another 6.6 gas question
I've really been curious about this engine. I know they should have put the ten speed with it but I'd bet the six speed works pretty good. I don't see any indications that the ten will be hooked to it...
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GDS-3950BH wrote:
I don't get the 10 speed OCD discussions. I drive a different truck every day at work, all 3 US flavors and probably almost every combination at one time or another. Unless your always in Flatlands running empty/not towing and going for squeezing every last drop for fuel mileage, all those extra gears are wasted fluff. In hill country loaded or towing you'll never be up in them much if at all and it does not matter what is in front of the tranny. More gears = more heat and more parts to wear.
So what you're actually saying is you don't have a clue what the advantages are, based on your perception of "never being up in them gears" anyway.
Allow me to help you understand.
1st gear is considerably deeper than the 6 speed (which is already decent 4.03 vs 4.70). = better in that hill country and loaded/towing which you're all about.
Upper gear or gears, you're not up in "them gears" with either trans if you're pulling a hill. Difference is you're keeping out of 5th and 6th with the right load/conditions vs not getting into 8th-10th gear.
BUT WAIT, there's more!
You're the hill country, loaded and towing kinda guy, right? Want to keep the engine closer to the peak powerband more often? Guess what? After you get going easier in a lower first gear, you then have 6 more gear splits before you get into "them gears", vs 3 more with a 6 speed.
The upper gears are no taller either (well 10th is marginally taller, .64 vs.67 or something like that). It's not like the 10 speeds are geared to cruise at 130mph at 2000 rpms, lol.
So actually, you have it almost completely backwards. IF you're only driving unloaded in flat terrain, less gears in NOT a hindrance whatsoever....to the point that the 8 and 10 speeds will skip shift under light load conditions.
BAM, it's a 6 speed when you're driving Miss Daisy and a 10 speed when you're a wanna be Ice Road Trucker!
Maybe this will clear it up for you...or you could just yell at me and tell me to get off your lawn!
Long live the Powerglide!!!!!
