ib516 wrote:
If you haven't ever read it before, the tfl guys posted a follow up to the Ike gauntlet test of the 6.4 Hemi after hearing from Ram engineers.
We spoke with Ram and here's what they said about the slower Results of this Ike Gauntlet Run: "During the Silverado drive, you spoke negatively of the shift calibration. The tested Chevy was we assume hunting between 1st and 2nd, and ranged from 5300 rpm to around 2800 rpm, which you didn’t seem to like. The Chevy revved very high up the hill for extended periods of time, over 5000 rpm.
Ram Truck “invented” the first gear hold feature – and calibrated it – to avoid gear hunting and driving at excessively high rpm’s.
Ike is a variable grade and we worked hard to develop a calibration that appropriately manages torque on the run and other grades.
We don’t want the truck to rev high for extended periods of time and purposely hold 4,200 rpm.
Bottom line – our truck performed exactly as expected by delivering a more comfortable hauling experience, better vehicle longevity and improved fuel economy. Time to the top of the hill is only one small piece of the driving experience and our engineers take a number of variable into consideration. Ask yourself if just over one minute is worth other negative driver inputs."
I do remember reading that and believe there is something to it because that is exactly how that truck seemed to act in that test.
