Duramax Torque Management
So I know there's a lot of talk about Tq management on these forums. For those who aren't familiar with the term, "torque management" is a term used to describe the situation when a manufacture...
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ShinerBock wrote:
I know that the Ram Cummins 68RFE does not give full power or lock up the torque converter until 4th gear when accelerating.
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I've hauled my trailer up steep, 25-35mph, Appalachian grades in 2-3rd gear. You're saying the 68RFE tranny isn't locked? Wouldn't that lead to high tranny temps?
As you say, 2nd and 3rd gears do lock and the exhaust brake comes on to maintain speed on the downhill. Also first gear is never locked and there's no exhaust brake as a result.
EDIT: Or ar you talking about a hard acceleration through gears rather than a long pull in a single gear?
