Gear Vendors for Excursion V-10 4.30 rear
I have a 2001 Excursion with a V-10 and 4.30's. I tow a 33 foot high profile TT that has a gross weight of 9,000 pounds. I found a great tune, 5-star 87 performance, that made a big difference. I...
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I can't speak to your direct application but on my motorhome with a 4L80E transmission I just love my gear vendor. Couldn't imagine being without it out here in the mountain west.
Having the gear vendor allows me to keep my rpm right at peak torque when pulling grades.
When you have the gear vendor engaged it locks out the overdrive gear on your tranny so that cruising down a road that is pretty much level you are then running at the gear vendor ratio which in my case has me running at very slightly higher rpm when in GV overdrive. (But that's probably just my particular gearing.)
And when driving down the road using the gear vendor as your overdrive ratio it eliminates your tranny hunting all the time with slight grade changes.
Having the gear vendor allows me to keep my rpm right at peak torque when pulling grades.
When you have the gear vendor engaged it locks out the overdrive gear on your tranny so that cruising down a road that is pretty much level you are then running at the gear vendor ratio which in my case has me running at very slightly higher rpm when in GV overdrive. (But that's probably just my particular gearing.)
And when driving down the road using the gear vendor as your overdrive ratio it eliminates your tranny hunting all the time with slight grade changes.
