Ike Gauntlet

I rode in a new 1500 ram tonight with the v-6 gas engine. Nice and quiet truck.
chevman

Since all those boys selling diesel tuners are getting in trouble with the epa I will sell the next generation of diesel performance products. A stopper that goes under the pedal to prevent full throttle.

45Ricochet wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

rhagfo wrote:

larry barnhart wrote:
My first thought when watching the video was how many of us would tow that mountain with the foot to the floor. I know it was a test and it was fun to see.
chevman

I have found with a diesel, that foot to the floor is almost never the best to get up a steep hill.

Why is that?

You would have to own one to understand :W which proves a point in your arsenal of vehicles. Some are just not there :E

All it proves is I don't pull a trailer in the mountains! Why? Because I live in South East Texas. :B

Nice.

jus2shy wrote:

wilber1 wrote:

skyhammer wrote:

mpierce wrote:

skyhammer wrote:
The Dodge sounds loud and I am surprised that it doesn't have a gear indicator.

Yes, it does. Just push button to shift once, and the gears appear. Which gear you are in, and which gear you have limited it to.

I was wondering, as the driver of the Dodge was guessing at what gear he was in.

Perhaps a 2014 owner can enlighten us. The ERS indicator on my 2011 only shows the top gear the transmission can use. It doesn't necessarily indicate which gear it is using.

I own a 2013 and that's been my observation as well. The ERS will only indicate the maximum gear the truck will shift up to. There is no actual gear indicator that I'm aware of on my truck.

I have a '14, and IT IS there! Do not know about '13's. Normally, the dash shows that you are in D. However, push the shift button going down the road, maybe twice if my rememberer is right, and BOTH the max gear you selected is shown, and the gear that the truck is presently in, are shown!

I have a '14 DRW Longhorn with Aisin.

45Ricochet wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

rhagfo wrote:

larry barnhart wrote:
My first thought when watching the video was how many of us would tow that mountain with the foot to the floor. I know it was a test and it was fun to see.
chevman

I have found with a diesel, that foot to the floor is almost never the best to get up a steep hill.

Why is that?

You would have to own one to understand :W which proves a point in your arsenal of vehicles. Some are just not there :E

Sums it well!
I found early you can lift from a full throttle, drop EGT about 100 degrees and still maintain the same or slightly higher speed. So I don't use it any more.

FishOnOne wrote:

rhagfo wrote:

larry barnhart wrote:
My first thought when watching the video was how many of us would tow that mountain with the foot to the floor. I know it was a test and it was fun to see.
chevman

I have found with a diesel, that foot to the floor is almost never the best to get up a steep hill.

Why is that?

You would have to own one to understand :W which proves a point in your arsenal of vehicles. Some are just not there :E

wilber1 wrote:

skyhammer wrote:

mpierce wrote:

skyhammer wrote:
The Dodge sounds loud and I am surprised that it doesn't have a gear indicator.

Yes, it does. Just push button to shift once, and the gears appear. Which gear you are in, and which gear you have limited it to.

I was wondering, as the driver of the Dodge was guessing at what gear he was in.

Perhaps a 2014 owner can enlighten us. The ERS indicator on my 2011 only shows the top gear the transmission can use. It doesn't necessarily indicate which gear it is using.

I own a 2013 and that's been my observation as well. The ERS will only indicate the maximum gear the truck will shift up to. There is no actual gear indicator that I'm aware of on my truck.

skyhammer wrote:

mpierce wrote:

skyhammer wrote:
The Dodge sounds loud and I am surprised that it doesn't have a gear indicator.

Yes, it does. Just push button to shift once, and the gears appear. Which gear you are in, and which gear you have limited it to.

I was wondering, as the driver of the Dodge was guessing at what gear he was in.

Perhaps a 2014 owner can enlighten us. The ERS indicator on my 2011 only shows the top gear the transmission can use. It doesn't necessarily indicate which gear it is using.

rhagfo wrote:

larry barnhart wrote:
My first thought when watching the video was how many of us would tow that mountain with the foot to the floor. I know it was a test and it was fun to see.
chevman

I have found with a diesel, that foot to the floor is almost never the best to get up a steep hill.

Why is that?