RAM HD -- All 1000 lbs-ft in 1st gear?
Yep. Jim Morrison confirms is here at around 11:40 in THIS VIDEO. I know there was some debate as to whether or not this was true. The guy in charge says it is!
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ksss wrote:
The operator is the weak link. As much as I am looking forward to no nannies between me and all an engine and drivetrain have to offer, I am not sure the general public is. Operating class 8 trucks in a construction application makes that case. Twisted drivelines, broken undercarriage components are the cost of unregulated high hp in challenging conditions.
They could regulate HP mechanically by changing the trans tuning to keep the torque converter from locking in the first few gears. You don't get full hp when the TC is unlocked. If the TC is say 70% when unlocked like most say the Ram TC's are on a good day, then you aren't sending that much power to the wheels until it locks even with the engine giving you 100% power. If this "software update" removes TC locking in the first gear during up shifts, then that might be how they are able to give you 100% engine power.
