Throttle enhancement
I have a 2016 GMC 2500HD Duramax and always felt a lag in the throttle and after some research I found that this is common complaint with owners of late model trucks and cars...gas or diesel. The manu...
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Dave H M wrote:
Interesting topic. My wife's 19 Toyota highlander has that ailment, she doesn't catch on to it and I ignore it.
If you really got to get going if rolling at say 20 mph, you gotta stand on it some and it will kick down at least two gears and then get it on.:B
Luckily my ole 12 F350 gasser hasn't caught that virus.
That's because it's tuned for economy. It's probably in 4th gear already if you're putzing at 20mph. Cause it has 4-6 more gears to row through after that.
Not an ailment but a good and valid design feature. The polar opposite of that would be a Powerglide. That will solve the kickdown problem about 90% of the time. It just needs a converter as loose as Pamela Anderson's ___ to actually be driven comfortably on the street!
