Truck upgrade?
Hi, looking for some advice from the experts, we have a 2021 Chevy 1500 Custom. It’s the 2.4L 4-cylinder turbo. It’s rated to tow 9,300 and we’ve been towing our 5,000lb TT with it. It does ok around ...
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hikingst1ck wrote:
I did almost always immediately back off after that 2nd shift it made that pushed it to the 4500-5000rpm range. I can just let it go as long as it's still within the range? It just sounds so wound up! It could be that with my normal driving habits my ears just aren't used to hearing the engine in my vehicle operating at 5K rpm :) Slowing down is fine too, I'm not trying to set any records, just safely make it to the destination.
If you aren't in a rush, just get in line with the semis. That way, you aren't causing any problems and it's a more relaxing ride (keeps the wife happy too).
As 2112 suggested, on shorter up and down sections, play the hills speeding up near the end of a downgrade and let that speed gradually bleed off on the upgrade (presuming you aren't messing up traffic by doing so). That will allow you to hold a higher gear most of the time and keep the RPM down. Learn how much throttle you can give it before it wants to downshift and try to give it as much as you can without downshifting on the up hills (on longer hills, it will eventually downshift but you can minimize how often).
