Performance upgrade options for V10
I have a 2006 Kodiak 22' B+ with the 6.8L V10. It really feels like a dog climbing mountain passes, continually downshifting and jumping RPM's to keep up. 6% grades really affect it. Are there an...
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Fish mojo wrote:Peak torque is close to 4000 with peak horsepower close to 5000 rpm. If you want to get up the hills the engine needs to rev up to make that power.smkettner wrote:
If it seems to downshift too easy consider new differential gears.
What RPM are you turning in OD? What speed?
If I recall, 2100 rpm at 65 in OD. Going up hill downshift hits 3500 rpm to 3rd, if it really lags, hits around 4200 rpm when it kicks down to 2nd.
I could see going 10% to 20% lower gear ratio. This would put you closer to 2300/2500 cruising in OD. The other gears it will also run higher if it downshifts. The benefit will be when it does not need to downshift or just to 3rd instead of second.
