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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smkettner wrote:
There are plenty of gasser trucks towing heavy that seem to think better gearing can actually increase mileage vs. the OEM gear lugging the motor. Or if mileage drops it does seem to be minor.
Your situation might be different but after 3 fairly long trips in my 28' Winnie with the E450, it seems to me that it has PLENTY of torque and power for the task.....PLENTY.
I have seen absolutely NO evidence of lugging, not even when I purposely try to "encourage" it to stay in high gear going up moderate hills.
Now I haven't done any mountains yet but see no reason to believe that it won't pull them just fine if I let the transmission do it's thing.
