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:Recently drove a loaded 2007 v10 uhaul cross country and it seemed geared about the same and IMO did not have enough gear for 60-65 mph travel. We cruised at 70-75 so a little more rpm but at the bottom of any sweet spot so fairly easy to need downshift when encountering an incline. Still going to run 3500 and 4200 when pushed hard to the max. However I believe with ~15% more gear there was plenty of downshifts to avoid.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.
