Picked up my truck today with the 4L85 fitted (plus some other unrelated work done).
Awesome improvement to driveability... just plain AWESOME.
Yeah it was a lot of cabbage but Pfft the truck is now fun to drive not a chore.
Picked up my truck today with the 4L85 fitted (plus some other unrelated work done).
Awesome improvement to driveability... just plain AWESOME.
Yeah it was a lot of cabbage but Pfft the truck is now fun to drive not a chore.
Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.
What are your revs now on the highway ET?
How is the change between 1st and 2nd that Gecko was whinging about?
Between Patrols ATM. Had a beaut GU with 6.5 Chev TD. Next is a GU ute with a 4.5 litre Cummins conversion and a camper on the back.
Highway revs in 4th with TC locked running 305/70R16 Cooper ST's (near new) at 110 KPH are near enough to 2050 on the tacho.Originally Posted by BenK
The speed is dead accurate (triple redundant GPS) but I don't know how accurate the tacho is.
I haven't done the mathematics to see what the RPM should theoretically be.
I have a set of 315/75R16 Hankook MT's going on soon and hope to see around 1850.
I am still getting the feel for the box and it is also a brand new crate box not a reco so it probably deserves a bit of a run in period.
I'm going to sit on my hands for 5,000 K's or so then I'll start dicking with the programming.
If I had to make a preliminary call it would be that the low ratio changes are OK but it drops from 4th to 3rd too early and the TC unlocks to easily for my taste
Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.
Update...
Put the 315/75 Hankooks on last night and went for a blatt on the highway and then drove to work this morning in traffic.
RPM at 100 KPH 1725, RPM at 110 KPH 1800.
Bigger drop than I was expecting but Coopers 305/70 are closer to 32's so makes sense I spose.
The vehile manners in traffic are a huge improvement, that heavy clutch was a total PIA
Very, very happy chappy am I... need to do a bit of work on the brakes tho... she doesn't like stopping with those 35's
Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.
You taken it for a play in any rough stuff yet?
Between Patrols ATM. Had a beaut GU with 6.5 Chev TD. Next is a GU ute with a 4.5 litre Cummins conversion and a camper on the back.
Nah, not yet.
To busy doing mod's...
Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.
Has anyone done anything with the exhaust for these engines yet? The exhaust that Brunswick stuck on mine is a 3", but doesn't have mandrel bends in it, so I'm wondering if anyone has changed it out for something larger yet and if there was any improvement noticed.
Between Patrols ATM. Had a beaut GU with 6.5 Chev TD. Next is a GU ute with a 4.5 litre Cummins conversion and a camper on the back.
Yours a Turbo or normally aspirated? Mine is a free running Turbo (no wastegate/BOV or whatever) so has a crossover pipe and dicking with the exhaust too much will affect the Turbo trim.
Dunno if all the Turbo Brunnies are set up that way or not... mind you twin turbos to 3 inch stacks on a Ute with a Duramax or Cummins would be bloody awesome
Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.
Gecko17 (29th April 2014), growler2058 (25th April 2014)
Mine's the Garret GT35 turbo'd version.
My neighbour is a Turbo engineer actually and he also reckons a twin turbo setup on the Chev would be awesome.
Last edited by FNQGU; 30th April 2014 at 11:05 PM.
Between Patrols ATM. Had a beaut GU with 6.5 Chev TD. Next is a GU ute with a 4.5 litre Cummins conversion and a camper on the back.
Jeeezzz! Can you imagine these bloody things with 2 turbos?!?!? I was up in the dunes the other day and its bloody great with just 1...
Going by the photos you posted of yours Ben, I'd say mine is the same as yours.
2006 Ser IV GU, 6.5l TD V8 Chev with 4spd Auto, 3in Lift, 35in Kumho's, 12000lb winch, Nissan snorkel, Diff breathers, lightbar + Lightforce HD spots on roofrack. Built to go bush.
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