My biggest gripe with my Suburban is that it needs at least two more gears. Would be a night and day difference. A 10 speed? That would be badass.
Going from a 5spd to 8spd in the Grand Cherokee's with Hemi was worth a little over a second 0-60 and near a second and a half in the 1/4. I believe it was even more significant with the V6 and it's narrower TQ band.
The biggest difference is simply driving around, or towing... when it's got the ability to shift for ~300rpm difference it just always feels "there" and never has to "scream" to do anything.
Nah, it needs a 1-piece sunshell, an upgraded front pump, a bigger fluid cooler, and a better 1-2 shift servo so it doesn't burn up and leave you stranded.My biggest gripe with my Suburban is that it needs at least two more gears. Would be a night and day difference. A 10 speed? That would be badass.
Nah, it needs a 1-piece sunshell, an upgraded front pump, a bigger fluid cooler, and a better 1-2 shift servo so it doesn't burn up and leave you stranded.
There's just not any real way for that to happen. It's electronically controlled.
Everything is electronically controlled. That doesn't mean it shifts softer when the clutches get old. Our Fusion has 6 gears. Granted, the 6F35, or whatever it came with is kind of known for being a POS. When we first got the car, I was like...hmm, 6 gears is too many. But it drove fine, and I never noticed the shifts. Now that it has almost 100,000 miles on it, I notice the shifts, and they are a little annoying. There has to be a reason they are putting 10 gears in these new cars. I am sure it's a good one. I'm not saying you are going to regret having that versatility down the road, but it's going to shift more than an old transmission, and when it gets old, you are going to notice it.
Kurt
I never had that problem with any of my 4L60s... just the weak points breaking.It needs more gears. Particularly, for towing.
What you're feeling there is a failure of some kind in the transmission. Probably the same internal defect that I've seen in several of the 6-spd Taurus transmissions where it bleeds pressure through an internal crack causing a harsh shift.
This just isn't true.All automatics do it when they get a few miles on them.
This just isn't true.
No, it just genuinely isn't true. There are some bad transmission designs where it happens, but not "all" transmissions as you stated.Or some people notice it more than others.
Kurt
No, it just genuinely isn't true. There are some bad transmission designs where it happens, but not "all" transmissions as you stated.
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