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« on: May 09, 2011, 11:47:00 AM » |
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DTC P0700 and P0735  93K miles of which probably a solid 40-50K is towing ~9000# with a tuner...Started on that trip to St A's in 2009 now that I recollect...Did it again last year going to Memorial Weekend at Coos...and this past weekend heading over the mountains to a play day at a race track- only a mere 4 times! Had my buddy come pull the codes and got the dreaded P0735- which is an "incorrect 5th ratio" aka smoked clutches...  So hoping to get a built Alli set-up before Memorial...going to put a FASS lift pump and ditch the Edge and go with a custom reflash on the ECM... So if you are towing with a tuner in 5th (overdrive)...its a matter of time... |
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« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2011, 12:09:17 PM » |
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youch, sounds painful on the pocketbook holmes!
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« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2011, 12:20:10 PM » |
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What hp setting were you towing with? Have a transgo jr kit or anything or completely stock? You going to rebuild the trans yourself or send it out? Where one door closes another opens... think about the kind of tune you can run with the built tranny  Are you going with EFI Live? |
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« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2011, 01:55:47 PM » |
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Edge EZ on 2, so thats supposed to be 50hp/110tq, so that would put me at 370hp/670tq
All stock.
Exploring options- but a 360# transmission is hard to wrestle in the driveway...
Yeah probably looking at building it to hold 500HP...I dont want to have to tow by EGT (been there, done that with Jeff's Freightshaker- no thanks), so will probably keep the tune fairly moderate for towing. At that power level towing was pretty good. The same guy who scanned it for me with AutoEnginuity, has been looking to upgrade to EFI Live and he has some guys who have some scripts to share. So we'll tinker a bit to find what works best for how I drive. In retrospect I shouldnt have pulled as many hills in OD, but the power allowed me to do it. The Allison 1000 isnt a beefy as it was maybe sold to be- so just be careful with power and OD...Probably going to be around $4k to get it all done...
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« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2011, 02:32:29 PM » |
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Wow yeah I'm surprised, from what I read 50hp should have been fine with the stock tranny... just goes to show how much these forum people know!
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« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2011, 02:41:14 PM » |
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Well thats the mantra I bought into also...and then here I am...  |
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« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2011, 11:45:23 AM » |
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If you are interested I have a brand new Airdog 150 sitting here that I'm not going to use. I just checked, it has the quick connects and such for a Dodge application. Probably wouldn't be worth fooling with.
I would suggest an Air dog pump though, over the FASS. We have had nothing but problems with the FASS pumps. And they are LOUD! The Glacier pumps are pretty sweet, but a bit more money IIRC.
The Allisons never have been very buff. Everyone just thinks they are since its "A big rig tranny". It's not. It's Allison's attempt at a light duty, high HP, low torque transmission. They are fine in a stock truck, just like everyone elses' transmissions. They are not better or worse than others, and they all cost the same to build.
Will the Duramax's work OK with an EFI live tune coupled with an Edge? It would be nice to have a better base tune from EFI live, but the ability to switch from a towing tune to a milage tune on the fly.
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you know how we do!
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« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2011, 08:51:30 AM » |
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My buddy who is helping me is a FASS fan...but Im open to whatever. It was my understanding thru forum rumor that AirDog is Dad and FASS is son. I wonder what would be required to convert to a GM...
Im selling my Edge...and go to just a EFI Live tune...I will probably run a rotary switch so I can select tunes. I dont drive my truck around town much at all, if Im empty its usually for a longer distance drive so having a mileage tune might be useful.
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« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2011, 09:23:58 AM » |
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Anything on your radar for going to a LMM or LML or gonna stick with the LLY (I think thats what you have now?)?
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« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2011, 09:57:58 AM » |
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The 5spd allisons are good but not great, the newer 6spd is a step up. Is weird though, our 5500's run the same tranny/engine you have, they are about 3K lbs overweight at all times with the setups we have in the back, havent had a single trans problem yet. Go through some serious brakes though. We have allisons in our FL60's too, overall they have been bulletproof
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« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2011, 10:52:59 AM » |
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Fass has an internet badass name, Just like South Bend Clutch, DTS, Banks, ATS, Trinity engines, Big Mikes Bumpers, etc. Mostly internet or magazine fad names.
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« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2011, 01:43:13 PM » |
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$5K to fix my truck or $50K for a new one...going to drive the wheels off this thing...Mrs Wade wants to do big things with a new house- so...LLY it shall be...
That duramaxtune was the exact place we were looking at...
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« Reply #13 on: May 13, 2011, 04:48:43 PM » |
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I hear ya; have you looked what a GMC Denali dmax stickers for  I dunno if you have looked but it is absolutely insane what the LBZ's and 06/07 5.9 Cummins are going for. I sold my loaded LBZ almost 3 years ago now for $29,500 with 30,000 miles on it. My same truck with 60,000 miles on it is listed for $34,000. Same with the 5.9, 06 QCLB cloth interior with 50K miles for $34,000. Crazy what DPF and Urea have done to the used diesel market. A used 08 LMM completely loaded with less than 50K miles is selling for less. |
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« Reply #14 on: May 16, 2011, 08:39:23 AM » |
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Yeah that whole urea thing...no thanks...my friend Dave's new LBL is having issues all the time- it will limp when it gets low on DEF...nothing like having to fiddle with that.
So here's where Im at:
Tranny overhaul kit and TC, and the labor to swap it...
Lift pump
EFILive tunes - stock, tow, mileage, and Ricer Kill
Cat delete
Isspro EV2 EGT gauge
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