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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 03:07 AM
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I recently got 22's put in, now my truck feels a little slower.
maybe the 3:23 gearing

i would like to be able to smoke tires from a stoplight maybe through first gear?
I read around the forum and I saw that removing TM would help.
but what about abuse mode? does this help the powerband?

also on a 35-40mph roll my truck chirped the tires.
I want that chirp back. maybe make it a long chirp
what else do I need? shift kit and billet servo?

my mods are kn CAI, 3"mandrel exhaust, and a handheld tuner.
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 06:03 AM
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22"s are heavy. Throw the Handheld away and get a real tune "custom"
Removing the TM while tuning it should help you lose traction on takeoff but will also make the transmission go out faster so a Shift kit, servos and trans cooler would help.
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 03:54 PM
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I have the same problem with a custom tune. Fixing to ditch the 3:23(junk) for 3:73 or 4:10. This really woke up my buddy truck.
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 05:36 PM
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custom tune is what Im wanting to order.
I think im going to go with nelson performance.

Abuse mode has nothing to do with breaking traction?

I know the gears are very steep too, but the highway pull is amazing
holding 2nd to 100 mph makes stangs gt seem slow

i have been looking around and maybe go with 3.90 since I do want power but
its my DD and i drive about 40 miles to work everyday so i cannot sacrifice too much
mpg.
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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it will pull harder on the highway with better gears. I went from 3.42s to 4.11 to 4.30 and I drive 47 highway miles 1 way to work 5 days a week. still getting 17mpg avg.

with 20"s and 17"s both. along with all the mods in my sig.

I don't think abuse mode would have anything to do with want you want to do but you can have it disabled if you want.
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 09:14 PM
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just a baby 4.8-intake,super 44 catback,hypertech for now


problem found.
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 09:17 PM
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lol... You forgot to Bold Hypertech too
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 09:55 PM
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4.30's with a 17 mpg average? wow
thats great.
Well idk what my mileage is now since my truck doesnt read it but Im guessing around 20-22.

4.8
id love to get a 6.0 but all the junkyard engines I find here close have been over 100k miles and priced for 1500.
my 4.8 has 50k so I want something around it

thought of forced induction but it is out of my budget
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