Who else dis-likes there 6 speed manual?
09-10-2007, 09:49 AM
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Uh, no. And even with as much TQ as our trucks have, I just do not see 3.08's being able to haul heavy loads. 3.54 would be great, and (and I have to agree with you here) our OD in 6th is pathetic. It leaves me wishing for a 7 speed. It revs high enough @ 70 MPH with 3.73's thinking you need to shift again, I can only imagine what the 6 speed and 4.10's
. The easy fix would be a slightly lower (numerically) OD. I think we have what .78? A drop to say .63 or so, would be perfect.
Also, if you have the AAM 11.5, you have 2 choices, 3.73 or 4.10, that's it. There are currently no other choices for our axle
. The easy fix would be a slightly lower (numerically) OD. I think we have what .78? A drop to say .63 or so, would be perfect.Also, if you have the AAM 11.5, you have 2 choices, 3.73 or 4.10, that's it. There are currently no other choices for our axle
09-10-2007, 10:19 AM
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Did they just change that up or something?
09-10-2007, 10:25 AM
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09-10-2007, 10:56 AM
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Well after having 8 Dodge diesels all manuals, I'd say the 6sp in the 05 is just not geared right for overdrive. It is just a little higher than a 4:10 which is pathetic for a truck that has this much tourque. I liked the 3:54 and 3:08 would have been fine with me. My wifes Yukon runs down the highway at a lower rpm.
Is there a 3:08 possibility with these axles?
Is there a 3:08 possibility with these axles?
If I drove the US interstates the gearing is perfect, as it hits the sweet spot towing at about 80mph.
09-10-2007, 12:58 PM
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Don't expect some night and day difference that some of these guys want you to beleive. I changed mine (mine is the NV5600) expecting this world of difference. Sorry, nothing to notice, other than that thing in your head going....ooooohhhhhhhh, I THINK I notice something
And then you realize, nope just a figment of my imagination
And then you realize, nope just a figment of my imagination but dude I'm not making stuff up on this that amsoil is good stuff in these g56 and no I don't sell amsoil.And 3:73's are all you could/can get from the factory in g56 equipped trucks unlike with the nv5600 trucks where both gearing options were available. Our transmissions are geared so low we have effectively the equivalent of a 4:10 equipped automatic truck. And for those inclined to do so you can get a set of aftermarket 3:42 gears to swap into these axles www.ringpinion.biz www.justdifferentials.com
09-10-2007, 01:35 PM
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I'm not making it up and don't have any reason to belive other g56 drivers are either. My transmission shifts were stiff and grabby coming out of gear and going back in. Probably just a normal unbroken in trans but I didn't like it. The thinner Amsoil ATF took all that out and now the shifts just fall into place with no resistance at all. Believe me I am a skeptic on that kind of crap too like when I see 600hp engines getting 21 mpg etc but dude I'm not making stuff up on this that amsoil is good stuff in these g56 and no I don't sell amsoil.
And 3:73's are all you could/can get from the factory in g56 equipped trucks unlike with the nv5600 trucks where both gearing options were available. Our transmissions are geared so low we have effectively the equivalent of a 4:10 equipped automatic truck. And for those inclined to do so you can get a set of aftermarket 3:42 gears to swap into these axles www.ringpinion.biz www.justdifferentials.com
but dude I'm not making stuff up on this that amsoil is good stuff in these g56 and no I don't sell amsoil.And 3:73's are all you could/can get from the factory in g56 equipped trucks unlike with the nv5600 trucks where both gearing options were available. Our transmissions are geared so low we have effectively the equivalent of a 4:10 equipped automatic truck. And for those inclined to do so you can get a set of aftermarket 3:42 gears to swap into these axles www.ringpinion.biz www.justdifferentials.com
Not saying you are making it up. I am just throwing my own experience out there. I noticed NO difference at all before /after in my 5600
09-10-2007, 01:38 PM
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You need more power
I haul my 44' and gross dang near 30K and use 6th gear at 55MPH+. And I have been from the west coast to the east coast (44 states and counting, maybe it's 45 states??? Hmmmmmm, have to get back with ya on that) and I get 7-8MPG at 70MPH+ @ 30K lbs
09-10-2007, 01:41 PM
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And for those inclined to do so you can get a set of aftermarket 3:42 gears to swap into these axles www.ringpinion.biz www.justdifferentials.com
3.42's for the AAM 11.5? How cool is THAT
09-10-2007, 01:43 PM
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Was that you?....21MPG and 600HP
If that is you, then maybe I DON'T believe youLMAO!!!!!If that was not you, then I do
I am now picking myself off the floor. Man, my post count is getting high today
09-10-2007, 01:50 PM
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I'm not making it up and don't have any reason to belive other g56 drivers are either. My transmission shifts were stiff and grabby coming out of gear and going back in. Probably just a normal unbroken in trans but I didn't like it. The thinner Amsoil ATF took all that out and now the shifts just fall into place with no resistance at all. Believe me I am a skeptic on that kind of crap too like when I see 600hp engines getting 21 mpg etc but dude I'm not making stuff up on this that amsoil is good stuff in these g56 and no I don't sell amsoil.
And 3:73's are all you could/can get from the factory in g56 equipped trucks unlike with the nv5600 trucks where both gearing options were available. Our transmissions are geared so low we have effectively the equivalent of a 4:10 equipped automatic truck. And for those inclined to do so you can get a set of aftermarket 3:42 gears to swap into these axles www.ringpinion.biz www.justdifferentials.com
but dude I'm not making stuff up on this that amsoil is good stuff in these g56 and no I don't sell amsoil.And 3:73's are all you could/can get from the factory in g56 equipped trucks unlike with the nv5600 trucks where both gearing options were available. Our transmissions are geared so low we have effectively the equivalent of a 4:10 equipped automatic truck. And for those inclined to do so you can get a set of aftermarket 3:42 gears to swap into these axles www.ringpinion.biz www.justdifferentials.com
OK, one more
I see in your sig you have the gear vendors. How do you like it? You got any pics you can share? Also, the Whistler. I have the Whistler and I went back stock, listen to this:I did mine, and my reminder pulls 100%. When the air filter was brand new, I reset the reminder, and after about 500 miles, I popped the hood, and bam! 50%. I was like, huh????? So, I reset it again, and drove down the street, got into the throttle prtty good, came back, popped the hood, 50%. Well, after a very short while, it was at 100%. I can reset it, drive down the street, come back, 100%. I am not sure if got a faulty filter, or what. But, I can put the stock stufff in, and it won't do that (unless of course when it is dirty) So, I just have a drop in filter in the stock box now. I do miss my whistle though
09-10-2007, 02:36 PM
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Gear Vendors is great. For interstate driving I don't know how anyone with these g56 trucks could live without it. I run 63mph at 2000rpms in 6th gear. Pop it up into 6th over get on the gas and hit 80mph at 2000 rpm. Now how cool is that? Also I am getting 25 mpg city and 28 mpg highway
not really... I just thought I would toss that in there for fun. Really I get 19 mpg on most tankfuls no towing, about 1000 lbs of tools in the truck, and not really driving for economy. One time I did crack 20 mpg driving real easy though.With regards to the filter minder on *****'s whislter I have seen lots of guys report the same problem. I have even seen guys put an amsoil nano drop in filter in the stock box and report the same thing. I left my filter minder off
so I don't know how it would've reacted. I hope all is going well. I do intend to start oil analysis real soon here so we'll be able to see for sure how that nano filter is doing.Gear Vendors:
09-10-2007, 02:57 PM
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OK, one more I see in your sig you have the gear vendors. How do you like it? You got any pics you can share? Also, the Whistler. I have the Whistler and I went back stock, listen to this:
I did mine, and my reminder pulls 100%. When the air filter was brand new, I reset the reminder, and after about 500 miles, I popped the hood, and bam! 50%. I was like, huh????? So, I reset it again, and drove down the street, got into the throttle prtty good, came back, popped the hood, 50%. Well, after a very short while, it was at 100%. I can reset it, drive down the street, come back, 100%. I am not sure if got a faulty filter, or what. But, I can put the stock stufff in, and it won't do that (unless of course when it is dirty) So, I just have a drop in filter in the stock box now. I do miss my whistle though
I see in your sig you have the gear vendors. How do you like it? You got any pics you can share? Also, the Whistler. I have the Whistler and I went back stock, listen to this:I did mine, and my reminder pulls 100%. When the air filter was brand new, I reset the reminder, and after about 500 miles, I popped the hood, and bam! 50%. I was like, huh????? So, I reset it again, and drove down the street, got into the throttle prtty good, came back, popped the hood, 50%. Well, after a very short while, it was at 100%. I can reset it, drive down the street, come back, 100%. I am not sure if got a faulty filter, or what. But, I can put the stock stufff in, and it won't do that (unless of course when it is dirty) So, I just have a drop in filter in the stock box now. I do miss my whistle though
09-10-2007, 03:14 PM
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No, no that wasn't me but I had the exact same reaction as you when I saw it. Some of these guys around here kill me with the mpg claims.
Gear Vendors is great. For interstate driving I don't know how anyone with these g56 trucks could live without it. I run 63mph at 2000rpms in 6th gear. Pop it up into 6th over get on the gas and hit 80mph at 2000 rpm. Now how cool is that? Also I am getting 25 mpg city and 28 mpg highway not really... I just thought I would toss that in there for fun. Really I get 19 mpg on most tankfuls no towing, about 1000 lbs of tools in the truck, and not really driving for economy. One time I did crack 20 mpg driving real easy though.
Gear Vendors:
Gear Vendors is great. For interstate driving I don't know how anyone with these g56 trucks could live without it. I run 63mph at 2000rpms in 6th gear. Pop it up into 6th over get on the gas and hit 80mph at 2000 rpm. Now how cool is that? Also I am getting 25 mpg city and 28 mpg highway
not really... I just thought I would toss that in there for fun. Really I get 19 mpg on most tankfuls no towing, about 1000 lbs of tools in the truck, and not really driving for economy. One time I did crack 20 mpg driving real easy though.Gear Vendors:
Yeah it can a BIT crazy around here and the MPG claims. That gear vendors looks SEXYI do have you beat on the MPG......once, when I was coasting downhill in neutral @ 70 MPH and reset my instant MPG overhead, I was getting 99MPG. Yeah, how do ya like that
Yeah, I eeked out 20 MPG one time driving lik e Miss Daisy to see if I could do it. It was like 58 MPH I had to drive at to get 20MPG. But I am about the same as you 15-17 @ town (depends on my right foot, how much stop/go, etc...) and 16-18 out on the highway depending on how fast I drive. And to think, I am making 2800 HP and 5500 lbs ft of torque and I STILL get that good of MPG