TVS 2300 + other Goodies in an '04 SSS
02-04-2015 | 05:36 PM
#291
I will be there tuning the truck most of the day, so for the first run I'll make sure the only difference from last fall would be the new fuel system and the Wilwood brakes. I've already said my goal was to get the most direct comparison possible, but hell, I'll be able to tell just from driving it if there's any significant improvement or not - I'll gopro under the hood, the run and the time slip, then post up the video just like I always do.
I would have figured you to be smarter than what you're showing everyone you actually are - You're really showing your ignorance by making such a big deal of this gear change. + I've never once said my choice to change these gears will make a huge improvement like you're implying. Now, if we were talking about a two wheel drive RCSB truck, possibly a race truck or possibly even your truck, I could see your point. But we're not, we're talking about a very heavy AWD Street Truck with 22 x 10 rims and 305/40/22's all the way around. The simple fact that you don't realize the factory 3.06 gearing and AWD were what make the SSS and Denali trucks JUMP off the line and so much fun to drive, prove my point and your stupidity. In essence, you're arguing that you're smarter than the engineers who designed these trucks...sounds to me like you're just trying to stir up **** on my thread again, just like last time. So for that...
I would have figured you to be smarter than what you're showing everyone you actually are - You're really showing your ignorance by making such a big deal of this gear change. + I've never once said my choice to change these gears will make a huge improvement like you're implying. Now, if we were talking about a two wheel drive RCSB truck, possibly a race truck or possibly even your truck, I could see your point. But we're not, we're talking about a very heavy AWD Street Truck with 22 x 10 rims and 305/40/22's all the way around. The simple fact that you don't realize the factory 3.06 gearing and AWD were what make the SSS and Denali trucks JUMP off the line and so much fun to drive, prove my point and your stupidity. In essence, you're arguing that you're smarter than the engineers who designed these trucks...sounds to me like you're just trying to stir up **** on my thread again, just like last time. So for that...
My personal opinion is that the gear change is a waste of money and also weakens the trans. Your 1.83 60 foot has nothing to do with the stock 2.48 1st gear ratio. You claimed a possible 0.2 second gain from the gears which is huge and isn't happening from the gears alone.
02-04-2015 | 06:05 PM
#292
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Your a ******* idiot and have no idea how the converter business works. Every combination is different and most of the time converters aren't nailed on a first try. I'm on my 4th in 25 passes in my truck with a ptc and they are supposed to be the best in the business. Granted my situation is a little different than yours, you don't see me acting like a little baby bitch crying all over the internet.
He didn't say anything wrong, or out of line to warrant this response, for that matter.
My personal opinion is that the gear change is a waste of money and also weakens the trans. Your 1.83 60 foot has nothing to do with the stock 2.48 1st gear ratio. You claimed a possible 0.2 second gain from the gears which is huge and isn't happening from the gears alone.
My personal opinion is that the gear change is a waste of money and also weakens the trans. Your 1.83 60 foot has nothing to do with the stock 2.48 1st gear ratio. You claimed a possible 0.2 second gain from the gears which is huge and isn't happening from the gears alone.
That's justification for my responseEverybody's got an opinion and that's fine. The bottom line is, it's my decision to change the gears for the reasons mentioned above. If it doesn't work, why does anyone even care - it's my money and if I want to wipe my *** with it, I'll wipe my *** with it!
02-05-2015 | 04:18 PM
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My personal opinion is that the gear change is a waste of money and also weakens the trans. Your 1.83 60 foot has nothing to do with the stock 2.48 1st gear ratio. You claimed a possible 0.2 second gain from the gears which is huge and isn't happening from the gears alone.
To be fair about this, at Chuck's request, I mailed him the Hughes gears as soon as I received them last week. He received them yesterday and said, "they were garbage", then told me they were already in the mail back to me so I could return them to Hughes! He then said he was going to build me a pre 1997 4L80e with a custom made 2.75 gearset from another well known company that also had the billet shaft.
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