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Grit dog

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Posted: 02/26/23 04:47pm

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Me Again wrote:

My F-150 has a 10 speed and it spends a lot of time shifting gears, sometimes skipping a gear. I am sure that 7 or 8 would have been just fine behind the 2.7L ecoboost that has a broad torque curve down low. It is said that it is snappier and more fun to drive than the 3.5L ecoboost.

I agree. 8 or 9 forward gears is the practical max/ideal gears needed. The 10 speed like you have only has about 150 rpm’s diff between 9 and 10. That’s one gear split not needed.

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Posted: 02/28/23 08:49am

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Grit dog wrote:

Me Again wrote:

I agree. 8 or 9 forward gears is the practical max/ideal gears needed. The 10 speed like you have only has about 150 rpm’s diff between 9 and 10. That’s one gear split not needed.

I don't need "SPLITS". [emoticon]

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Posted: 02/28/23 09:56am

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for our combined 22,900 lbs. I didn't have any issue with a 5 sp Allison Duramax awesome truck. Not saying it would be great for a much bigger fifth but I was happy. No issues going down mountians. Now I get to look at it everyday waiting for me to get some fresh air. chevman

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