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Old Feb 24, 2014 | 07:48 AM
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Does locking out 6th gear....

...change the shifting strategy as controlled by the ECM on a 2014 6.2L? Or are you simply preventing the transmission from shifting into high gear. One would think if you drove it that way for a extended period of time, that the transmission adapt to that limitation. My question is, will the ECM respond immediately with a new shift strategy?

Prob not but I thought I would throw it to the dogs and see if start to chew?
 
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Originally Posted by JimRay
...change the shifting strategy as controlled by the ECM on a 2014 6.2L? Or are you simply preventing the transmission from shifting into high gear. One would think if you drove it that way for a extended period of time, that the transmission adapt to that limitation. My question is, will the ECM respond immediately with a new shift strategy?

Prob not but I thought I would throw it to the dogs and see if start to chew?
IMHO locking your tranny out of 6th gear does just that.......locks it out of 6th gear; nothing more. One can always use the "M" selection and choose your own shift strategy, or go with the 5 star tune that really works good.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2014 | 11:23 AM
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IMHO locking your tranny out of 6th gear does just that.......locks it out of 6th gear; nothing more. One can always use the "M" selection and choose your own shift strategy, or go with the 5 star tune that really works good.
Do you have a 5 Star tuner? Gasser or Diesel?
 
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Yup. I have the 5 star with the 6.2 gasser and really like the way the tranny is with this
 
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