2015 likely 10speed trans
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I wouldn't want a 10 speed, nor would I want to pay for a new one or rebuild when they don't last as long as a 6 or less speed. I don't like that Ford and GM are working together to make a similar or identical trans that will be in both company's trucks. Make your own motor with your own testing and your own research, and do the same for every other component. But if that's what they have to do to keep up with BS gov't mpg policies, I guess it's alright. They've already gone up close to 30-40% in half tons in a few years, and more than doubled in the last 2 decades
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6 speeds are still reasonable, and though not in automatics, have been around in manuals for quite some time, 10 is ridiculous and add a lots of complications. We'll see, but I predict issues with early ones not lasting as long as they should and being expensive to replace. The 6 speed autos haven't even been around for that long
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I wouldn't want a 10 speed, nor would I want to pay for a new one or rebuild when they don't last as long as a 6 or less speed. I don't like that Ford and GM are working together to make a similar or identical trans that will be in both company's trucks. Make your own motor with your own testing and your own research, and do the same for every other component. But if that's what they have to do to keep up with BS gov't mpg policies, I guess it's alright. They've already gone up close to 30-40% in half tons in a few years, and more than doubled in the last 2 decades
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Like Dodges ZF 8 speed it'll skip gears most likely. Only using some gears for sweet spot downshifts or using more gears during towing. Main thing is you can run a 3.08 or less gear with a 10 speed and have the same take off power as a 4.10 with the 4speed 4r75. Then great highway mpg.
My exact thought and point. I like feeling shifts. I like hearing the rise and fall of RPMs as a vehicle goes through the gears. Dual clutch transmissions pull like electric cars, and I hate it personally.
Last edited by KMAC0694; 09-28-2013 at 11:10 PM.
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10 gears in a pick up seems a bit rash. The 6 speed is quite adequate but low is slow and shifting to pass and the RPM'S that result are rash. Going from 50 mph down into third leaves a winding, smoking 7000 rpm's quite often. Stepping down on the gas slower gives a better, more adequate 4th gear shift and better rpm distribution. I believe there is more to gain with a better Trans software control than adding more shifts to the transmission.