Has anyone bought a new tranny without having ever limped or zinged their stock Allison?
I have 5000 miles on the Quad 110hp and another 5000 miles on the Quad 135, with no limps, zings, or anything unusual. I floor it at least twice a day, without any symptoms of trouble. I really want to add some more power (165hp in the short term, and 215+ in the long term). The problem is I have a hard time saving up for a transmission when I have no personal experiance that I need one. Part of me wants to just get the 165hp tune, and see what happens. Do you think if I did this, and I limped the tranny, I could just back down to a lower tune, and start saving for a tranny, or once it starts limping, does it wear out quick.
A related question. Who else is running over 125hp on the stock Allison without issue? Am I the only one? Is the 10000 miles I have too soon to notice any problems? One thing I did do, that most others might not have, is I spent at least a week in each tune (50, 70, 90, 110, 135) before going up to the next tune. Once I went up to the next tune, I never went back. Perhaps I gave the Allison much more time to acclimate to the added power than most. This brings up another thing I was wondering about the Edge with Attitude. With the ability to change tunes on the fly, isn't anyone worried that the Allison would be continuously trying to relearn how to shift with every change?
I have 5000 miles on the Quad 110hp and another 5000 miles on the Quad 135, with no limps, zings, or anything unusual. I floor it at least twice a day, without any symptoms of trouble. I really want to add some more power (165hp in the short term, and 215+ in the long term). The problem is I have a hard time saving up for a transmission when I have no personal experiance that I need one. Part of me wants to just get the 165hp tune, and see what happens. Do you think if I did this, and I limped the tranny, I could just back down to a lower tune, and start saving for a tranny, or once it starts limping, does it wear out quick.
A related question. Who else is running over 125hp on the stock Allison without issue? Am I the only one? Is the 10000 miles I have too soon to notice any problems? One thing I did do, that most others might not have, is I spent at least a week in each tune (50, 70, 90, 110, 135) before going up to the next tune. Once I went up to the next tune, I never went back. Perhaps I gave the Allison much more time to acclimate to the added power than most. This brings up another thing I was wondering about the Edge with Attitude. With the ability to change tunes on the fly, isn't anyone worried that the Allison would be continuously trying to relearn how to shift with every change?