BMDMAX
05-04-2002, 15:53
UPS man showed up today with the goods. I was bouncing around like a kid at Christmas time waiting for it. The install was easy and uneventful; the only real problem was fiddling around with connectors trying to find a good position for them to stay in before tie-wrapping the box in.
After the install I did a test start and there were no codes or anything just a normal smooth start. After that I had the power level set in two shakes of a lamb's tail via the gear selector/pedal sequence.
With the install done now comes the fun part, the test drive. Unfortunately, I cannot report full results due to the monsoon conditions here in GA currently. With the added power I might have just as well been trying to test the truck on an ice rink, the traction was about the same.
Here is what I can report. The truck felt snappy right out of the garage but I ran it slow waiting for it to warm up. Even driving around with the soft foot the boost seemed to be coming up quicker and EGT's were holding normal. After the truck warmed up the power was awesome even with having to watch stomping on it. The Allison seemed a bit quirky as others have seen initially on the juice so I did the re-learn step and it smoothed out pretty fast. The highest boost seen so far was 26.8 pounds and EGT's were around 800 degrees briefly after a blast. The only quirk so far if you can really call it that is a more pronounced de-fueling sequence on the shifts. I think it is actually getting smoother as the tranny learns about the extra power and it probably is functioning as designed anyway by Edge to reduce slippage on the Allison.
I hope to test more tomorrow if the streets are dry and I will keep you all posted on the results. So far I am happy as a pig in..well, you know. :D :D tongue.gif :cool:
BMDMAX
2002 Duramax "J-Series" Allison CC SB 2WD.
After the install I did a test start and there were no codes or anything just a normal smooth start. After that I had the power level set in two shakes of a lamb's tail via the gear selector/pedal sequence.
With the install done now comes the fun part, the test drive. Unfortunately, I cannot report full results due to the monsoon conditions here in GA currently. With the added power I might have just as well been trying to test the truck on an ice rink, the traction was about the same.
Here is what I can report. The truck felt snappy right out of the garage but I ran it slow waiting for it to warm up. Even driving around with the soft foot the boost seemed to be coming up quicker and EGT's were holding normal. After the truck warmed up the power was awesome even with having to watch stomping on it. The Allison seemed a bit quirky as others have seen initially on the juice so I did the re-learn step and it smoothed out pretty fast. The highest boost seen so far was 26.8 pounds and EGT's were around 800 degrees briefly after a blast. The only quirk so far if you can really call it that is a more pronounced de-fueling sequence on the shifts. I think it is actually getting smoother as the tranny learns about the extra power and it probably is functioning as designed anyway by Edge to reduce slippage on the Allison.
I hope to test more tomorrow if the streets are dry and I will keep you all posted on the results. So far I am happy as a pig in..well, you know. :D :D tongue.gif :cool:
BMDMAX
2002 Duramax "J-Series" Allison CC SB 2WD.