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  1. HondaHawkGT
    No such thing as a once and done solution outside of POR15. Once a year application in your driveway at an average cost for usd$20 is a small price to pay for a clean vehicle. There isn' t truck on the market today that you can just ignore de-icers like road salt or magnesium chloride. Want a rust-free vehicle? Climb under it and do basic maintenace. I used FF once or twice per year and wash my truck maybe three times all winter yet my frame looks immaculate compared to some guys posting in this threaad that have gone back to the dealer for multiple hack-job wax applications.
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    There are few ways to deal with the problem of pressure differentials at WOT. A basic understanding of physics could lead most people to the obvious solution for manging gas flow at WOT. Most plumbers could look at a PCV system and know where check valves need to be and how the sysem works for a given throttle position. It's nice to see competitors in the air-oil sep market. Don't get me wrong, my Elite CC is great, but the pricing is absurd. The price tag is out of control for the E2-X system. Ridiculous (sickening) mark-up for such a product.
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    There are no permanent solutions outside of epoxy-based paints like POR-15.
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    Funny my fluid film'ed frame looks great yet. Wax hasn't peeled off like the some guys swore up and down would happen.
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    Sounds like a load of shit. GM themselves offer an air oil separator for the camaro.
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    Mine was supposed to be the latest version at the time (v7 I believe). Tuned now so my Range is collecting dust.
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    Could be transmission shudder. Sometimes my truck shudders on WOT runs just before it shifts from 3rd to 4th. 6L80/TCC issue I think. Definitely not AFM related.
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    I stopped using my Range because of this issue. Drained my battery twice and made the entire truck glitch like crazy another time. Mine would be dead after sitting for 48 hours. I purchased mine in Sept 2014.
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    The wax will lose its adhesion with or without FF being applied. Hence why guys that have never even heard of FF have rust on their frames where the wax flaked off. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? I've been brushing FF on for 2+ years, according to you my frame should be nothing but rust at this point.
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    Been doing it for well over two years without issue. So don't fluid film it and the wax will flake and peel off. If you do FF it, the wax may peel off. Hmm seems as though the factory wax would have peeled off either way. I've been brushing on Fluid Film onto the wax coated frame every six months for two years without issue. I don't even pressure wash it in the winter. Zero rust, wax still there.
  11. HondaHawkGT
    Yep, spraying rubberized undercoating onto the frame wax won't do much. You would need to scrape the factory wax off and degrease it before applying the undercoating.
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    My dealer service center did the same thing. They spilled oil everywhere in the engine bay and a half-assed clean-up job. I skipped the last two free oil changes. If I change the oil myself at least I know it's done right.
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    I've had this issue with many brands of vehicle. My current truck hasn't had this problem. It's not a GM problem. I had a beater Kia that constantly did it. It's a tank venting restriction, sometimes combined with overly sensitive gas station fuel pump nozzles. http://www.agcoauto.com/content/news/p2_articleid/242
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    Rust will always be an issue for any truck, even the aluminum wonder truck. Keeeping rust away is ultimately up to the owner.
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    I see more issues with low mileage Ram bodies rusting than rusting frames these days. The 90's/early 00's Rams had horrific frame rot.
  16. HondaHawkGT
    What amazes me is that GM has a catch can in the works for the new 6th gen Camaro that is (supposedly) designed to drain back to the engine oil pan.
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    I had a patch of wax come off that didn't have any rust on it. I'm guessing the steel had oil or some other contaminant that didn't allow the wax to bond.
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    GM didn't intentionally design the bracket to flex for improved fuel economy. It's just a cheap design that allows flex and hampers accurate throttle control. The true source of the unresponsive throttle is the drive-by-wire system in conjunction with torque management: "The 5.3L, and 6.2L suffers from poor throttle response down low. In fact the factory programming has limits on the max throttle blade opening that PCM allows and is based on RPM range engine is operating in. By correcting this issue and a few others; improvements will be much better throttle response, step on go pedal, vehicle will respond quickerthis DBW system is a torque driven system, it works by taking a certain amount of torque via engine and wheel and applies it to what the driver foot say it needs; a better way to explain it is its a torque limiter. It only allows so much torque at a given pedal position. Stock tables are conservative and numb at best and thats why one would feel some times a lag or a goofy pedal with DBW systems. For a 5.3L, or 6.2L V8 this is one of the most critical areas that must be addressed and modified to generate more torque /hp and throttle response."http://5startuning.com/got-a-gmgmc/ The pedal flex eliminates some of the vagueness of the throttle but only a tuner can make your truck truly reponsive and "torquey" off the line.
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    Are you tuning it yourself? You may need to consult other forums where there are individuals that might have seen this sort of behavior from the 6L80 before. Odd's are you're not the first guy to have this happen.
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    I applied clear kitchen and bath silicone around the base of my XM antenna and the leaks have stopped. I plan on doing a more thorough sealing job this summer. I believe the cold has a big effect on the sealing ability of the gasket under the antenna. I keep my truck outside 24/7 and it's gone through some pretty serious downpours without leaking a drop.
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    If you're really curious... it'll cost $50. http://6l80etuning.com
  22. HondaHawkGT
    Might be worthwhile to make a post in the tuning section. Maybe somebody knows how ambient temps come into play in the TCM/TCC apply pressures.
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    If they were going to make me pay for it out of pocket I'd just take the truck to a transmission shop and have a good aftermarket TC installed. A good aftermarket unit plus a tune will make for a nice upgrade.
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    Check for possible vacuum leaks while you're at it.
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    Does this sound like the same behavior your truck has?: http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/155198-rpms-fluctuating-when-accelerating-under-light-load/ or http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/181145-2014-53l-6-speed-rpm-fluctuations/ A small amount of RPM fluctuation is normal. The TCC is allowed to slip a little even when locked up and causes the engine to sound like it's surging a bit. http://www.transtar1.com/TranstarIndustries/media/Transtar1/technical/bulletins/TLT-TC-035.pdf
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