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When climbing hills torque management likes to kick in and cause the trans to shift erratically between gears because it's fighting to go up hill. For example taking off and climbing a large hill it will go first second first second back and forth because it gets between rpms. There's a certain rpm where it will think oh I need to shift and that can be halfway up the hill. It's hard to explain but if you rode with and heard it you'd know. It's not like these older chevys like my friends have that will just blast up the hill in one gear. Torque management is supposed to keep you from breaking the tires loose but it's a bitch to drive with on sand because of the amount of power it takes to go anywhere on hills. sent from my truck in a field

Time for a tune to take that tm away!

 

On another note does anyone know if you van get a chevy center cap for the new 2014GMC all terrain 20" wheels?

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Sarah do you run in low range? I did and it cuts on hunting between gears.

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When I run low my fuel gauge drops to 1/8th tank for whatever reason and it whines so i quit running it

 

sent from my truck in a field

 

 

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You don't climb the hills I climb.

 

I'm In the process of ordering the parts. I don't have 1100 cash to get it all done yet.

 

sent from my truck in a field

 

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My son decided to take a sanding block to the side of my wife's van. Yesterday the neighbor ran his bike into the back of it. Polishing won't take it out. Have it less noticeable thought

 

Sick to my stomach, before pics

 

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Ryan

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Yea he knows better, he was outside all day tired and coming inside grabbed the sanding block and hit the van a few times. He got a stern talking to thats for sure

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Yea he knows better, he was outside all day tired and coming inside grabbed the sanding block and hit the van a few times. He got a stern talking to thats for sure

 

 

I suspect if he got the truck or Camaro we might see him in the classified section. :lol:

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No if he got the camaro we would be seeing a news report about Ryan

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Truck not so much not to worried about blemishes the car on the other hand

 

 

Ryan

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I will have to give a shout out to Coca Cola for an awesome party tonight. Free food and free booze and beer... it was awesome!

 

Sent while drinkin' a cold one...

 

 

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Ryan, I just got out worse off on the Mazda a few weeks ago, I rubbed it by hand out the some rubbing compound, then hit it with the a random orbital with the 3 Meguiars ultimates: compound, polish, and wax, along with Meguiars sof buff red, yellow, and black pads respectively( the color of cars on the bottles match which pad to use if you forget which is which). My car is black and you can tell up close( like a few inches away ) something isn't quite right(the clear coat is more refined) but a few feet away and it isn't noticeable. My wife hasn't noticed which spot it was

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