Goodbye Chevy

SouthernSilveradoGuy85 · July 26, 2015

So, I'm a life long GM guy as well. Can't believe I'm considering another brand, but you may have given me hope. Is the 6.2 definitely differnet in its throttle response. I seriously would pay the extra cash just to get the throttle back where it used to be. This drives me crazy. I test drove a 5.0L V8 F150 and it drove like a dream. It responded to my foot like my 2008 sierra does. Of course the f150 was a smoother shifter as is the new sierrra and silverados with the 6sp, but I thought the 6.2 had the same throttle response issue?

Part of the throttle response issue is it seems like the bracket for the gas pedal is flimsy. These trucks have TQ management but I don't know if that affects the throttle response. Spurshot has a 5.3 and he put the throttle body and intake manifold for a 6.2 on it and he said it helped the throttle response a lot and feels like he doesn't have to give as much throttle. So I plan on doing that sooner or later. I added the Airaid MIT tube which unless it's all in my mind seemed to help wake it up just a little bit.

Silverado Steve · July 26, 2015

TQ management does neuter the throttle respons of these trucks since its a Drive by Wire system. Personally an intake or TB spacer wont do much since the ECM will compensate for greater air intake and regulate the burn rate of the fuel. Really the only true way to remove the TQM and realize the power of these trucks is a custom tune.

Chadwilliam1 · July 26, 2015

Congratulations on the newborn and new truck. I always hated the look of the Dodge but liked the interior.

Chevor · July 26, 2015

He will be back... hahaha

milligan · July 26, 2015

Dodges are fine trucks. A friend has been driving RAMs for decades without major issues and a relative uses their trucks for construction and they have held up fine. I'm not a big fan of the styling or the ride. I've said it before, but I think the RAM feels like an older man's truck with its really plush ride and huge interior (nothing wrong with that, but not me right now.)

GM and Dodge seem to be on the same page when it comes to pricing in my experience. Feature for feature they are normally in parity price-wise. Ford has its head in the clouds with pricing. When I was working out the pricing on my truck, Ford was at least $5k higher for the same features as GM and RAM. I think Ford has a large following from the 90's and early 2000's, but I don't see them holding their substantial lead with such a large price difference for much longer.

Habs · July 26, 2015

With GM's wonderful transmission tuning, clunking, hesitation, and confusion, I'm pretty sure this statement is reciprocal...

Seriously? My transmission has been perfectly smooth and responsive. No idea where those adjectives came from. Dodge is NOTORIOUS for shitty transmissions. Have they finally fixed them? Dunno, but I ain't buying one to find out. I like Dodge trucks, especially the interior. But the exterior is dated (looked the same since 2009) and you see them EVERYWHERE. I still rarely see new GM trucks, there's Dodges everywhere though. Why? They're cheap. I don't buy cheap vehicles. You get what you pay for. Not to mention, Dodge owners think the 5.7 Hemi is a gift from God himself and think it's the fastest thing on the planet. Yet, cry whenever the 6.2 GM smokes them.

Nothing really against Dodge (Ford, that's another story) but anyone that tries to deny they are ridden with tranny problems is only fooling themselves. They seriously need a re-design badly, and something other than "The legendary 5.7 HEMI" as a marketing point.

Newell33 · July 27, 2015

Seriously? My transmission has been perfectly smooth and responsive. No idea where those adjectives came from. Dodge is NOTORIOUS for shitty transmissions. Have they finally fixed them? Dunno, but I ain't buying one to find out. I like Dodge trucks, especially the interior. But the exterior is dated (looked the same since 2009) and you see them EVERYWHERE. I still rarely see new GM trucks, there's Dodges everywhere though. Why? They're cheap. I don't buy cheap vehicles. You get what you pay for. Not to mention, Dodge owners think the 5.7 Hemi is a gift from God himself and think it's the fastest thing on the planet. Yet, cry whenever the 6.2 GM smokes them.

Nothing really against Dodge (Ford, that's another story) but anyone that tries to deny they are ridden with tranny problems is only fooling themselves. They seriously need a re-design badly, and something other than "The legendary 5.7 HEMI" as a marketing point.

Congratulations. You're one of the few that either got some sort of improved software, or you're just not that in tune with how your truck drives. There are plenty of threads on here describing the horrible tuning just as my adjectives had described.

jocassee · July 27, 2015

You should have just got a crew cab to begin with. Never understood the whole double cab thing anyway.

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SouthernSilveradoGuy85 · July 27, 2015

Congratulations. You're one of the few that either got some sort of improved software, or you're just not that in tune with how your truck drives. There are plenty of threads on here describing the horrible tuning just as my adjectives had described.

Maybe I'm wrong, but most of the transmission issues with the new K2 trucks are the 8 speeds. I haven't read anything bad about the 6 speeds, one here and there but nothing out of the ordinary. As I've said plenty of times, the only time my transmission gave any trouble was while it was in learn mode where it would shift hard some of the times. After learn mode I haven't had any issues with it and shifts just as smooth as the truck rides. I don't even feel it shift unless I'm getting on it which is normal. The only time it may act a little confused is normal when it comes to auto trans in a truck where I drive it hard and then let out and drive normal. Even then it's only confused for that 1 second after I start to drive normal. Too me that's normal for an auto trans since he senses you driving hard so it adjust to how you're driving and then when you start to drive normal again you have to give it a second to sense that and adjust. But, maybe I can't compare as good as others since I went from an 86 Chevy C10 manual granny transmission to a '98 with a 4L60e that actually held up great for what I put it through. It did start to get where it would suddenly shift hard, but instead of getting it rebuilt I kept driving it. To put a bandaid on it when it did shift hard I just pulled over, turned the truck off for a minute and cranked it back up. Would shift somewhat smooth after that. I actually drove it like that for a good 2-3 years because I didn't have the money. Well it finally went out completely and had it fixed. So again, for what I put it through it held up fine.

SouthernSilveradoGuy85 · July 27, 2015

You should have just got a crew cab to begin with. Never understood the whole double cab thing anyway.

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Double cab just replaced extended cab. For me and most it came down to money. I'd rather have a double cab with more features that I like than get a crew and have to downgrade. My LT is almost fully loaded for an LT Double cab, just minus the LT Plus package. In order to get a crew I would have had to get a less loaded LT. I also didn't want to sacrifice bed length and at the time I didn't see many Crews with the standard 6.6' bed. You're starting to see them more now. Even when I looked at a Crew with the short bed that had similar stuff was $5K more. I don't need a full crew anyways so no big deal for me, not everybody needs a full crew and not everybody uses their truck as a family hauler. My '98 was an extended cab and that's all I needed so the Double cab was all I needed, especially since the Double cab back seat still has more room than the back seat of the '98 Extended cab that I had.

Habs · July 27, 2015

Congratulations. You're one of the few that either got some sort of improved software, or you're just not that in tune with how your truck drives. There are plenty of threads on here describing the horrible tuning just as my adjectives had described.

No, I'm one of the few that doesn't bitch and moan on the forums all day.

My truck drives more than fine. There are also plenty of threads on here describing the "vibrations" but guess what? I don't have any of those either.

Just because a few people are having problems, doesn't mean everyone is. Go back to the 'issues/troubleshooting' sub-forum, no one here wants to read your negativity.

jocassee · July 27, 2015

Sorry to break it to you but..... If you didn't have the money for a crew cab with the options you wanted, you didn't have the money for a double cab either.

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Luster · July 27, 2015

Seriously? My transmission has been perfectly smooth and responsive.

Mine is exactly the same. An extremely solid, smooth and reliable transmission! Much smoother shifting than my 2010 Corvette or my 2015 Acadia Denali.

Luster · July 27, 2015

No, I'm one of the few that doesn't bitch and moan on the forums all day.

My truck drives more than fine. There are also plenty of threads on here describing the "vibrations" but guess what? I don't have any of those either.

Just because a few people are having problems, doesn't mean everyone is. Go back to the 'issues/troubleshooting' sub-forum, no one here wants to read your negativity.

Again, I must agree 100%. No clunks, no vibes, no seat issues, no wind noise, no MyLink problems, no fuel economy issues, no negativity.

SouthernSilveradoGuy85 · July 27, 2015

Sorry to break it to you but..... If you didn't have the money for a crew cab with the options you wanted, you didn't have the money for a double cab either.

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Well also hate to break it to you, but when I compared the prices a Crew cab with the short bed was $5K more. Plus all of the Crews they had were short bed and I got to have at least the 6' standard bed. I admit that at the time I barely could afford the truck I have now, but it was exactly what I wanted and I didn't need a Crew cab. I didn't put any money down or have a trade-in. I also went there looking for a used Chevy, but all they had was an F-150 so I started to look at the new Chevys. When I bought it the engine in my '98 blew and after having the trans rebuilt not to far before that I just got tire of it and wanted a new truck. I also couldn't spend a month going everywhere since it was my only transportation and I'd rather just buy a new/newer truck than pay for a rental while I'm looking for a truck. Then after the insurance raising and all ya I got a truck exactly how I liked from the lot. Only thing I don't like is that it has 3.08 gears but I can change that in the future. But hey, I've been told basically that I'm an idiot so don't pay me any mind.