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One big thing that I like about a manual trans is when climbing mountains, YOU get to pick the gear and the trans doesn't hunt for the right gear.
With my auto tranny on the Ford you put it in any gear you want...manually....so I guess it's like a manual tranny in that regard. Also...my truck has a "tow/haul" mode....which uses lower gears and stays in the lower gears longer.
My truck is also equipped with a factory engine brake.....so when you go down hill.....you don't need to use the brakes. It is the most enjoyable auto tranny I've used.
I have a guage that monitors many things Exhaust Gas Temp (EGT), transmission gear and torque lock status, Engine Oil Temp (EOT), Engine Coolant Temp (ECT), Tranmission Fluid Temp (TFT), turbo boost, battery voltage and Diesel Particulate Filter Status (DPF).
The tranny generally runs at 180 degrees....and even climbing the steepest hills towing my trailer and hauling my Hawk it has never gotten over 200 degrees. They have come a long ways in auto tranny design.
There are custom guage pods for each specific truck so they look like a factory option:
The installation takes 5 minutes. Install the pod....put the guage in the pod....run the wire down to the computer link and plug it in. Presto...you are now able to monitor many more things than the factory allowed with it's standard guages....and this monitoring will allow you to really see what's going on with your auto tranny. Without the guage I'd never know what the temperature of the tranny was or what actual gear I was in or if the torque converter was locked or not.
With my auto tranny on the Ford you put it in any gear you want...manually....so I guess it's like a manual tranny in that regard. Also...my truck has a "tow/haul" mode....which uses lower gears and stays in the lower gears longer.
My truck is also equipped with a factory engine brake.....so when you go down hill.....you don't need to use the brakes. It is the most enjoyable auto tranny I've used.
I have a guage that monitors many things Exhaust Gas Temp (EGT), transmission gear and torque lock status, Engine Oil Temp (EOT), Engine Coolant Temp (ECT), Tranmission Fluid Temp (TFT), turbo boost, battery voltage and Diesel Particulate Filter Status (DPF).
The tranny generally runs at 180 degrees....and even climbing the steepest hills towing my trailer and hauling my Hawk it has never gotten over 200 degrees. They have come a long ways in auto tranny design.
There are custom guage pods for each specific truck so they look like a factory option:
The installation takes 5 minutes. Install the pod....put the guage in the pod....run the wire down to the computer link and plug it in. Presto...you are now able to monitor many more things than the factory allowed with it's standard guages....and this monitoring will allow you to really see what's going on with your auto tranny. Without the guage I'd never know what the temperature of the tranny was or what actual gear I was in or if the torque converter was locked or not.