I mean, there's options
2nd -- lots of playing around in e-only, the design of the motor is happier at lower RPMs than higher. There's a couple EVs w/ 2 speeds now to keep it in the torque. The eboost option from livernois puts a small hole around the EV to ICE mode to make keeping e-mode engaged longer allowing more playing to take place. In manual mode I've got the truck up to 48mph in electric only from a stop. Ran out of road. May play more.
This why I lock out 10/9/8 when towing. I've found the rpm's are kept higher and when going up a rolling hill the turbos do not start spinning up.
Some trucks can simply swap out the steering wheel for a Raptor steering wheel and the paddles just work. Others require an adapter harness.
How do you know which truck is which?
I believe that too but I think that in the higher over drive gears it makes it harder to engage.
That's how I give my truck an Italian tune-up every couple of months. Quite handy, indeed.
I mean, there's options
That looks GREAT and I'd like to do that to the '23 XL. What was you final cost and ease of swap? Part numbers and source?
Thank you, HammaMan! Finally found your original post in a different thread (with lots of how-to directions). I'll look for the non-heated raptor wheel. Love the CF overlays - awesome!
I know I'm reviving an old thread, but is this still something you do regularly? Only curious if it causes the adaptive learning to get even more confused or not hahaI lock out gears every day I drive the truck for my commute.
It's mostly the nerd in me while I'm monitoring PIDs and observing how the truck is being managed by the OEM calibration.
I personally feel that the shift strategy in Normal mode is way too hell-bent on getting into the overdrive ratios. Which results in lower rpm cruising at 55-60, and even 45-55, than I like.
It's similar to riding a 10-speed bicycle and always being one or two ratios taller than my thigh muscles prefer. Feels a bit strained to me. Unnecessarily so. If it was a standard transmission in the truck, I'd often be in a gear or two lower.
In short, I prefer NOT to cruise at 1200-1400 rpms. Borderline lugging, in my opinion.
So that +- button is handy for me to manually make the top gear available that matches the pace I'm at on any extended cruise speed of a few miles. And both the vacuum PID/KR PID reflect positively on the gear ratio that I make available. Truck seems happier.
Hey, Ford equipped the vehicle with the feature! I don't think it's hacking or tricking the truck in any way.
Every once in a while I put the truck in M-mode and use the +- to drive it like my Miata. Just to stretch its legs a bit, if you know what I mean.
