H&S Shifting Issue

[1stgear]

I've had H&S delete tuning on my truck of about a month and a half. It's set on no power. Under light throttle acceleration the truck does fine. Under very hard throttle acceleration it is fine as well. Under medium throttle acceleration the transmission acts all retarded - like it kind of defuels/fuels/defuels. Anyone else experience this and have a suggestion for a fix?

[Dr.Evil]

Have you run the trans relearn procedure as outlined by H&S? Give that a try and see if it helps. Nice Lookin truck BTW!!

[1stgear]

Thanks, Dr. Evil. I haven't tried that yet. I thought you didn't have to do the relearn as the transmission would figure our your driving patterns after a while. I don't know why they just don't put a feature on their programmers that tells the transmission to do this. I don't have anywhere around there that I can get up to 80mph without having tons of troopers around.

[H&S Tech]

Originally Posted by 1stgear

Thanks, Dr. Evil. I haven't tried that yet. I thought you didn't have to do the relearn as the transmission would figure our your driving patterns after a while. I don't know why they just don't put a feature on their programmers that tells the transmission to do this. I don't have anywhere around there that I can get up to 80mph without having tons of troopers around.

The TCM will learn on its own over time. The relearn procedure just gets a good baseline going for the TCM adaptive tables. But it is constantly in a "learning" state and will adapt as long as you are driving it.

Please explain more what you feel about the shifts. Are they too slow? Maybe a little better description and we could help you a little. Do you have a suspension lift on your truck, or is it stock? F-250 or F350?

Thanks!

Edit, just noticed your signature. The 5" blocks will for sure cause some inconsistent shifting if you don't have any sort of ladder bar on it. Also, the 6.7L ECM is very sensitive to air flow metering and trying to make fuel delivery match it. This is for emissions purposes, and even deleted you can still notice it. Once a shift happens, RPM and airflow are greatly reduced, so fueling tries to match it. I have also notice that the turbo can cause some "dead" spots in the shifting. Almost like the variable geometry is having a hard time building boost, so it restricts too much and causes a bit of a flat spot. If you have ever seen how small the factory turbo is, you might believe it can act a little weird. We have a truck in the shop with an aftermarket single and it acts much better as far as shifting and being consistent. Hope that helps!

[31 YNOT]

more details on the aftermarket single?

[mysticblu999]

When can i buy one??? #3 on mine is going to blow any day now.

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[6.0L Stroker]

That's sounds promising!!


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[Bryce18]

Originally Posted by 31 YNOT

more details on the aftermarket single?

X2 ^^^^ if my turbo goes. I want an alternative!

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[1stgear]

Originally Posted by H&S Tech

The TCM will learn on its own over time. The relearn procedure just gets a good baseline going for the TCM adaptive tables. But it is constantly in a "learning" state and will adapt as long as you are driving it.

Please explain more what you feel about the shifts. Are they too slow? Maybe a little better description and we could help you a little. Do you have a suspension lift on your truck, or is it stock? F-250 or F350?

Thanks!

Edit, just noticed your signature. The 5" blocks will for sure cause some inconsistent shifting if you don't have any sort of ladder bar on it. Also, the 6.7L ECM is very sensitive to air flow metering and trying to make fuel delivery match it. This is for emissions purposes, and even deleted you can still notice it. Once a shift happens, RPM and airflow are greatly reduced, so fueling tries to match it. I have also notice that the turbo can cause some "dead" spots in the shifting. Almost like the variable geometry is having a hard time building boost, so it restricts too much and causes a bit of a flat spot. If you have ever seen how small the factory turbo is, you might believe it can act a little weird. We have a truck in the shop with an aftermarket single and it acts much better as far as shifting and being consistent. Hope that helps!

Thanks for your help. The dead/flat spot details my issue perfectly. It's going mostly on the shift from 3rd gear to 4th gear. That's the worst.

Couple of questions -
would a ladder bar help? Would removing the block and putting the factory block back help? Which would be better?

And, am I going to do any damage to my tranny just running the 5" block and leaving the truck as is?

[H&S Tech]

Originally Posted by 1stgear

Thanks for your help. The dead/flat spot details my issue perfectly. It's going mostly on the shift from 3rd gear to 4th gear. That's the worst.

Couple of questions -
would a ladder bar help? Would removing the block and putting the factory block back help? Which would be better?

And, am I going to do any damage to my tranny just running the 5" block and leaving the truck as is?

From the sounds of it, you are fighting more of a fueling issue than an axle wrap one. I notice the 1-2 shift more than the 3-4 on my truck. Especially when cold, the programming likes to extend the shift so high that it almost lurches into the next gear. It is something we are going to try and fine tune over time and see if we can improve what Ford is doing.

It is always a good idea to have some ladder bars when you have bigger suspension blocks. But in your case, I don't know that it will help the annoyances you are explaining.