New 6 speed Allison for 2006

Looks like chevy is ahead of the pack again...

2006 Allison 6 Speed Features

John

 

Not sure if its the 2000 or not. I "thought" the 2000 did not have a parking pawl, but I cant remember...(getting too old)

John

 

Looks like the alison wont be the only improvement for 2006.

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Im sure some of you have already heard this, but others may have not.

 

I could be wrong, but I thought the 2006 truck in question was a limited addition high performance model and not the normal production diesel.

 

Seems like it, but still, 700 ft/lbs of torque from the factory. Waranty and all.

 

1) I don't really see the need for a 6 spd auto. It's another gear that is shifted in and out of all the time and jacks the rebuild price up even more with yet another gear to rebuild. When combined with the torque converter lock up I would think a 5spd is plenty, especially when the Dmax is supposed to have this big fat powerband anyway. Heck, Im happy with m 4spd auto behind my cummins that has a narrow power band. I wouldn't mind having one more gear in my tranny but not a two more gears.

2)I personally don't see the need for more power than what is available currently. With current '05's being over 300HP and 600 ft lbs....thats a LOT of power regardless of how much someone is into the hop-up craze. Heck my truck is only 235/460 but it honestly is plenty for most resonable loads. The manufacturers need to be thinking about what weight class these trucks are, LIGHT DUTY.

3) Eventually the manufacturers are going to kill the BOMBing craze from the aftermarket suppliers. Back in the early 90's when the cummins had a rating of 175/400 it left a HUGE margin for bombing but with basically the same block making say 350/700 now...that leaves a lot LESS room for BOMBing fun before things start to get unreliable. I like seeing the guys using non stock turbo's, injectors, etc. to get numbers WAY higher than stock but with this idea of 700ft lbs+ we would definantly be running out of room for cool mods.

 

I thought my 05 already had a 6speed Ally? (without the + - and the "M" I saw in the pic).

 

Never mind I went and looked it up...I guess I was smoking crack and halusinated the extra gear hahahahahaharotfl

 

Seems like every new automatic innovation is to only try to make a truck with an automatic perform like one with a manual.

Y'all can have your uber-expensive and complicated automatic transmissions. The 6 speed manuals more than do it for me.

 

YOu prefer manuals, we all know that. The majority differ, obviously because the manufacturers spend probably five times the amount of research on improving their autos than manual options.

I definantly agree with BadDog and don't appreciate a one sided attitude.

I used to want a manual behind a Dodge CTD too, but after my dad bought his 454/NV4500 '98 C30 I was convinced otherwise. One trip through downtown California traffic and about had enough with the stick.

With todays autos, and the adition of another gear to every manufacturers auto every few years, the manual isn't so superior with transferring diesel power to the drivelines anymore. From my experience, they are a match made in heaven these days. Regardless, the manual option will probably always be there for the guys that exclusivly have to tow.

 

On bombing at least in California I predict it will come to a end in the next 5 years when the gov. starts smog checking diesel pickups. At least the blowing black smoke all over. In big rigs why would I want a bombed 3406B Cat when I can get more from a stock C15 Cat.

 

You may be right but I would think they could only inforce that on vehicles that would require a smog check after a certain production year. All of us that have diesels made before a smog check should be exempt, only trucks manufactured after the law. I THINK that is how it would be but not positive at all.

Besides, let them. Unplug are little boxes, bolt on the stock turbo & injectors, and what else could they wine about?

 

Any of the diesel PU's that we're talking about came from the factory with federal smog equipment stock. Also on big rigs in Kali the CARB boys in their white vans set up along side the CHP/DOT inspectors sometimes doing "snap idel" test on rigs of any year.

Hell I remember when Kali made us install PCV valves on our cars that came with road draft tubes stock.

 

Any smog equipment on most Diesels is minimal.

Bobby,

When your 47RE fails, I doubt you'll be doing anything but crying about what a POS it was. It's just a matter of time...Dodge Autos suck the big one, one of the major downfalls of their trucks IMO.

Russ,

I know how you feel, I have a bad right knee. Luckily it doesn't stop me from pushing the stupid pedal, that one's much easier than the clutch.

 

Tim, everything can fail at some point, It would be funny if for some reason "your" new cummins had problems at 3,000 miles just because it was "yours" and supposedly was not supposed to suck. I'm not a big fan of 700r4's, but when I took mine out (Blazer) it had almost 200,000 hard miles on it while others had problems at 2,000 miles. I can understand manual being stronger than auto, I just don't understand the "What I have is better that what you have" view, that you seem to have on everything.

 

Don't be an arogant butt head. When my tranny fails I'll place a nice little call to the guys over at ATS diesel....infact...I can't wait to call them. Then, I'll make another cute little call to my warranty company to arrange a brand new 47RE to be installed at my local dealer, on them of course. Then I will take it down to my TH700R4 buddy and have him install the VB and TC.

I'm not like some people that automaticly think just because a part lets go it must be a POS, things just wear out, it's the law of nature in the auto world. You won't be so cocky when you melt the clutch on that 6 spd and are forking over 1,300 bucks for a new hi performance clutch. I've already looked into that stuff. For a not even double that I can have a built auto that will live happily ever after.

This is my TH700R4 all over again. You and MJ said it wouldn't last a year....that was almost three years ago. imp: