3.5EB-II/10A owners: How do you deal with the turbo lag?
08-31-2017, 01:41 PM
#1
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3.5EB-II/10A owners: How do you deal with the turbo lag?
Anybody who says "there's practically no turbo lag" has never driven a naturally aspirated engine ever. Is it the engine (turbo lag) or the transmission (dropping down gears)? Sport mode does help, but coming from a coyote Mustang with a manual the lag between hitting the gas and the truck responding is very frustrating.
So how do you deal with it?
So how do you deal with it?
08-31-2017, 01:47 PM
#3
Hmm
Let's start with "you don't buy one if it's an issue"?
Realistically, all modern multispeed transmissioned vehicles lag a little. A manual goes next to nowhere when in the wrong gear, and if you campare the time to downshift in a manual, vs the lockdown in an auto, there's not a huge difference, and the difference usually favours the auto anyhow.
Realistically, all modern multispeed transmissioned vehicles lag a little. A manual goes next to nowhere when in the wrong gear, and if you campare the time to downshift in a manual, vs the lockdown in an auto, there's not a huge difference, and the difference usually favours the auto anyhow.
08-31-2017, 01:50 PM
#4
But also with a turbo you have to let them spool first. Once you are in the powerband and moving your truck lag is not an issue, at least not for me. I jus don't think about it
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08-31-2017, 02:03 PM
#5
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I have the 1st Gen EB and a6-speed in my 2016 and really don't experience any turbo lag. I step on it and it is there. I do know how a naturally aspirated engine feels (in my signature).
You want to experience turbo lag test drive a Ram 2500 CTD.
You want to experience turbo lag test drive a Ram 2500 CTD.
08-31-2017, 02:06 PM
#6
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Anybody who says "there's practically no turbo lag" has never driven a naturally aspirated engine ever. Is it the engine (turbo lag) or the transmission (dropping down gears)? Sport mode does help, but coming from a coyote Mustang with a manual the lag between hitting the gas and the truck responding is very frustrating.
So how do you deal with it?
So how do you deal with it?
08-31-2017, 02:35 PM
#8
Most of the lag I experience is more transmission / electronic throttle related vs. the actual turbo lag.
Sport mode helps, but to me the biggest help for controlling responsiveness is to use the manual shift mode. It still lags since there's a delay after pressing the button to up or down shift, but once you get a feel for it you can use it as a tool to improve how the engine responds to your input. Keeping your RPMS higher than the automatic transmission normally would when fully automatic will significantly reduce lag.
Sport mode helps, but to me the biggest help for controlling responsiveness is to use the manual shift mode. It still lags since there's a delay after pressing the button to up or down shift, but once you get a feel for it you can use it as a tool to improve how the engine responds to your input. Keeping your RPMS higher than the automatic transmission normally would when fully automatic will significantly reduce lag.
08-31-2017, 03:01 PM
#10
All mentioned above is true. What I see is when i'm pulling to a red light, that then turns green and i step on it. I'm typically still in 3rd gear (normal mode) when approaching the stop, and right before I come to a complete stop it shifts to 1st. But, if I'm still rolling at say 10 mph in 3rd gear then there is a substantial delay (say a second or so) before the transmission reacts and shifts appropriately. That is just learning the truck and using the modes when needed to reduce those instances.