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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 901854" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>Dodge has had theirs on the test tracks for three years or more. GM is about a year behind. The Dodge has about the same power as the first version of the Cummins, but they are seeing 24/25mpg with the older gear box. If they offer the eight speed, it will pick up another one to two mpg. The new gear box that Allison / GM have uses about half the horse power to drive it. Only problem is that it's became low priority due to a complete lack of manufacturing space (it's an Allison design and will never be a GM design). What the truck manufacturers need to do is to make their frames about four inches wider. That way they can use the original LCT design. It has four moving parts and will use about 25 horse power to drive it, verses the current 70 horse power. Far cheaper to build and also far stronger. I'd be watching for a twelve or nine speed automatic that uses about thirty horse power to drive it. All the design and durability testing has been done for five years.</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 901854, member: 25383"] Dodge has had theirs on the test tracks for three years or more. GM is about a year behind. The Dodge has about the same power as the first version of the Cummins, but they are seeing 24/25mpg with the older gear box. If they offer the eight speed, it will pick up another one to two mpg. The new gear box that Allison / GM have uses about half the horse power to drive it. Only problem is that it's became low priority due to a complete lack of manufacturing space (it's an Allison design and will never be a GM design). What the truck manufacturers need to do is to make their frames about four inches wider. That way they can use the original LCT design. It has four moving parts and will use about 25 horse power to drive it, verses the current 70 horse power. Far cheaper to build and also far stronger. I'd be watching for a twelve or nine speed automatic that uses about thirty horse power to drive it. All the design and durability testing has been done for five years. gary [/QUOTE]
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