I think if your truck was going to have problems related to oil consumption by installing this device, it was bound to happen anyway, regardless of the AFM delete.
Install it and rock on enjoying all 8 cylinders and all 6 gears. Report back once you get it installed and let us know your thoughts.
Well I installed it last night. I havent drove my truck since Friday, so today was my first work commute. Tired of all this second guessing myself.
The commute I take has been the same for 3.5 years. Has a long school zone of 30 kmhr, regular street commute travel at 50 kmhr, a highway with a big hill at 80 kmhr, with multiple lights. So I know how my truck drives on this commute when I leave it in D.
When in D, the school zone for sure it goes into V4, I can tell by the shudder that happens, and the underpowered feeling. And of course, the shift from V4 to V8 when I leave the zone. Today, it stayed in V8, no shudder, no V4, and going back to the speed liit after the zone, there was no hesitation that comes with V4 to V8
Another turn I need to do to get on the highway, has a light I sometimes need to stop at sometimes. Since the speed limit is 50 kmhr before the turn, I notice depending how fast I need to brake to other drivers, I get a down shift lurch. Ive always had it happen randomly, even when I first got it. Looked at it multiple times under warranty and no issues were found. So it was something I got used to. Was it because my foot is off the gas and its in V4 and having to shift down, not sure. Today, I had to do braking the way the flow was, no lurch.
Highway and the hill, going down, stayed in V8 and then going back up the hill it was better because it didnt go into V4 and then back into V8. As well, it seemed to stay in the gear it was in going up the hill instead of gearing down. Shifting seemed smother to me, but maybe its me thinking that to
It seemed to stay in the gears better, and also not hunt for the highest gear right away. I know if I had it in D and then put it into M as I drove in a 50kmhr zone, I was already in 5th gear. Just seemed to seek out that 5th gear as soon as it could, even under no load and low speeds.
I do have the towing package and the rear end that goes with that package as well.
Time will tell I guess. I mean a 20 minute commute is not much of a test, but the things that used to bug me in D on this drive, were not there this morning,
Will this cause long term damage? Not sure, but how can it? Its keeping a V8 in V8, whats the harm in that? Not sure if it changes things with the transmission or not. But I meant the shift points were smooth, and I didnt have high RPM;s before the shifts that I could tell
