TennesseePA
Well-Known Member
In the end we are all free to do what we think is best. I personally believe that my JT on 37s and stock gears is a great combination. My truck is not a garage princess I use it every day and since I took delivery on June 25 I have already put 12,700 miles on it. I have towed my enclosed trailer from Nashville to Destin twice and to Gatlinburg, TN twice. Every trip was an empty to the destination and loaded with antique oak furniture on the way home. I tow my 6x10 utility trailer at least three days a week and it performs amazingly. TN is not a flat place, we have some very good hills around here with some very long climbs, BUT, I will concede that there is a big difference between the 600 ft elevation of Nashville and the western states.
My wife has a Nissan Quest with the CVT and it is the perfect example of how a transmission should work. The computer calculates the load and the work that needs to be done and adjusts the transmission to put the engine at its most efficient RPM. If you have never driven a CVT when you floor it the engine RPMs climb to a certain level and then remain there as you continue to accelerate. Like I said earlier it puts the engine in the best spot and adjusts the gear ratios to produce acceleration. The JT 8 speed does the exact same thing just with fixed ratios, and it does it very well.
My wife has a Nissan Quest with the CVT and it is the perfect example of how a transmission should work. The computer calculates the load and the work that needs to be done and adjusts the transmission to put the engine at its most efficient RPM. If you have never driven a CVT when you floor it the engine RPMs climb to a certain level and then remain there as you continue to accelerate. Like I said earlier it puts the engine in the best spot and adjusts the gear ratios to produce acceleration. The JT 8 speed does the exact same thing just with fixed ratios, and it does it very well.
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