Practical Transmission Tuning: Introduction
Watch This Course
$199 USD
-OR-
Or
8 easy payments of only $24.88
Instant access. Easy checkout. No fees.
Introduction
01.54
| 00:00 | Welcome. |
| 00:00 | In this worked example, we're going to be putting the HPA 5-step TCM calibration process into action. |
| 00:07 | We're going to be tuning the transmission in a 2010 Holden SSV ute. |
| 00:13 | While a ute may not be what you have in front of you, the LS2 engine and the 6L80 6 -speed automatic transmission that it's fitted with can be found in a great number of vehicles. |
| 00:23 | It includes everything from the Chevy Corvette to Camaro to trucks like the Silverado, also the Tahoe and Suburban, then the GMC equivalents like the Sierra and Yukon, as well as some Hummer H2s, Cadillac STS and Escalade, as well as the Pontiac G8 and other Holden models like the Commodore. |
| 00:44 | Tuning the 6-speed transmission in this vehicle is a great deal like tuning the 4 -speed 4L60 and 4L80 models that came before it. |
| 00:52 | So if you're working with one of those, the tuning process is going to be extremely similar, and many of the tables are actually set up such that the main table is for the first four gears, and then there are separate tables for gears 5 and 6. |
| 01:06 | And if you just work with the main table, you're actually basically tuning it exactly as it would be on a 4-speed. |
| 01:12 | In addition to that, most of the 6-speed or less transmissions from around 2010 or earlier had really similar control strategies, even if they're not from GM. |
| 01:21 | So what I'm going to demonstrate today is going to be extremely transferable to a really high number of transmissions. |
| 01:28 | We'll be using the HP Tuner's VCM Suite. |
| 01:31 | This includes an editor software, which allows us to download the stock file, then edit the tables and flash it back to the TCM, as well as their scanner software, which allows us to see real-time data and record data logs for more thorough review after the fact. |
| 01:47 | We're going to put that all together to help us complete our project today. |
