Today on my way home, I experienced a hugh and very noticable difference....

My acceleration was better, the throttle response was almost instant(As opposed to the lunge before acceleration). Overall felt more power on the peddle. Take offs were noticably faster.

I couldn't figure out why the sudden change??? At a stop signal I noticed my "TOW/HAUL" light was on.

I took a longer route home and experimented with turning the TOW/HAUL on and off. The difference was night and day.

I use this feature alot when I'm towing but never tried it with no load.

I feel kind of silly asking, but can anyone verify this or mabye experienced the same thing?

Excellent discovery my friend!

I too have noticed something special. Let's say for example you are driving down the highway at oh maybe 70mph and you are weaving between lanes, the truck tends to not handle at all like a Ferrari.

Now I have figured out how to get over this massive hurdle, simply drive the truck as fast as possible in reverse and suddenly your steering becomes much more responsive! It turns crazy fast!

I'll give it a whirl tomorrow D, but if my **** breaks I'm sending you the bill along with a zip loc bag full of fresh feces.

No joke, If nobody suggests any damage due to prolonged use, I'l be leaving that feature engage all the time.

Dennis My Buddy can not tell You how far you can wind out. But, what is happening is You are taking the torque managment out of play when You hit Tow/Hall button.
TAZ

Taz,

Winding out??? Is that good or bad thing. Not recommeded for non stop use? The change is addictive.

Put an NOS label over the button

Dennis, I'm surprised you have not used that feature before!

I use it all the time during rush hour, when climbing a hill, when taking off after an ******* that just cut me, etc..

In TOW with mine though, I need to drive a lot 'smoother' as the switch between gears are much rougher.

Dennis , it is ok to drive in tow/haul mode. The gas mileage might not be as good. But the faster stronger shifts are better for the transmission , because the bands are not slipping so much to give you a mall queen ride.

Dennis I'm sorry for choice of words. I guess I should have used redlining it. I forget You are from one of those 3rd world countries.
Your Buddy, AAY
TAZ

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by DennisAJC:
Taz,

Winding out??? Is that good or bad thing. Not recommeded for non stop use? The change is addictive. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Damn, I never tried it. I wonder..... No way....

So Dennis, when you are getting a SuperCharger?

With my lift and 41's I have to drive in tow haul mode all the time it really ****s and gets. I haven't noticed anything different that might be happening to the truck but the gas mileage

Just turn it off when you're cruising on the highway. That should help some.

Can't with the tires it's always in and out of gears.

Dennis,

I can't believe you didn't know about this. The other benefit is that you get about 35 mpg in tow mode. But don't tell anyone!

Also, I have some swampland in Virginia (sorry, Kenny & h2c-p) that is about to be rezoned as commercial that I'll sell you cheap.

That'd be Great Dismal Swamp-land to you.
http://greatdismalswamp.fws.gov/

Ken,

Still want tyhe SC and probably will in a few weeks. I was just so surprised with the change when TOW/HAUL was engaged.

Horace,

I use it alot when towing the trailer or boat or a heavy load in the back. Having it engaged at the time was an accident. But a good one or I wouldn't have known.

Thanks for the input by all.

Is the gas mileage better or worse in tow mode?

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by DigitalBoost:
Is the gas mileage better or worse in tow mode? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Worse. One thing it does is changes the shift points to a higher RPM.