Thread: Freeway Trip
View Single Post
  #16  
Old 01-08-2007, 05:15 PM
evomind2 evomind2 is offline
Hummer Veteran
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: chicagoland
Posts: 101
evomind2 is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Freeway Trip

Quote:
Originally Posted by hmcoleap
The T-case fluid will definitely cook at those speeds for long periods of time; if you must drive at those speeds, you will want to stop every few hours to let the truck cool off. An external cooler for the t-case could help that situation.

Slow and steady might be a better idea... 65 with fewer stops would be better for the truck and get you there in close to the same time - better fuel economy, too! (Yes, I said fuel economy while talking about a Hummer!)

I would be less concerned about the geared hubs, myself.

what does hummer spec the t case fluid at?
is it synthetic, etc? if its not maybe using a synthetic would help.
why does the tcase fluid cook in a hummer at those speeds, but not anything else?

maybe we can "back door" a higher safe highway speed.
more efficient intercooler? better intercooling and turbo piping? as stated previously, a tcase cooler?

depending on how important it is to run say 75mph rather than 65mph, there may be more than 1 way to skin the cat.
Reply With Quote