tRidiot
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So I have an issue with my TC ever since my motor swap. I don't recall this ever being a problem with my 5.3L. When I had the 6.0L swapped in, my ECU was reprogrammed by the rebuilder with what I was told was a 6.0L stock Escalade tune.
Since I got it back, if I lose traction for any reason, the engine cuts ALL power for about 4 seconds, then kicks back in. So if I'm turning a corner and going up a slight incline, if there's schmutz in the road (like sand and salt leftover from our recent snow), it may slip a little, next thing I know, I am literally DEAD in the street for 4 seconds.
This is quite a safety issue. For one thing, when I turn onto my street, I am making a right turn out of traffic and turning up a hill. People haul ass on that street (this is the exact spot my son totaled his Escape 7 days ago) and if they see you put on your turn signal and slow down, they don't slow down until the last second, assuming you are going to get out of their way and they can blow by you as soon as you've cleared traffic. The problem is, if my right rear tire slips, all of a sudden, I'm dead in the street and can't continue to clear traffic, and because I'm headed uphill, it kills all momentum, too. I'm gonna get creamed one of these days. This wouldn't be my fault, but I'd still be out of a truck, and I don't want to lose my Tahoe.
Also, when I'm trying to turn and get into traffic somewhere, if my tire slips on some of the grit that accumulates on the side of the road and in corners, etc., then I get stranded with no power trying to get out in front of oncoming traffic for 4 seconds with no power. This will lead to me getting t-b0ned and this WILL be deemed my fault. I don't want to do this, either.
So is this something I can adjust or disable or mitigate somehow permanently?? I can turn it off by pushing my button, and the yellow "TC" light with the line through it comes on the dash, and I don't have this problem - but I have to do it every time I start the truck, which is a PITA, #1, and #2, I forget most of the time until I feel my wheel slip and think, "F***, I'm gonna get hammered."
Like I said this wasn't a problem before the motor swap, or ECU reprogram. I have the Tech 2 scan tool now and I also have HP Tuners MPVI2+, I have hooked up the software, but haven't done anything yet as far as tuning goes.
Can I fix this problem somehow myself with the tools I have? I don't want to make my vehicle unsafe, but truly, the way it is driving now is more unsafe, I think.
Since I got it back, if I lose traction for any reason, the engine cuts ALL power for about 4 seconds, then kicks back in. So if I'm turning a corner and going up a slight incline, if there's schmutz in the road (like sand and salt leftover from our recent snow), it may slip a little, next thing I know, I am literally DEAD in the street for 4 seconds.
This is quite a safety issue. For one thing, when I turn onto my street, I am making a right turn out of traffic and turning up a hill. People haul ass on that street (this is the exact spot my son totaled his Escape 7 days ago) and if they see you put on your turn signal and slow down, they don't slow down until the last second, assuming you are going to get out of their way and they can blow by you as soon as you've cleared traffic. The problem is, if my right rear tire slips, all of a sudden, I'm dead in the street and can't continue to clear traffic, and because I'm headed uphill, it kills all momentum, too. I'm gonna get creamed one of these days. This wouldn't be my fault, but I'd still be out of a truck, and I don't want to lose my Tahoe.
Also, when I'm trying to turn and get into traffic somewhere, if my tire slips on some of the grit that accumulates on the side of the road and in corners, etc., then I get stranded with no power trying to get out in front of oncoming traffic for 4 seconds with no power. This will lead to me getting t-b0ned and this WILL be deemed my fault. I don't want to do this, either.
So is this something I can adjust or disable or mitigate somehow permanently?? I can turn it off by pushing my button, and the yellow "TC" light with the line through it comes on the dash, and I don't have this problem - but I have to do it every time I start the truck, which is a PITA, #1, and #2, I forget most of the time until I feel my wheel slip and think, "F***, I'm gonna get hammered."
Like I said this wasn't a problem before the motor swap, or ECU reprogram. I have the Tech 2 scan tool now and I also have HP Tuners MPVI2+, I have hooked up the software, but haven't done anything yet as far as tuning goes.
Can I fix this problem somehow myself with the tools I have? I don't want to make my vehicle unsafe, but truly, the way it is driving now is more unsafe, I think.
