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WhiteBuffalo · Post by **WhiteBuffalo** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:22 pm

Is it Diablo's fault or GM's fault? I mean consider this.

Only GM would put a 4L60E in a Avalanche that weighs 7007 lbs.

This is exactly why they ride clutches and play games to attempt to get it to last 100K miles which they RARELY do!

I think they went to the TCM approach to cover up their lack of design abilities to make a robust drive train! :drivingbad:

Just my .02

WB

Grumpy_Aero_Guy · Post by **Grumpy_Aero_Guy** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:12 am

WhiteBuffalo wrote:Is it Diablo's fault or GM's fault? I mean consider this.

Only GM would put a 4L60E in a Avalanche that weighs 7007 lbs. This is exactly why they ride clutches and play games to attempt to get it to last 100K miles which they RARELY do!

I think they went to the TCM approach to cover up their lack of design abilities to make a robust drive train!

Just my .02

WB

I feel there is a lot of validity to what you say.

There is another issue though..... CAFE

A lot of the trannie and ECM games are done to tailor the car to meet emmissions and economy as well. Both cycles are canned profiles well known ahead of time.

Thus, tailor it up to do well, and performance be damned.

The top spin is this. There are a LOT of customers now, those who don't know better, that think a firm shifting trannie has "something wrong" with it.

Amazing

WhiteBuffalo · Post by **WhiteBuffalo** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:32 pm

OK....SO.....explain a firm shift.

Should a tranny clunk at times when going from 2-3?

Should it feel like someone rear ended you when it shifts?

should it hesistate when starting from a stop and then suddenly engage?

Should it have a low whine that one can hear when riding in the cab with nothing on?

Should the 4x4 driveline have a grinding sound like metal to metal in muudy conditions, dirt, and snow?

Should the gearshift feel like it is hard to move at times? Like it's catching?

The reason I ask is because I have service calls where the dealer that holds my extended warranty keeps telling me these are normal and I'm "reading into things to find issues."

Man the 5.3L rocks but, everything it's attached to seems like it's complaining. (or is it just me complaining?)

I have always had a stick before this Avalanche. Maybe I just won't be happy with an auto tranny.

Not meaning to stir things up or jack the thread, I just can believe a vehicle that I thought was one of GMs finest is displaying anything to nit pick with after 33kmiles.

WB

Stevens07 · Post by **Stevens07** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:56 pm

Theres always a bad apple in the group. Certainly can't say they all do that.

evadllig · Post by **evadllig** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:34 pm

I don't blame GM for anything Diablo has done or promised.....

That's Diablos problem - not GM's

GM's quality issues are for another discussion (IMHO)

In fact I think that blaming GM is just giving Diablo another excuse to wiggle out of their promise....

uky2000 · Post by **uky2000** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:27 pm

Stevens07 wrote:I'm confused, Superchips can modify shift controls and diablo can't?

no i used superchip cortex in my denali it not even support tire adjusment only rev limit and speed limit and when i called them they said it Depends on the car and i lost 14 hp with cortex so perdator is batter

Ill_Born_SS · Post by **Ill_Born_SS** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:34 pm

http://video.canadiancontent.net/983442 ... almon.html

evadllig · Post by **evadllig** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:04 am

I feel like the bear.....

ltxi · Post by **ltxi** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:01 pm

evadllig wrote:I don't blame GM for anything Diablo has done or promised.....

That's Diablos problem - not GM's

GM's quality issues are for another discussion (IMHO)

In fact I think that blaming GM is just giving Diablo another excuse to wiggle out of their promise....

I fully agree....DS has become almost as trustworthy as my second ex-wife. If it wasn't for the dedicated, unpaid support folk, this company would, or at least should, be in the toilet. And for anyone that's sick of my continued critical comments....rejoice...watching, but otherwise I'm off this board.

Ill_Born_SS · Post by **Ill_Born_SS** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:38 am

http://video.canadiancontent.net/789007 ... g-cow.html

evadllig · Post by **evadllig** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:21 pm

Today's bump is brought to you by the letters D and O and the number 6......

Post by **06MonteSS** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:23 pm

Figured for sure it'd be K and Y...

LMAO LMAO !!!

Ill_Born_SS · Post by **Ill_Born_SS** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:58 pm

K and Y won`t help

http://media.photobucket.com/image/come ... s.jpg?o=16

Stevens07 · Post by **Stevens07** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:08 pm

08Hoe · Post by **08Hoe** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:36 pm

Still No TCM support, Lets make Diablo buy our tuners back...........