Banks Power 2001-2005 Chevy_GMC 6.6L Duramax Turbo-Diesel Pickups User Manual

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Note: Please refer to the Banks

PowerPDA Software & Installation

Kit, owners Manual for software

installation and operation instruction

before beginning Section 6, Automatic

transmission Learning
The 6.6L Chevy Duramax Trucks

equipped with the Allison 1000

5-speed automatic overdrive

transmission use an adaptive shift

control logic. This will require the

transmission to adapt to the additional

power created by the Banks Power

products before it will shift properly.

Failure to follow the sequence can

result in damage to the transmission.
Perform the following sequence

at a location where it is safe to

accelerate without exceeding the

posted speed limit.

1.

Set Six-Gun to level one power

setting, start the truck and allow the

engine to reach normal operating

temperature.

2.

Adjust Six-Gun to level two, power

setting.

3.

Drive vehicle for 5 to 10 miles

ensuring a complete shift cycle though

each gear. (The transmission shift

adaptation learning process requires

15 to 30 complete shift cycles to learn

new shift program.)

4.

Increase power level by one and

repeat Step 3 until the desired power

level is achieved.
WARNING: Take particular care not

to do wide open runs in 5th gear

when in Automatic transmission

Learning Mode, especially if speed

loader is installed.
the Allison 1000 5-speed automatic

transmission will continually adapt

to the power output of the engine

to optimize shift quality. the

transmission will quickly adapt

to the power setting if the

driving cycle includes regular

gear changes at high loads. the

transmission learning procedure

will need to be repeated when

switching back to the higher

power settings once the

transmission adapts to the lower

power settings. It will be apparent

when the transmission adapts to the

lower settings by monitoring the feel

of the gearshift. Gear changes will

be noticeably harder when initially

switching from a higher to lower

power setting. this will soften as

the transmission adapts to the new

setting.

-END, SEcTION 6-

Section 6

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEARNING

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