smurfslayer
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I have to at least partially confirm.
I did what you suggested today - pavement, normal, sport & baja and manual shift. I know this is obvious, but, it’s a very rpm dependent feel.
From about 2800 rpms up, there is a 2 stage ‘push’ on my truck; stock tune. The boost is fed into the acceleration, it is not ‘instant’ as you said. I think this is throttle by wire honestly. I do have a pedal commander installed, however it’s not on for the last few months - I shut it off for service and haven’t gotten around to turning it back on.
Ambient temps ~42F, my locale is just under 500’ over sea level. Truck was fully warm.
Normal mode; shifted surprisingly well today.
Sport mode: Noticeably better. At 30 mph, the effect is pronounced, but again rpm dependent. Again, the same 2 stage push.
Manual: you can exacerbate the issue by flooring it in 7-10 at 40. boost will be slowly fed until you’re in the power band.
Baja: Part throttle boost is practically non existent, but, when you stab to 80% or greater throttle, you get BOOST.
The part where I disagree at least to a small degree: I feel the suspension load the rear instantly even while the boost is still being fed. The important thing for this truck is to keep the motor spinning over 2500 rpms or you won’t have good response (Duh). The front definitely lifts just a bit on throttle but I get your point about the tip in - it’s softer than a roots blower power band, but I don’t think it’s substantially worse than a n/a V8, in fact I’d bet it’s pretty close.
Interesting observation, thanks for pointing it out.
