Gryphon Review

way2qk4u2c · #1 Mon, March 30th, 2009, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimmyv13

His truck is newer with a few options I'd like to have, dual climate zones, remote start... also has a higher tow capacity. But, I have leather seats, moonroof, power rear window plus the stuff I've done to it.

I dont care for dual climate zones...if my girl is cold it just means she needs to put more clothes on- and if she is hot then she needs to start taking clothes off lol

I have a remote starter on mine- you should put one on lol easy mod to put in.

tow capacity- doesnt matter to me to much lol- i only tow 2 bikes total of 800 pounds.

Chevy just looks very ugly lol

***Jackpine*** · #2 Mon, March 30th, 2009, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by way2qk4u2c

Chevy just looks very ugly lol

It DOES, doesn't it? Who the hell wants a truck that wears a bowtie?

- Jack

soutthpaw · #3 Mon, March 30th, 2009, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JackandJanet

It DOES, doesn't it? Who the hell wants a truck that wears a bowtie?

- Jack

man I could put that quote in a signature line... Never understood why Chevy thought it was cool to have such low ground clearance on their trucks even the 4x4's. 3/4 and 1 ton IFS truck never made any sense to me either. Owned an older F250 with the double wishbone suspension and it was more trouble than it was worth. Was the only IFS 4x4 that I ever owned too...

***Jackpine*** · #4 Mon, March 30th, 2009, 12:24 PM

Jimmy, your truck looks very close to mine. (I DO have the "factory" tow package with 3.73 gears and a transmission cooler).

I got the 150 exactly because I needed something to pull our 3600# trailer up over the high mountain passes in Colorado, where we like to go in the summer. I can tell you, it handles this task with ease. I pass every other RV and truck on the road. I have no trouble at all maintaining 65 mph (which is as fast as I like to go while towing) up any of those slopes.

I also have no trouble getting around someone on a 2-lane road while towing. The passing performance is very respectable.

I can't imagine you'll have any difficulty pulling sleds or a boat (unless the boat is one of those 6-tonners I saw up in Blue Mesa Lake last summer).

- Jack

jimmyv13 · #5 Mon, March 30th, 2009, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by way2qk4u2c

I dont care for dual climate zones...if my girl is cold it just means she needs to put more clothes on- and if she is hot then she needs to start taking clothes off lol

I have a remote starter on mine- you should put one on lol easy mod to put in.

tow capacity- doesnt matter to me to much lol- i only tow 2 bikes total of 800 pounds.

Chevy just looks very ugly lol

The remote start will be something I do at a later date. How would I go about adding it to the stock system...or should I just get a completely aftermarket system with a remote start and an alarm? I haven't done much research with that project...

Towing is a big deal to me as this truck tows my sleds and will tow a boat this summer.

way2qk4u2c · #6 Mon, March 30th, 2009, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimmyv13

The remote start will be something I do at a later date. How would I go about adding it to the stock system...or should I just get a completely aftermarket system with a remote start and an alarm? I haven't done much research with that project...

Towing is a big deal to me as this truck tows my sleds and will tow a boat this summer.

I went with aftermarket - way more features
I have the viper 5901 R/S and alarm

First it has long range, tells you remaining time left while its started, you can request temperature inside of the cabin before you get in it, easily hook it up to your defroster n heated seats to turn on anytime below 55 degrees (neat feature) notifies you of any break ins or alarm going off.

Yeah towing would be a factor for you- maybe in the future i might have sleds and possible boat but for now i dont lol.

When i do get those things i might buy a 250 lol

TritonTime · #7 Mon, March 30th, 2009, 02:17 PM

JIMMYV13 - you said in a previous post that level 1 was still named "Transmission only tune".....was it really your custom tune?

jimmyv13 · #8 Mon, March 30th, 2009, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TritonTime

JIMMYV13 - you said in a previous post that level 1 was still named "Transmission only tune".....was it really your custom tune?

Yes, it's still called tranny only, but it's DEFINITELY not the canned tranny tune. The truck is definitely a different animal, none of which I had seen with any of the canned tunes previously tried with the Edge programmer.

There's probably something with my older Edge that doesn't allow Bill to change the name of the tune, only the contents. Fine by me...I couldn't care less about the name of the tune as long as it's the right tune.