the SCT tuner i am getting is going to have the Torque management removed. what is Torque management?

 

it was a horrible effort by the manufacturer to limit the amount of power allowed to be put to the tranny in certain situations, and via an application loaded on your PCM..

they were attempting to pull off a cheap solution to a weak transmission, as opposed to recalling and retrofitting..

it basically limits how much power you can get to the ground from idle, and it changes shift points to a place where the engine and tranny won't jolt hard enough to over torque the feeble parts and pieces..

Dodge's is bad.. Chevy's is worse.. they were yanking the hades out of the drive line when turning 90 degrees and laying in the power.. try driving one of the newer ones.. they 'pause' momentarily when you turn and juice them.. all in effort to inexpensively protect trannies (in Dodge's case) and shafts/gear boxes (in Chevy's case) from idiots..

 

This is true, the new chevy's are horrible

 

Torque management does exactly what it sounds like. Manages torque like Drew says above. But it also does another thing. It makes your transmission slip like a ***** covered in butter. It lets the clutches slip so when the trans changes gears, it is a nice and smooth transition, like grandma's Buick. So it doesnt protect your transmission at all, it reduces the life of it by making it slip into gears.

 

so removing it aint gonna kill my tranny? i love just raw power. my 74 GMC pick up will slap your head against the rear window

 

Raw power and 2nd Gen Ram don't belong in the same sentence.. lol

 

Having owned a 73 Silverado with a 454, TH-400 and a 3:73 rear, there is no comparison to the ram. Now if you compare rusting, the Chevy wins hands down.
Putting that kind of "raw power" into your Dodge will require a bit more than an SCT, but it's a good place to start.

Most all newer vehicles come with some kind of TMS. It's not just for trannies. Expensive warrantable rear ends, u-joints, CV shafts, etc all benefit.
The hemi guys bitch about it all the time.

 

No, if anything it will make your transmission last longer.

 

ever since i had my torque managment off, its a monster at WOT. my tranny does seem better shifting and not dropping back and forth between gears so i would say yes its a good thing for the tranny !

 

I love my torque management....5 speed. always a good time on the snow n ice.