2008 Tahoe LTZ - 9 MPG

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3. Transmission pwm failure/tcc solenoid failure/misinterpretation.
After I performed the top 2 repairs, my mpg went from 9.8 to 12.8 with the same driving.
Nowhere close to what i want to be (considering those were majority highway miles [should be somewhere near 16mpg for hwy speeds of 85mph]).

I do notice that whenever i am at high way speeds the 4l70 wont engage full slip, it will only slip partially,
keeping rpms around 200-400 lower then full lockup (im not super well versed in transmissions), which in turn probably tanks hwy mpgs.
Driving my moms charger with a five speed 5.7L (i also know this is hardly comparable) it engages like around a 80% slip at 70-80 mph,
being at 1200 rpm vs full lockup being around 2500 rpm in 5th gear with no throttle applied.
Also on the 6l80 tahoes (09-14) in 6th gear there seems to be a larger slip difference then the 4l70 tahoes.

My tahoe has been through a transmission already, and 2 different pwm tcc solenoid replacements, still throwing a tcc pwm code.
There are several related issues here; all of them can be addressed by
a thorough and proper tcm tuning
upgrading the torque converter clutch.
You can do the 1st without doing the 2nd.

OE slips the clutch a small %age intentionally to minimize NVH, at the cost of MpGs AND durability /longevity.
 

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