6. oh no Powerstrokes

[ellis93]

Sounds like a Monday or Friday truck to me.

Most of those problems will be solved when he takes it to a dealer and replaces a body control module. Simple fix that's costs major-ish money.

[RCCUMMINS89]

Warranty? Don't know, didn't ask him.

I do miss the comfort of a new truck though. Just drove mine hundred or so miles and ...... yep, getting so I don't like driving it anymore. It's just a pain in the butt sometimes.

[RumbleFish]

Ill somewhat agree with that Eric. Im LOVE these trucks, but Im wanting something I can use for my 4 minute drive to work and walmart trips. Im contemplating putting together another cheap neon beater, but Id love another ramcharger as well.

[The_Head]

Here's a twist for you. How about a newer (2010+) Ram 2500 with a Hemi instead of the Cummins? Did I bring this up before? I hear you have to rev the crap out of them when towing though?

[1STGENFARMBOY]

I don't know if you have posted how much weight and how often you will be towing.

[PToombs]

I hear you have to rev the crap out of them when towing though?

That's what I heard about the hemi too. Gutless POS unless you're winding the P out of them. No 1st hand experience though, I'll stick to my diesels.

[ellis93]

I hear you have to rev the crap out of them when towing though?

That's what I heard about the hemi too. Gutless POS unless you're winding the P out of them. No 1st hand experience though, I'll stick to my diesels.

Me too! I've driven one that I put a motor in (over heated from leaking water pump) and it was a turd.

[The_Head]

I don't know if you have posted how much weight and how often you will be towing.

I don't tow heavy at all, under 7500 all the time, and I don't tow that often. My truck stays under the cover unless I am using it for work. I do want to get a bigger fifth wheel in the future though, but one that weighs 10,000 or less.

[1STGENFARMBOY]

with that being the case, I wouldn't rule out a gas truck if the price was right, I know possibly 40-50
people that drag medium to larger campers all over the country with gassers, now when you get up to
15k and above I would stick with the greasers over a gasser.

[RCCUMMINS89]

Personally......I was thinking gasser myself.

The new 1/2 tons are capable of pulling 10k and are WAY better at it than our trucks (f-150). And they are getting 15-20mpg unloaded, which is a lot better when one thinks of the price difference of diesel vs gasoline

My old work truck (my personal one) was a 2004 Chevy 6.0 2500hd (std. cab).... 14mpg unloaded (not great, but it was a 6.0). Now... that truck would pull like any truck out there. I could pull 10k pounds and pass vehicles doing 60mph up a 6 percent grade. The truck flat out had balls. Disc brakes all around, hell of a truck to be honest.

Now...that truck for some reason was EXTREMELY more powerful than the other 2 6.0 chevys of the same year. Not sure why, but we were one day fooling around and in a drag race.... Let's just say I was about 5 truck lengths ahead in our "homemade" 1/4 mile. Gearing as the same too

[DodgeFreak]

my buddy bought a hemi crew cab awhile back. He said on take off it was a little less powerful than his 5.?? Chevy but once you was moving it would out pull his Chevy. Not sure what he's getting for mileage with the dodge either.

[DMan1198]

Those 6.0 Chevys are really hit or miss on power. Some are great like Eric's and a lot are gutless. Not sure why but that's how they are.

Dodge actually dyno's the hemi's before they leave the plant to make sure they make their advertised horsepower

[The_Head]

My work uses F-150's for people transporters mostly. Even the ones with 5.4's, and the newer 5.0's are kind of dogs. I don't see using one of those a tow vehicle.

[DMan1198]

My brother rebuilt the hemi in his megacab. It's now a 393 stroker with cnc ported heads, comp cams cam (it's like a 188/220 I think with 40 degrees of overlap) his tune is crap, but even with all of that my 93 with what's in my sig pulls harder

[dazedandconfused]

The 5.4 is a high rpm motor. You don't start feeling it pull until 3000rpms. My work truck does fair pulling 10k if you don't mind winding it to 5000rpms every shift and 4mpg.