OK, now you guys have me confused. So far two dealers and about 5 different credible websites have informed me that the R/T does NOT require premium gasoline. They all said that regular unleaded is fine.........what is the deal??????
If autobytel is correct on the hp/torque specs, then yes, it is using regular unleaded!!! Only 245 HP/335 lbs of torque.
My 2000 R/T is the first appearance of the R/T package for the Durango and my HP specs show 250 HP/ 345-350 lbs torque but requires premium fuel. Because it uses the retuned computer to get the little added power.
Here is the link information for the 2000-2001 Durango R/T
It did not specify Premium or Unlead. But my 2000 R/T manual says premium fuel required. When I open my fuel door on my R/T, it has a yellow sticker strip with red letters stating in plain english "PREMIUM FUEL ONLY"
Maybe the later years 2002 or maybe 2003, they tuned down the R/T and not require premium??
Can anyone confirm?
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Black 2000 Durango 5.9 R/T, Infinity Reference 6012i, Clear Headlight lens,
Fastman 52mm ThrottleBody,Fastman custom built Tranny,Castrol Full Syntec,
OEM K&N Air filter,Monroe Reflexes,BFG LongTrail Touring T/A's,180 Stat,
Champion IR Truck Plugs,Hypertech III (87 oct),Custom Made Ram Air Intake,
mine is the 2001 and everywhere you could possibly see mention of fuel usage, it says Premium Only... In the book it says 91 Octane Minimum...
I don't get great gas mileage though... I average about 13.5 MPG and all I do is easy highway driving.. 70 - 75 MPH 68 miles each way... Fresh Tune Up and Cold Air intake still just under 14, never could get over 12 without the intake..
we just bought a 2001 R/T, but it doesn't mention anything about premium fuel in the fuel door. I always thought you had to run premuim since I had a Jeep GC with the 5.9 and it required the 91 octane. I put Plus/Midgrade in the R/T last time I gassed up, and no pinging or rough running. Maybe we're just lucky, I dunno. The manual doesn't mention premium either.
Mileage blows on ours, overhead dealie says 13ish, but I don't trust it. I'll probably drop in a K&N filter soon to help out.
This is so non-consistent on the R/T's that some does not seem to require premium, and some do.. Could it be because it is in a particular geographical area that premium may not do any good on performance?
I am from the Texas area? Cardfan? as the two of us seem to be the only ones that have a written note in the manual that says "PREMIUM" only??
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Black 2000 Durango 5.9 R/T, Infinity Reference 6012i, Clear Headlight lens,
Fastman 52mm ThrottleBody,Fastman custom built Tranny,Castrol Full Syntec,
OEM K&N Air filter,Monroe Reflexes,BFG LongTrail Touring T/A's,180 Stat,
Champion IR Truck Plugs,Hypertech III (87 oct),Custom Made Ram Air Intake,
I finally took some pics of my 2000 cluster to show you my speed/rpm range. But I do not know how to put attachments on this site. HOw do you add attachments?
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Black 2000 Durango 5.9 R/T, Infinity Reference 6012i, Clear Headlight lens,
Fastman 52mm ThrottleBody,Fastman custom built Tranny,Castrol Full Syntec,
OEM K&N Air filter,Monroe Reflexes,BFG LongTrail Touring T/A's,180 Stat,
Champion IR Truck Plugs,Hypertech III (87 oct),Custom Made Ram Air Intake,
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Black 2000 Durango 5.9 R/T, Infinity Reference 6012i, Clear Headlight lens,
Fastman 52mm ThrottleBody,Fastman custom built Tranny,Castrol Full Syntec,
OEM K&N Air filter,Monroe Reflexes,BFG LongTrail Touring T/A's,180 Stat,
Champion IR Truck Plugs,Hypertech III (87 oct),Custom Made Ram Air Intake,
Yeah I know for a fact my truck does not have to push that hard to get to 70mph. As far as the geographical areas and the gas subject goes, my truck was purchased in High Point, NC and it does not mention premium at all. My cousin who owns a 2001 R/T and lives in Jersey has the same deal, no mention of premium at all. I guess we just lucked out...... [sm=smiley21.gif]
I gues in some geographical areas, premium is not required? I know that in Denver, their Super unleaded is rated like 89 octane. I guess it is because they are so far up in altitude that premium octane would be a waste of money??
Here in Dallas-Fort Worth, Premium Octane ratings are 93 and unleaded is 87 octane. Midgrade is 89.
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Black 2000 Durango 5.9 R/T, Infinity Reference 6012i, Clear Headlight lens,
Fastman 52mm ThrottleBody,Fastman custom built Tranny,Castrol Full Syntec,
OEM K&N Air filter,Monroe Reflexes,BFG LongTrail Touring T/A's,180 Stat,
Champion IR Truck Plugs,Hypertech III (87 oct),Custom Made Ram Air Intake,
i currently drive a 99 dalota r/t with the 3.92 gear and average 17-18 on the highway at 75 mph. I drove that from NC to TX and it got the same all the way there and bck.
Also my truck says nothing about having to use premium fuel at all but i do use mid grade here in NC (89) and no pinging or detno. i have flows and a custom hand built air intake. I run about 2200 rpm at 70 mph. So i gues where all a little different -lol
B-Rad
99 Kota R/T
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custom hand built air intake 3" polish stainless
accel coil- shorty headers hi temp paint silver
flowmaster-dump loud
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