Hi,

Names Ken. New to these forums but am pretty frequent on various Jeep forums. I'm looking at picking up a new to me Dodge. Right now I'm looking at 3rd Gen 1500 or 2500's. Looking for advice and things to look out for. Thanks in advance.

 

Welcome to the forum!

 

Get a hemi or a Cummins 5.9. Don't get a 4.7

 

depends on what you're getting the truck for.

 

yeah, what do you plan to use it for? That will make a difference what gets reccommended.

 

POWER! Get a Hemi if its the right price, it gets very similar mileage to the 4.7 and 3.9 (or 3.7, I forget).

Avoid that smaller engine though. It doesn't seem to have enough oomph for the size of the truck.

 

The 4.7 moves just fine. And having had one for the past 7 years, my dad will attest to it just fine.

 

Yeah the 4.7 gets ragged on too much IMO. It's a perfectly capable engine for the truck.

 

Just for the record before I get flamed, I wasn't ragging on the 4.7, I was ragging on the smaller one. The v6.

 

Look at your overall usage and purpose.