The Official 2nd Gen RAM Forum OT thread
The hemi is over that ain't it?
They aren't really truck engines though. At least not to me. They pull real hard but only when you get the revs up and drive It more like a sports car.
They also got torque converters so much Better now that it killed the manual transsmission. They're simply not needed anymore. The autos outperform them in every way
Idk, there's just something about raw, low down torque
They aren't really truck engines though. At least not to me. They pull real hard but only when you get the revs up and drive It more like a sports car.
They also got torque converters so much Better now that it killed the manual transsmission. They're simply not needed anymore. The autos outperform them in every way
Idk, there's just something about raw, low down torque
Legend
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From: orangeville ontario
dodge hasn't put big blocks in they 1/2 ton trucks since the 70's
I'm not bad mouthing them. They're great little engiens. They last forever. They're just big 460s lol. Or even 351s.
I Drive one at work everyday, it has good enough torque for a six cylinder. Pulls the mowing trailer well enough,
A lot of people thought ford was gonna fail when they discontinued that little engine
I Drive one at work everyday, it has good enough torque for a six cylinder. Pulls the mowing trailer well enough,
A lot of people thought ford was gonna fail when they discontinued that little engine
Legend
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: orangeville ontario
at least that should be a cheap fix.
no. they never failed when they discontinued the engine but they started screwing over there loyal customers big time with engines that would fail and then not be willing to fix it under warranty.
i think i got a bit to much sun at Moparfest. neck is very red. took 514 pictures and i didn't even get to see all the cars. was only there for 4 hours and was pretty sore by the time i left. lots of very nice cars.
I'm not bad mouthing them. They're great little engiens. They last forever. They're just big 460s lol. Or even 351s.
I Drive one at work everyday, it has good enough torque for a six cylinder. Pulls the mowing trailer well enough,
A lot of people thought ford was gonna fail when they discontinued that little engine
I Drive one at work everyday, it has good enough torque for a six cylinder. Pulls the mowing trailer well enough,
A lot of people thought ford was gonna fail when they discontinued that little engine
i think i got a bit to much sun at Moparfest. neck is very red. took 514 pictures and i didn't even get to see all the cars. was only there for 4 hours and was pretty sore by the time i left. lots of very nice cars.
Legend
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From: Fredericksburg, Virginia
at least that should be a cheap fix.
no. they never failed when they discontinued the engine but they started screwing over there loyal customers big time with engines that would fail and then not be willing to fix it under warranty.
i think i got a bit to much sun at Moparfest. neck is very red. took 514 pictures and i didn't even get to see all the cars. was only there for 4 hours and was pretty sore by the time i left. lots of very nice cars.
no. they never failed when they discontinued the engine but they started screwing over there loyal customers big time with engines that would fail and then not be willing to fix it under warranty.
i think i got a bit to much sun at Moparfest. neck is very red. took 514 pictures and i didn't even get to see all the cars. was only there for 4 hours and was pretty sore by the time i left. lots of very nice cars.
They're gonna tear into it tomorrow and we'll know for sure....
Champion
Joined: Oct 2009
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Ford used NP435 4spd's, so did dodge. they are very hard to hurt.
Champion
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From: Iowa
335 at most, but keep in mind Ford's ratings of the 460 were always very conservative, and their exhaust was extremely restrictive, just deleting the cat or muffler will bring leaps and bounds.
