5.2 ram vs 5.9 ram
Captain
Joined: May 2009
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From: Vineland, NJ
i have a 318 and i dont have a problem getting it to move, when deathflash was on it was a different story, but after some mods and superchips i dont mind it. its not fast, but its a lifted truck lol, its not going to be unless its a CTD.
and as for 2 of the identical truck, i think it would come down to the driver, the 5.9 only has 5hp more than the 5.2
and as for 2 of the identical truck, i think it would come down to the driver, the 5.9 only has 5hp more than the 5.2
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Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Lee County, North Carolina
My step sons truck is identical to mine except he has a 5.9L and 4X4, we were both pretty surprised when I jumped ahead off the line and at the end of the 1/4 mile I was almost 2 truck lengths ahead! I kinda figured his 5.9L would be offset by the 4X4, but not so! We ran best of three, I won 'em all, his closest was about a 1/2 truck behind me (the 1st race). Your right, it WAS fun, win lose or draw, we had a gas! LOL He wants to go again, but I told him that I'm confortable in victory! LOL
It's probably best to quit while you're ahead before he does something sneaky like install an SCT.
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Joined: Oct 2010
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From: Bonnyville, Alberta
Yeah, same size tires too. I knew there wasn't much difference in HP (but 5 hp?), but I thought the torque of the 5.9 would overpower me. I was happy though and now I get to rub it in every chance I get! LOL It was the best 2 outta 3 and I wanted to quit after I won the first 2, but gave in to 1 more, and managed a win, so there's NO WAY I'm racin again and spoilin my perfect race record!! LOL
I guess I'm a bit behind on posting...but I figured you would win. Your truck weighs about 500 lbs less than his, which offsets his small advantage of hp and tq. The rest was eaten up by his tires.
Last edited by dsertdog56; Dec 2, 2010 at 10:19 AM.