Any Hemi Ram owners here?
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Any Hemi Ram owners here?
Hi guys. I am looking at buying a 04-05 Ram Hemi in the next year. I have been researching them alot and have heard nothing but praise. I talked to my neighbor who is one of the head mechanics at a local Dodge dealer where I live. He said that the Hemi was a motor with better throttle response, but they had "soft" cams in them (lobers were wearing down?) and they were constantly in the shop for the cams and other things. I have never heard this in all my other research. I know there are a few Hemi owners here, so have you guys had any problems with anything on your Rams. Any positives/negatives that you have had? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks a lot,
Chris
Thanks a lot,
Chris
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RE: Any Hemi Ram owners here?
I've got a 03' Hemi and the thing is solid. I have had no problems with my engine. I just got T-Booned buy a BMW going 35mph and pushed sideways 3 lanes and the truck took it like a champ. the damage was all to the outter shet metal. It did bend my upper control arm into a U however no one in my truck was hurt. If I would have been driving another rig im sure my passanger would have been in the hospital. So the Ram is a safe rig. But really the Hemi is sweet. I put a K&N Series 77 intake on it and you can really notice the diffrence.
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RE: Any Hemi Ram owners here?
I love my HEMI. I've never heard of the cam problem. I work at a dodge dealership and we've had ONE Hemi come in the shop w/the Valve Spring issue.
I've had few simple things on my truck go wrong...Brake Light Switch, Front Brakes (Warped Rotors, was a problem on the 2003s), O2 Sensor, and a Catalytic Convertor (I think that was my fault, from when I installed my Flowmasters, it broke a weld, probably from me beating on the muffler). Everything was covered under warranty, with no questions asked.
But, yes, get comfortable w/your gas station attendant, My truck has never met a station it didn't like. Also, it likes atleast the mid-grade (89 octane) my would spark knock when running 87.
I've had few simple things on my truck go wrong...Brake Light Switch, Front Brakes (Warped Rotors, was a problem on the 2003s), O2 Sensor, and a Catalytic Convertor (I think that was my fault, from when I installed my Flowmasters, it broke a weld, probably from me beating on the muffler). Everything was covered under warranty, with no questions asked.
But, yes, get comfortable w/your gas station attendant, My truck has never met a station it didn't like. Also, it likes atleast the mid-grade (89 octane) my would spark knock when running 87.
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RE: Any Hemi Ram owners here?
Thanks guys. Exactly what I was looking for. I knew going into it about the mileage. My feeling on the subject is there are enough "tree huggerS" out there driving 4 cyl. (except some like the SRT4) that are trying to save the enviroment that I need to make up for them. Sorry if that offends anyone here. I was just worried about the major components. Engine, trans (which I heard was fixed), and rear/s. The small things I am not worried about, its the things that were oging to be constantly going wrong.
Thanks a lot,
Chris
P.S. My other car is a SS454 Chevelle that gets about 5MPG. I am very freindly with all the attendants around here[8D]
Thanks a lot,
Chris
P.S. My other car is a SS454 Chevelle that gets about 5MPG. I am very freindly with all the attendants around here[8D]
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