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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 01:03 PM
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Just curious if anyone else has had this experience with their ram. For as long as I can remember now my truck has had its good days where everything on the truck feels solid, a tap of the gas will throw you back in the seat and launch you forward like a bat out of hell and very responsive... and its bad days where it feels like a much mellower version, less responsive, and feels like its dragging its feet a little. (Kind of resembels a woman really, 3 of the 4 weeks a month it feels wonderfull and handles great and then it hits that time of the month and it all goes down hill for a few days then right back up to normal...)
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 02:57 PM
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yea, mine does that, her name is Melisa.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 03:46 PM
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could be bad gas at different places you fill up , or could be air temp
doesent seem like a huge issue i think we all have this from time to time.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 04:01 PM
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I know its not an issue per say, its just annoying.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 04:09 PM
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Mine has those as well there is mornings when I leave for work and she does not want to move real easy and she just kinda starts slow and takes a couple blocks then she seems to come out of it, then there is mornings where she chirps the tires as soon as I put it in Drive... and I am doing 50 thru my residental area with out even trying.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 04:29 PM
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I know down here in the south, from fall through early spring it's got a LOT more power than the heat of the summer. Noticed a lot when the CAI went in.
Those 60-70 degree days with lower humidity, my truck feels like a beast. The dog days where the temp is in the 90's and the humidity is up around 100% the truck feels sluggish compared to those lower temp, lower humidity days...
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 05:52 PM
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My truck does seem sluggish sometimes and like a rocket other times. But either way it usually levels out after driving it for a few miles.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 06:13 PM
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I've had these experiences too. Some days it starts up with a loud roar, and other days I can barely hear the exhaust on start-up, it doesn't take off like it normally does, etc.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 06:58 PM
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haha i think its how your feeling that day, some days when im in a good mood i like to get on it harder and when im not i take it easy...

i think i know what you mean though, and like others said i think it has to do with air temp and weather. you might wanna try a few bottles of fuel injector cleaner, im tryin that right now.
 
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