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Old May 28, 2009 | 01:32 PM
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Default V 10 info, where's it at?

I've done a couple of searchs as well as looking through the sub forums and can't find any info on the Dodge V 10.

Can somebody tell me where to look?

Anybody know what was the last year Dodge made the V 10?

Any info on the V10 as far as reliability and power?
 
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Old May 28, 2009 | 07:59 PM
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http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=dodge+truck+v10
 
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Old May 28, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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The last year the 8.0L V10 went into a ram was the 03 2500s. Check the 2nd Gen Ram section, there were not many 03 V10s made and I don't believe anyone on the forum owns one, but there are a few V10 owners in 2nd Gen.
 
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Old May 28, 2009 | 08:27 PM
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http://www.allpar.com/mopar/V10.html

That doesn't list the power & torque rating but I believe it was 300 hp 450 tq. It will also give you around 8 mpgs.
 
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Old May 29, 2009 | 09:16 AM
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Thanks guys, appreciate it.
 
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Old May 29, 2009 | 02:11 PM
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Hey Thefist I had dreams of doing a V-10 swap, but have become a Diesel fan lately with the Biofuel growing. Plus there is a guy here in Ga that did a diesel swap into a Ram 1500 and claims to have got almost 45 MPG with Bio and Hydro fuel mix.

I did have a 2nd gen 2500 with a V-10 and I got almost 15 mpg if I kept my foot out of it and 17-19 on the highway after a synthetic oil change and adding a tonneau cover. Great power and could pull anything.
 
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Old May 29, 2009 | 04:04 PM
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Which V10 are you talking about? The Viper motors found in the 510Hp Ram SRT or the 310 Hp magnum?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Ram
 

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Old May 29, 2009 | 10:10 PM
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No more diesels for me. I don't tow anything heavy enough to make it worth all the hassle with the egr's, injectors and turbo's going bad. Don't tow anything heavy enough to deal with the 4 gallon oil changes and the ridiculously stupid higher cost of diesel fuel over gasoline.

I only tow about 6K pounds max and I'll just let the little ol half tons do it for the time being.

I was talking about the V10 magnum in the trucks. I may be looking at v10 or hemi dodge or v10 Ford in the future.
 
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Old May 29, 2009 | 10:28 PM
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I did a little research on the V10 magnum when I was looking at trucks, because there was a nice 03 2500 with the V10 at a good price. I found out why there isn't much of a market for V10 performance: the head design was so poor that you can't hardly make them flow well. I would imagine that with the proper work, that 8.0L could be an absolute monster of an engine, but the cost would be too high.
 
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Old May 29, 2009 | 10:35 PM
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SRT10 from 04-06 in the 1500 series Ram.
 
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