Please come back later and, tell us how you like the Toyota truck.

 

sorry buddy but ur maintence guy is wrong. I don't think i've ever heard of an AWD Ram truck. I don't even think they make em where they go into four wheel drive automatically. Also I agree look at ur mods you may have screwed something up on the exhaust. bogging down and such are common symptoms of an 02 sensor being bad or the electronic throttle control.

 

maybe u should try keeping a truck stock for a while?

 

Ok I am not going to dog ya in any way! First off I would check your fuel system. Sounds to me like you might have a bad clogged fuel filter. Your truck requires more fuel at higher miles because its doing more RPM's. Yea it from start to 50 should be effected but not always. I also agree with some of the other guys when they say check some of your mods. When I installed my CAI there were a few small connections that needed to be put back in from the stock system that I first didnt think about and it made my truck run like CRAP!!!! Its an air flow sensior. Your computer needs to know just how much air is comming in and what the temp is so it can make the correct adjustments. If you forgot to connect these connectors or just have them in wrong your computer might not be getting the correct info, but it will say its working correctly when the tech hooks up gear. Any used truck no matter how babbied it can be will have things wrong with it, its used. Replace the O2, there not that much. You might want to do a tune up on it also, I know that might be a little more but then you will know its not the plugs. I hope things work out for ya, dont get to down yet. If anything when you go to the dealer tell him that your computer is part of the emission system and if its not working correctly he has to replace it because that is under warrenty for up to 80,000 miles, although most dont tell people this.

 

well the owners manual talks about AWD, plus the control **** goes AWD--4HI--4LO

 

Yes, there are AWD Rams. The selector should read AWD, 4X4 high and 4X4 low. As far as the loss of power and sluggishness, did the truck drive like this before you started modding it? If so, backtrace your steps to the point when it starts acting right again. Vehicles can be pretty sensitive to the mods placed on them. It's not like the "old" days anymore, now these things have computer tolerances, sensors and doo-hickies that tell them how to drive. Not just a gas pedal.

 

First, if it wasn't acting like this before the mods then common sense tells me that you need to take them off and see if it helps.
Second, if one of the issues sounds like an exhaust leak and you just recently put an exhaust on that could be the issue - I'd have it looked at
Third, if a person runs 87 in our hemis they can develop a tick/knock, if you think this may be the case I would ask the pastor what grade he ran.
Fourth, I've never heard of AWD in Rams, but I believe that you have it, and that's freakin cool

 

Sometimes you get a bad truck, what can I tell you. You can probably buy a Tundra and that one can have problems too, then who do you turn too? Honda? Mazda? Nissan? There is no guarantee that anybody's truck will be perfect off the lot, used or new. I know mine wasnt, and it still isnt.
I agree with you on one thing, ASE mechanics are a piece of crap. Mechanics of old days could just hear the problem and fix it. Now, its whatever the computer says. Lazy bastards and to top it all off, they charge you like they are the freaking engineers. I have a Masters and dont make what they charge me for 2 hours of labor.

 

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You have a flowmaster exhaust correct? Someone on this site or DT just said they had a Flowmaster exhaust and it had no power . turned out the muffler was put on backwards which is a no no with flos. also try ressetting pcm. it will learn your driving stile verses your pasters.