2007 Dodge Ram Features & Options
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there are actualy going to be two 6 spd auto's, one is the Chrysler built 68RFE and the other is the 68RE AISAN, the aisan tranny already existed and will only be available in the chassis cabs from what I am hearing. with the orion that may be the code name for the 68RFE, that is my best guess.
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Okay thanks for clearing that up Drew. Is the new 68RFE partically based off of the 545RFE, or did they just really rework the 48RE? I noticed that the 6.7L equipped automatic model is detuned, I'm guessing that it can't handle the full amount of torque. You'd think that they would beef it up, espically since the output of engines aren't going to drop anytime soon.
I'm glad they aren't planning on using the Aisin unit in the ordinary truck. Aisin-Warner has been having quite a few reliability issues lately.
I'm glad they aren't planning on using the Aisin unit in the ordinary truck. Aisin-Warner has been having quite a few reliability issues lately.
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Okay thanks for clearing that up Drew. Is the new 68RFE partically based off of the 545RFE, or did they just really rework the 48RE? I noticed that the 6.7L equipped automatic model is detuned, I'm guessing that it can't handle the full amount of torque. You'd think that they would beef it up, espically since the output of engines aren't going to drop anytime soon.
I'm glad they aren't planning on using the Aisin unit in the ordinary truck. Aisin-Warner has been having quite a few reliability issues lately.
Okay thanks for clearing that up Drew. Is the new 68RFE partically based off of the 545RFE, or did they just really rework the 48RE? I noticed that the 6.7L equipped automatic model is detuned, I'm guessing that it can't handle the full amount of torque. You'd think that they would beef it up, espically since the output of engines aren't going to drop anytime soon.
I'm glad they aren't planning on using the Aisin unit in the ordinary truck. Aisin-Warner has been having quite a few reliability issues lately.
the 68RFE is a new tranny and carries nothing over from the 48RE, and the manual engine is the one that is detuned. GM does the exact same thing with their duramax engine. Dodge used to be the other way around with the Cummins where the manual got more juice than the auto, times are a-changin.
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the 68RFE is a new tranny and carries nothing over from the 48RE, and the manual engine is the one that is detuned. GM does the exact same thing with their duramax engine. Dodge used to be the other way around with the Cummins where the manual got more juice than the auto, times are a-changin.
the 68RFE is a new tranny and carries nothing over from the 48RE, and the manual engine is the one that is detuned. GM does the exact same thing with their duramax engine. Dodge used to be the other way around with the Cummins where the manual got more juice than the auto, times are a-changin.
That is strange. Why would they give the detuned model to the manual transmission? Surely, if the torque was too much for the manual, they would have just given it a stronger manual.
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I personally feel that the Dodge designers have royally screwed up. They ruined the Ram. It looks like a frog now instead of the baddest looking truck on the road. Not only the Ram, but the Durango looks awful too. The previous generation had an edge to them, now they look like bubbles.
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I'm quite sure that the sport is still available in the quadcab configuration. The quad cab is the most popular, why would they limit the sport from that? The literature for the 2007 Rams have at least two pictures showing a quadcab sport and it is labeled as such. I have heard that the website does not allow that build. I'm sure it's a glitch.
