I am wanting to buy the 08 Ram with the sport package and the Hemi. I am very interested in the MDs on the egine that will cut it from using 8 to 4 cylinders. I haven't heard much about it and was wondering if there were any drawbacks or issues with it. I'm also curious if you can accelerate and slow down while it is on as you can in cruise control. And any reviews of the 08 Ram would be much apprecitated.

 

i would reccomend posting this question under the third gen section you will get much more feedback!

 

re: MDS - You can also do a search of what's already there in 3rd Gen.

Here are a couple of hits:

https://dodgeforum.com/m_748665/tm.htm

https://dodgeforum.com/m_400099/tm.htm

Also in the 3rd Gen there's an ongoing discussion on gas mileage. Might want to check out the last few pages of that discussion.

Personally, MDS works well for me, just wish there was a light to tell me when it's active so I can fine-tune my behavior when I'm feeling green.

 

As mentioned above, check the 3rd generation forum. From the majority of what I've read on line, many people are unhappy. To me, that’s to be expected. Any system that cuts power, and limits the modifications that can be done, is generally rejected. On the whole, if I had the cash to buy a new truck and wanted to have the versatility of the 8-cyl with the projected fuel savings of the 4-cly, I’d at least give it a shot and test drive it (if not just jumping on the opportunity ofpurchasing one!).