Why would anyone buy a new Ram Truck without the Hemi. I know the Hemi is about a grand more but isnt it worth it?

Please post the pros and cons! Thanks!

 

gas mileage and some ppl dotn need/want all that power, why? i dunno i kno id want it

 

What is the difference in gas mileage ... 1 mpg?

If so, give me the power! lol

Besides, who buys a truck for the mpg...if you do go Diesel!

 

yup. . .I get better mileage than the hemi and for a few benjamins can have more that 600+ hp

 

What is the difference in mpg?

What would you do to get 600 hp? How much would it cost? Any websites to check out?

 

Crazy as it may sound, I wanted a manual transmission more than I wanted a Hemi - more fun to drive.

I think most people who don't get a Hemi do so because of price. Yes a Hemi is a "low price option" but many include the Hemi with other options driving the price up considerably; couple that with the crazy incentives out there and it becomes worth it to buy a truck on the lot without the hemi.

The list on my truck was close to $23,000. I got it for roughly 13,000. It's hard to look down your nose at a brand new Ram for $13,000!

 

thirty thousand dollars for a regular truck is a lot of dough. i agree with redram, manual tranny is more important to me than more ponies. if i wanted power i'd have gotten a diesel. i would love to have an 05 cummins but the initial cost is tripple that of what i can afford.

 

stock I'm getting around 16-18. the hemi's get around 12-14.

right now the module that has the most talk is the Quadzilla box. the race version adds 140more hp and 220tq for about $550. stock hp is 325 and tq is 600. so setting it to the highest setting will get you ~465hp and ~820 tq. then there are KAX injectors, the best one IMO. a set will run you around $600 and give you 80hp and 130 tq. so with the quad box and injectors your looking at ~540hp and 950tq. so for under $1200 one has just added 220 hp and 350lb-ft tq. for cheap you can get a different compressor houseing on the turbo and add a few ponies.

just look around the TDR website I have linked in my siggy and go the the competition threads in the forum.

oh, BTW. if I were to add the injectors or put a box on low or mid settings I would actualy improve my fuel mileage

 

Thanks for the info. I will look at the TDR site. I have to admit I am too lazy for a stick shift

 

not a problem. there are many mods that can be done to the 48RE so it can handle that kind of power and still live a good life.

stock the 48RE can only hold about 400hp and 700tq. the NV5600 that I have can handle about 800ft-lb. HP isnt too much of a problem with this tranny since it is so beefy. the only problem is the torque and holding power of the clutch.