Dodge Ram 2500 VS Chevy 2500 Gaser Short beds
We need a new TV soon and have been using a 2500 series Suburban with an 8.1l. Its a beast of a truck. We bought two Jeeps and have lifetime warranties on them and the Ram trucks have that option as w...
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fla-gypsy wrote:
Just out of curiosity, being a Ford guy and no dog in the hunt, I checked the motor and transmission specs mentioned. The old 8.1L 4 sp would pull the new 6.0L 6 speed off the line every time and with less RPM's. Since my next truck will not have my beloved 6.8L V-10 I will look at Ram's 6.4L vs. Ford's 6.2L.
Just going by specs doesn't always tell the whole story though. The current 6.0 that is down on power by a fair amount compared to the 6.2 or 6.4 should not do nearly as well as it does in the real world if one went by the paper specs only. Yes, the 6.0 does have a drinking issue, but the combo of the trans gears keeps it playing even though it is probably overdue for an update (per the paper specs).
Yes, the 6.0 does need to rev to make the power, but most of the modern motors need to do so as well. Just the way the gas motors are now designed. No more reaching full tq output at only 2200rpms.
