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the1adman
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Jul 05, 2012

2003 Dodge 2500 Hemi towing improvement advice

We have a 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 quad cab 4x4 Hemi automatic 3.73. The truck only has 58k miles and well maintained but towing 5500 lbs the truck struggles, on hills it's in 2nd gear and on long steep hi...
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the1adman
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Jul 06, 2012
Slated4greatness did you do these modifications to a Hemi or other engine? The problem with the 2003 that was corrected in 2004 is that the OD off only locks out 5th gear so there is no way to lock into 3rd gear. I wonder if the superchips that allows shift point selection and has a tow program would help at all? Has anyone added performance programers to a 2003 with good results?

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