2017 Ram 1500 Ecodiesel HD
With Ford expected to add a diesel and ten-speed to their aluminum-bodied F-150s for 2017, Ram engineers are working hard — likely focusing on many different bottlenecks, rather than a single technolo...
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ShinerBock wrote:blofgren wrote:
x2. For the price of the Nissan you may as well buy a Ram 2500/3500 with a Cummins 6.7L I-6 and have a real truck. And a good reliable high pressure fuel pump too! :B
The Ecodiesel is really in a field of it's own. It is a great little 1/2 ton with a nice little economical diesel. I think if they can get the payload up on a lot of these models they will have a true winner, because that has been the biggest issue with them IMHO.
If I am not mistaken, the Ram Ecodiesel uses the very same CP4 pump that you are saying isn't reliable in the 5.0L Cummins.
I personally am not fond of little bitty less than 3.5L diesel engines in full size trucks and think they should stay in midsize trucks since those are mainly bought for economical reasons. A full size half ton truck deserves at least a 4.0L diesel with around 290 hp and 480 lb-ft. At least GM got it right and put their baby diesel in their midsizer.
Yep, the Ecodiesel does indeed use the CP4 pump just like the 5.0 Cummins. That is definitely one weak point of it.
The difference between the Titan/Cummins and Ram/Ecodiesel in price is huge. And the point I was trying to make is that if someone is going to spend the amount of money to buy the Titan/Cummins they would be better off spending the same amount on a Ram 2500/3500 and get the Cummins 6.7L which is a much more capable truck.
In regards to the small diesels in full size trucks I would tend to agree with you, however I see WAY more Ram Ecodiesels than the little GM's in my area. The Ecodiesels are actually a big seller here.
