2018 Ram w/Hood Scoop
Looks like drittal was right. Ram appears to be adding a hood scoop to increase power output for 2018. The grill shape looks like it may resemble that of the 1500. Link
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Grit dog wrote:fla-gypsy wrote:
It's just more absurd power wars I don't care about.
Some say absurd, others say just enough, others ask How can I make some real power with this thing? Ain't it great?
If the Ram scoop is as classy as the new Dmax. Ala SRT style I bet it will look good.
I'm not a fan of aftermarket scooped hoods in general on pickups but the GM one looks decent.
I don't think they need the air though, unless maybe it's an engine intake.
Cooling systems on these trucks are very robust. My front cooler on my 07 has had all the fins smashed in since almost new. (Thanks To my toddler kids discovering they could push the fine over with their fingers one day!). Never a cooling issue at all, even heavy hauling in the summer.
Now bring on the 5th gen Rams or a Dmax mega cab so I can get a new truck please!
Yes the new scoop on the Chevy has an air intake. I have an 08, and the killer in diesels is exhaust gas temperatures. I finally did my exhaust and EGR deletes and it runs a couple hundred degrees cooler on EGTs from that alone. Where before my fan clutch would come on a couple times on a mountain pass, now doesn't because the truck is cooler. I've read that an air intake on my 08 can decrease the EGTs another 50-100 degrees. Now I only tow about 8,000 pounds so I could go the speed limit before on passes, but if you are towing heavier, that 50-100 degrees can be 5 miles per hour faster on a mountain pass.
That's mostly what the companies have done is add cooling to the engines over the years. Since they starting using variable vein turbos in the 2000s, stock diesels could get to the same HP and torque and the latest diesels with only a programmer. You just have to watch temperatures to ensure they don't overheat.
