3.42 vs. 4.10 RR on a 2013 Dodge Cummings
All I am thinking of buying my last truck before retirement. I am looking at a new 2013 RAM 3500 Megacab S/B DRW 4x4. My goal is to have a self contained Camper on the back part time and tow a 3...
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2500 Grunt wrote:
I don't understand how people can properly evaluate their trucks capability when pulling without having gauges (EGT, Tranny at a min.) to monitor vitals?? My 05 Cummins get's hot when I lay into the go pedal according to my EGT gauge. Sure it pulls great but things can get hot fast even though I still have roughly 1/3 of the skinny pedal left before it hits the floor. Kind of like guessing how fast your going down the freeway without a speedometer?
Modern trucks do monitor all that stuff, they just may not necessarily transmit it to the driver- although my 2500HD has a tranny temp gauge. I would imagine that on a stock truck if the EGT got too hot the computer would cut back the fuel to avoid damage. Probably where it becomes really necessary for the driver to be able to monitor everything is when a truck is modified or chipped. A buddy of mine allowed his EGT to exceed 2000 degrees on a run up the pass. Even though he had a gauge, he didn't realize what he was doing to the engine and this cost him several $K in the form of a burned-through piston.
