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- Fun!!!
- Here is where they drag raced the two. Also through in a Hellcat Challenger to race the winner. The Hellcat burnout is awesome!
Clicky ib516 wrote:
Not many people will buy an SRT Durango with towing as the main duty.
True... and this is an extreme test that most will never encounter and I thought the Durango did a respectable job.Grit dog wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
Grit dog wrote:
danrclem wrote:
That little Ecoboost is simply one amazing engine.
It is indeed, but the exhaust at full throttle sounds like a wet fart in a bowl of mashed potatoes...
I'm sure you're very familiar with that sound! :W
Haha, I heard someone say that recently and it was too funny not to share!
LOL.... I also heard the one "farting into a trash can" as well.- There is no engine that sounds better than an American gasoline V8. The V6 and diesels don't sound musical to me but that's not what counts the most.
FishOnOne wrote:
Grit dog wrote:
danrclem wrote:
That little Ecoboost is simply one amazing engine.
It is indeed, but the exhaust at full throttle sounds like a wet fart in a bowl of mashed potatoes...
I'm sure you're very familiar with that sound! :W
Haha, I heard someone say that recently and it was too funny not to share!FishOnOne wrote:
^^^ That's probably why that engine requires a special synthetic oil and viscosity (aka weight).
Also probably why the 6.4L in the 2500 series trucks is rated for less power. Duty cycle. Not many people will buy an SRT Durango with towing as the main duty.ShinerBock wrote:
smurfs_of_war wrote:
Impressive for both. Commenting on the Durango temps... the 8 speed uses a thermal management system to keep the fluid at a (to me) ridiculously high temp, but apparently that's how it needs to run- oil gets hot too which is why it's required to run synthetic for everything. My 1500 with the 8 speed peaked at 138°C which is 284°F and that was on relatively mild climbing compared to this. Pretty sure the two affect each other because my 6.4 Ram with the 6 speed has never gone above 78°C on trans and 102°C for oil temp and 101°C for coolant on the same climb. It does have a far more robust cooling system, but I can't see it making THAT much difference.
The 293F was the engine oil temp, not the trans oil temp.
I think it said the trans temp was 204. Coolant was 237. Towing my 7000 pound boat with my Yukon Denali I see temps much higher than either of those.
Both of those vehicles are pretty impressive in their own right. My brother just got a Durango SRT two weeks ago. I have not yet heard how he likes it, but I think it would be a very fun ride.- Very impressed with both vehicles. Totally capable of performance unimaginable just a few years ago.
ShinerBock wrote:
smurfs_of_war wrote:
Impressive for both. Commenting on the Durango temps... the 8 speed uses a thermal management system to keep the fluid at a (to me) ridiculously high temp, but apparently that's how it needs to run- oil gets hot too which is why it's required to run synthetic for everything. My 1500 with the 8 speed peaked at 138°C which is 284°F and that was on relatively mild climbing compared to this. Pretty sure the two affect each other because my 6.4 Ram with the 6 speed has never gone above 78°C on trans and 102°C for oil temp and 101°C for coolant on the same climb. It does have a far more robust cooling system, but I can't see it making THAT much difference.
The 293F was the engine oil temp, not the trans oil temp.
Yeah, I was implying the three are connected. The oil temp in my 5.7 1500 got stupid hot right in step with the transmission and coolant. Apparently that's "by design" and didn't cause me any concern given the temperature thresholds of synthetic fluids. The regular 6 speeds don't run nearly this hot in the 1500 platform.
