Dodge Durango SRT vs Ford Raptor Super Ike

I think the high engine oil temps have a lot to do with the differences between a vehicle meant for towing versus on that is not. There are reasons why truck grilles are so big and why they get bigger the more the truck can tow like a half ton versus a three quarter ton. Towing under that amount of load requires a lot of cooling

While the Raptor is not meant to tow, the platform it is built upon is and it has a big grille and radiator because of it. The Durango on the hand is not built for the purpose of towing and has a much smaller grille and radiator made for a smaller engine. Slap in a big 6.4L and 7,000 lb to the tail and the smaller radiator will probably have a hard time keeping up.

The graphic that showed that temp also showed a fair amount of room for the gauge to increase. My Ram also runs the oil hotter than the other fluids by a significant margin, but not nearly that high.

^^^ That's probably why that engine requires a special synthetic oil and viscosity (aka weight).

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.

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

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 Cummins...

There, I fixed it for you.

smurfs_of_war 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...

Well there's an image I'll never be able to shake...

I want to know what he's doing sitting in a bowl of mashed potatoes, and more importantly where did he find a bowl that big. My dog drinks a LOT of water.

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...

Well there's an image I'll never be able to shake...

danrclem wrote:
That little Ecoboost is simply one amazing engine.

It is, but nowadays it's just one example of small turbo engines that are used in all sorts of applications. Never thought I would consider a turbo gas/ diesel, but after having driven a new Honda CRV with the 1.5 liter turbo gas, 4 banger...I'm open to them. Part of my conversion is that the turbocharger seems to last the lifetime of the other engine components, where it used to seem to have a more limited service life.

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...