first pull with new Ram
After having our new Ram for 6 months and making one long trip without the 5er I finally had a chance to tow with it last week. I took the 5er from Clear Lake CA to Lakeport CA, which is only a bit ov...
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Bedlam wrote:Bionic Man wrote:
Couple things. First, I will say that my 5.9 with a Smarty Jr, in a short bed crew SRW was both quicker and faster than my current truck.
2nd, if memory serves, you aren't really comparing apples to apples. Isn't the 6.7 in your 5500 tuned to lower HP and torque than the 6.7 in a 2500/3500?
My 10 year old stock 6.0 PowerStroke was 325 hp with 570 ft-lbs. The new stock 6.7 Cummins is 325 hp with 750 750 ft-lbs. I don't play with tuners and deletes.
That is kind of my point. The people talking about the big difference between a 5.9 and 6.7 CTD are using the high output 6.7 - 350 HP and 850+ torque. You are in the lower output which might explain why you might not feel the same change.
And what truck was your 6.0 in? If it was a 250/350, you are probably considerably heavier in your 5500.
I for one would not claim that the 6.7 CTD is the fastest diesel in stock form. But I do believe that is the best diesel in stock form.
