Hemi 6.4 Ram vs Ford 6.2 (gas)
Before I do comparisons on these two engines, has anyone already done research on this... feedback would be great and perhaps save some extra time. Thanks for the input!
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ib516 wrote:
Once up to operating temp, the 4 cyl mode cuts in all the time on my truck - everyday in fact, several times in a 8 mile commute. It kicks in when city driving as soon as I'm up to speed. On the hwy, as long as there is no wind and no hills, it's in 4 cyl mode. As soon as there's an uphill grade on the hwy, it kicks into 8 cyl mode, and it doesn't take much of a slope.
How do you know when it kicks in/out? I've never seen a light or anything in my Hemi 6.4. My wife's Honda Odyssey has a dummy light that comes on/off every time and it can go in/out every few seconds. I've never really thought too much about it on my truck but now am curious.
As for the mpg thing, starts/stops/idling does kill these things. I've also noticed the winter blend fuel in my area kills me by 1-2mps as a daily driver. Just pulled in tonight with a pretty good mix of hwy/city driving over the last couple weeks and I'm at 13.1 (still on winter fuel). I honestly don't even watch that closely. A 3/4 ton truck with a big gas engine 10 years ago got around 8-9 mpgs and 2 years ago gas about $2 more per gallon. Life with my truck is good :)
