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kmbelt
Explorer
Jul 06, 2014

New TV

I bit the bullet. Gave up on the 08 Duramax I had and went back to a good ole gasser.

2014 Ram 2500 SLT, Crew, 4x4 with the 6.4 Hemi.

I have put 200 miles on it this weekend and it is telling me 16.1mpg. We will see how accurate it is when i fill it up and hand calculate.

So far, it rides much better than the 08 I had. More updated interior.

Have to order and install my 5er hitch rail kit still. Then see how unlevel my camper is. About 4-6" higher bed than the GMC was.

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  • Fordlover's avatar
    Fordlover
    Explorer
    Jul 07, 2014
    kmbelt wrote:
    wld1985 wrote:
    Could of done a few things to it KM and probably would of been happy with it.. IF it had the DE Fluid, could of had that deleted and probably seen alittle more out of it... There's afew diesel forums on the web and many people that will give help on it.. I've got an 03 and love it..


    Didn't have DEF, was the engine model before DEF. Thought about deleting the DPF and EGR, which was the problem, but didn't want to deal with doing it or paying for it. had some other issues too with power mirrors blowing fuses constantly, window switches going bad, etc.


    Interesting, 'round these parts the GM trucks are perfect and never have any issues, at least according to those who own them.

    Hope you enjoy the new truck, the new Rams are very impressive.
  • fla-gypsy's avatar
    fla-gypsy
    Explorer
    Jul 07, 2014
    While I love my 09 F-250 SuperDuty 6.8L V-10 if I had to buy a new truck today and seeing the 6.8L is no longer available in the PU body, the Ram 2500 6.4L would be on my short list along with the Ford 6.2L. It would come down to nothing but price as I consider them pretty much equal trucks. Nice choice and I am sure it will serve you well.
  • wld1985's avatar
    wld1985
    Explorer
    Jul 08, 2014
    Fordlover wrote:
    kmbelt wrote:
    wld1985 wrote:
    Could of done a few things to it KM and probably would of been happy with it.. IF it had the DE Fluid, could of had that deleted and probably seen alittle more out of it... There's afew diesel forums on the web and many people that will give help on it.. I've got an 03 and love it..


    Didn't have DEF, was the engine model before DEF. Thought about deleting the DPF and EGR, which was the problem, but didn't want to deal with doing it or paying for it. had some other issues too with power mirrors blowing fuses constantly, window switches going bad, etc.


    Interesting, 'round these parts the GM trucks are perfect and never have any issues, at least according to those who own them.

    Hope you enjoy the new truck, the new Rams are very impressive.


    Yeah.. I guess the Biggest thing here is, finding a good mechanic that will treat you fare and knowing another person who can Tune it with say EFI Live or another tuner to delete the codes and such.. Where it would make you alittle more power and No check engine lights..

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