Ram 6.4L Hemi vs good ol' 8.1L
Had the flu this week so spent a lot of time sitting around watching TV and Googling stuff....I got to thinking that my next truck will probably be a well-equipped Ram 2500, crew cab, 6'4" bed, with t...
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BurbMan wrote:
The other big question is how recent model years stack up....ideally I'd like to get 14-16 truck that somebody else had paid the depreciation on.
The updated chassis and front end arrived in the 3500 in 2013 and the 2500 in 2014 and I'd definitely target those years over earlier because the upgrades are significant.
The main problem I've read on the 66RFE has to do with the gear spacing and how it can struggle on serious grades at elevation. Basically the 1-2 gap is too big and in certain situations it'll stick you in 1st gear with a dunce cap going up the grade nice and slow. From a reliability standpoint I think it's considered pretty solid. If you're going to tow out west a lot I guess I'd recommend looking more at a Cummins Ram or maybe a Super Duty with the 6.2 if you really want gas. But in the midwest or back east that 66RFE probably wouldn't ever be an issue.
