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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LOL I hear ya! I was joking about the Lone Star because I'm a NYer, not a Texan. I have been looking at the Laramie, though. Proxim, your TT sounds almost exactly like mine weight wise. The 1-2 shift gap doesn't really concern me too much, since I've only got a 4-speed trans now.
In fact the 4L80E ratios in the Burb are 2.48, 1.48, 1.00, 0.75, and in the 66RFE are 3.23, 1.84, 1.41, 1.00, 0.816, 0.625.
So what you guys are saying is a big 1-2 gear jump is actually better than what I have now. I've always felt I needed another gear between 2 and 3, and this does it. The 66RFE doesn't hit 1.00 until 4th, where I hit it in 3rd now, plus I have 2 OD gears instead of 1 so that's what helps the empty mileage a lot.
IB, I forgot you had posted extensively about this truck when you got yours, and I remember now ow impressed you were with its towing abilities.
Thanks for posting this:
I just looked at the GM offerings, and the 6.0 is 360hp/380tq, reminding me of why I didn't buy it back in 2001. The DMax diesel puts out the real power, but it's an $11,000 premium!!! Sorry, but that doesn't make sense for me for the number of times I tow the TT....at this point in my life the truck is 5x more likely to be spotted at Home Depot or with an equipment trailer behind it than at a CG....
In fact the 4L80E ratios in the Burb are 2.48, 1.48, 1.00, 0.75, and in the 66RFE are 3.23, 1.84, 1.41, 1.00, 0.816, 0.625.
So what you guys are saying is a big 1-2 gear jump is actually better than what I have now. I've always felt I needed another gear between 2 and 3, and this does it. The 66RFE doesn't hit 1.00 until 4th, where I hit it in 3rd now, plus I have 2 OD gears instead of 1 so that's what helps the empty mileage a lot.
IB, I forgot you had posted extensively about this truck when you got yours, and I remember now ow impressed you were with its towing abilities.
Thanks for posting this:
ib516 wrote:
8.1L is 340hp @ 4200 RPM / 455tq at 3200 RPM.
6.4L is 410hp @ 5600 RPM / 429tq at 4000 RPM.
I just looked at the GM offerings, and the 6.0 is 360hp/380tq, reminding me of why I didn't buy it back in 2001. The DMax diesel puts out the real power, but it's an $11,000 premium!!! Sorry, but that doesn't make sense for me for the number of times I tow the TT....at this point in my life the truck is 5x more likely to be spotted at Home Depot or with an equipment trailer behind it than at a CG....
