Ram Goes to Stunning 900 lb-ft of torque
The 2016 Ram 3500 breaks the towing record previously held by the old Ram 3500 (at 30,000 pounds) by moving up to 31,210 pounds,more than two tons beyond its closest rival. To get there, Ram went from...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:Adam R wrote:
900 ft lbs or torque will be awesome. The torque management that comes along with that engine will be less than awesome.
Would be nice to see Ram fix that flaw in their programming.
It's not a flaw. If they had no management the driveline would self destruct.
My mealy 865 TQ gets 30K rolling quite easily even with the "FLAW".
When you mash the pedal and nothing, nada, zip happens for a split second, that IS a FLAW and why I won't by a Ram until it is fixed. Try driving down the road, lift your foot and then re-apply throttle. The RPM gauge will sit there and do nothing for a good 1/2 a second which can seem like an eternity if you are trying to accomplish something. Hell, give me 400 ft/lbs of torque from a dead stop and I might be happy, but giving me nothing is UNACCEPTABLE.
