Ram HD Laramie Limited

Bionic Man wrote:

SoCalDesertRider wrote:
Really though, no pickup diesel engine needs to produce 400 hp and 800 lb-ft torque. It's just rediculus what theyre tuning them for now days. It's no surprise the fuel mileage is no where near what it should be. Take that same engine and tune it for 250 hp and 550 lb-ft and it would use less fuel and still operate just fine for use in a pickup.

I am very happy that my CTD is 350/800. I would be happier at 450/1000.

Have you seen the beating that the 3.0 Ram 1500 is taking on the forums? Most posters seem to think that the output of that engine (240/440?) is WAY too low to compete in the 1500 class.

I haven't seen those discussions. I just recently came back to the forum, after about a 2 year absence, due to being too busy working on out of town jobs. It's good to be back on the forum again and see all you folks that I have missed. Hope you've been doing alright. :)

I'll take a wild donkey guess and say that likely that 240/440 output happens at a high rpm range, being a it's a small displacement, assumably normally aspirated, V6. That high rpm powerband, together with the typically high (numerically low) axle gearing most manufacturers put in 1/2-ton and lower weight class pickups and suv's, would result in a truck that is very fast and has alot of power at higher speeds, but is lacking in low speed, low rpm and off-idle torque for heavy pulling.