Ram questions
Well with almost 200,000 miles on my 2006 2500. I started thinking about a new truck. My current Dodge has the 6 speed manual and I thought I was done with manuals but I noticed that Ram still offers ...
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ShinerBock wrote:
Due to gear multiplication, the 650 lb-ft Cummins with the G56 is actually putting down considerably more torque than a SRW 900 lb-ft Cummins with the Aisin in first and second gear. In third, the G56 is still putting down more torque, but not much more. The Aisin is only putting down slightly more torque in fourth through sixth.
G56
1st: 13204.62
2nd: 7291.44
3rd: 4401.54
4th: 2912.13
5th: 2223.00
6th: 1645.02
68RFE
1st: 8837.28
2nd: 5034.24
3rd: 3857.76
4th: 2736
5th: 2243.52
6th: 1723.68
AS69RC
1st: 11542.5
2nd: 6156
3rd: 4124.52
4th: 3078
5th: 2370.06
6th: 1939.14
Your forgetting about the torque multiplication factor of the torque converter. This will be around 2.0 to 2.5 depending. The auto will kill a row boat tranny off of the line because of the torque multiplication factor.
