Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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hemi-kz wrote:
Tater:
This has been said before: It's not only about the engine.
DC designates the strength of their transmissions in the name:
In 5-45RFE the (2nd) 5 is its rating, the trans with the CTD (48RE) is an 8.
Also (at least in 2003) the Hemi got a 10.5 inch rear and the CTD got 11.5"
I don't think it's the tranny rating either. The GVWR and GCWR are the same for the CTD with either the 6-speed manual or the 48RE and the Hemi ratings are the same with either the 6-speed manual or the 545RFE. If it were that the 545RFE was weaker, the 6-speed would give it a higher rating.
On my 2004, I believe that the 11.50 RE was an option.
