Is the Aisin transmission worth it?
I got the new truck bug, and the Aisin transmission trucks are a fairly rare find in my area, especially loaded out ones. My current truck is a 2012 Ram with the 68RFE, so I believe it's rated at 610...
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transferred wrote:I'm Rick James wrote:transferred wrote:I'm Rick James wrote:
I'm sure the 68RE is an adequate transmission, as is the Aisin. There are those that preach the "MDT" moniker for the Aisin but that usually devolves into semantics. Bottom line is that they are all (regardless of brand) fairly decent transmissions that none of us will be able to quantify their strengths or weaknesses.
So the Aisin is not a MDT trans? Please elaborate.
I put my money where my mouth is and spent the extra for the Aisin, I'm an SRW but been right up to 25k GCWR and at that weight I like to know I have a trans with 140 lbs for metal in it than the 68RFE. For the DRW guys towing at near 40k, it's cheap insurance and a no brainer.
Now, people who tune their trucks is a different matter....they should've bought a Mustang
Feel free to put whatever acronym or label on your transmission you like. If the Aisin is a MDT transmission, cite what MDT utilizes the AS69RC.
I opted for the Aisin simply because it allowed for greater hp/ torque and I did not like the 68RFE in my '12 Ram.
Ram 4500 and Ram 5500. Hopefully this information clears your confusion on the subject.
Ah yes, so the G56 & 66RFE are MDT transmissions and the 6.4 Hemi is a MDT engine? There is no confusion on my part, it's semantics.
