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IDman
Explorer
Jan 01, 2015

Towing with Ram 2500, either 5.7 or 6.4 engine

We are going from diesel back to gasser and I will stick with a Ram 2500. We tow all over the West which, of course, means lots of mountains to climb so I would like the power and payload of the 6.4...
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spoon059
Explorer II
Jan 01, 2015
Honestly either engine will work fine for you. These modern gassers are way more powerful and efficient than the big blocks of old.

In the mountains I would be heavily leaning towards the 6.4 Hemi. I don't doubt for a second that the 5.7 Hemi would be fine most of the time. The bigger engine will just work better pulling in the mountains. Off the top of my head, I don't remember there being a huge price jump to move up to the 6.4.

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