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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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katoom400
Explorer
Jan 01, 2015
spoon059 wrote:
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.


6.4 option is $1,500

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