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the1adman
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Jul 05, 2012

2003 Dodge 2500 Hemi towing improvement advice

We have a 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 quad cab 4x4 Hemi automatic 3.73. The truck only has 58k miles and well maintained but towing 5500 lbs the truck struggles, on hills it's in 2nd gear and on long steep hi...
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Wxguru
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Jul 15, 2012
The newest HEMI does make more power than the older versions...I don't know what the Ft.LB Torque numbers are, but my '03 is making 345HP while the newer HEMI's....I believe 2010 and newer are making 395HP. I want to say the torque numbers are up 20 ft lbs.

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