Recent content by SD Rebel

Me as well. Give it some boost sounds, embrace the twin turbos in Inline motor RAM!

The mighty TRX has a tow rating of 8,100 lbs, which is even lower than the RHO's 8,380 lbs. I think their tow rating is based on suspension, which is too soft? Raptors have similar lower tow ratings compared to regular 1500s. I did wonder why the RAM 1500s drop 500 or so lbs in tow and...

Oh gotcha, didn't realize that. I will erase. Reading compression hard on a phone. Makes sense about the OP though, why two post of that?

No one has chosen the "Hemi because it's a more robust engine" yet? I chose "Hemi because it sounds better", that was the only thing I checked off that I was truly sure about.

Go to the dealership in person, I've given up on calling Stellantis dealerships, many of them don't respond through calls, leaving a message is as effective as leaving a note in a bottle and throwing it the ocean, just as likely to get a reaction from your dealership. In person, speak directly...

People who build our trucks are humans and if they have an ax to grind, I can see them doing this. Also, with Covid and all the production issues, I've had a feeling trucks these last few years maybe cutting some corners, at least based on some quality control issues brought up on this forum...

Not a problem, I use 91 from Costco (cheaper than 87 from regular stations), since it meets the 89 octane recommendation. Wish Costco had 89, but again still cheaper than most stations 87. With the RHO I will get vastly more hp and torque than my 5.7L while probably getting better than the 13...

Absolutely, the weight was a big part of it.

I'm been out of the loop for a while as well, but I did look it up recently, it does have to be a 5.8L motor for everyone. They essentially designed the motor to have standardization across all manufacturers, however there is a bit of variations in regards to the internals, and how all that is...

I honestly love my 2.7, it was the first year of that design in 2015, in the four years I owned it it was flawless, and I agree that it definitely feels faster than my heavy Ram with the 5.7. But to be honest it felt a bit boring, I want to have a sense of occasion when I drive a vehicle, the...

Agreed, when I say correct, I mean the one specified for our trucks, probably based on space availability.

I could be wrong as well, I'm only going off memory, but I do know they are all spec for each manufacturer and all have to be 5.8L (350 cu).

I don't think those NASCAR motors are in any way related to their production vehicles or require spec for spec homologation. They are all 5.8L pushrod 90-degree spec motors across the board, they are also tuned and built by specific 3rd party shops, not by manufacturers themselves. Ford and GM...

The correct one is the MO339, which is available at Walmart, just got one for $10 or so. The 899 is a bit larger, but people have made it fit in those tight confines we have on our trucks. I will tell you, I do oil analysis with every one of my oil changes and the smaller 339 has shown to have...

Eventually, but neither Ford nor GM is getting ridding of their V8s in the immediate future. In fact quite the opposite, GM has invested about 1 billion in order to keep their small block V8s emissions compliant, the first of these new V8s will hit the market in 2028. Ford updated the 5.0L for...