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No diesel for Power Wagon, but why not the Hellcat engine?

Jimmy07 said:
Very different. TRX uses BW 48-13 full time active. All HD Rams, including power wagon, use either BW 44-46 (electronic shift) or BW 44-47 (manual shift)- both part time.
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Or for HO trucks, the BW 44-48 part-time with electric shift, 44-49 part-time manual shift.
 
@JC said:
Ram definitely should have built the TRX on the PowerWagon instead of that crappy short box 1500. Or at least come out with a TRX option package for the PW. My PW would be traded in yesterday.
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The thought of this ... i'd be hard pressed not to trade in my '22 for that.
 
Jimmy07 said:
Very different. TRX uses BW 48-13 full time active. All HD Rams, including power wagon, use either BW 44-46 (electronic shift) or BW 44-47 (manual shift)- both part time.
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Looks like the 48-13 has the same low range ratio as the 44-4* series in the HD trucks (2.64), but it’s a clutched transfer case

I like the 6.4 in my truck, more power (especially forced induction to the power loss of NA at altitude) would be nice at times, but I wouldn’t be willing to pay the 50K or so premium I’m sure the hellcat motor would add.
The new Hurricane twin turbo inline 6 has my attention though.
I also like the durability factor of the 6.4 being a NA motor not tuned to its limits (compare to the 392 it has lower compression ratio, takes regular gas…it’s designed to just work)
 
UNifc6pF said:
The thought of this ... i'd be hard pressed not to trade in my '22 for that.
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You know what's funny is I typed that before I drove a TRX. I ended up trading the PowerWagon for my wife's Jeep 392 and ordered a TRX. I'll miss the longer box and especially the Ram Boxes but it's a hell of a truck.
 
There's a dude on one of the Facebook groups that has done a Hellcat engine swap in his Power Wagon.

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