Airtim
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It sounds like your truck did great. What did it do poorly that would make you buy a diesel if you did this regularly?
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Towing with new 6.4L
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just James
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It didn't do anything poorly, but the exhaust brake on a diesel would be nice.
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Just did my first tow with the 2500 hemi hauling a FULL cab and bed and our 31Ft TT over the blue ridge mountains to my brothers house. I averaged 10MPG in the mountains which Im guessing I can improve that with some work. But what was most impressive is that even in tow/haul mode I saw over 4000RPM 2-3 times over 240 miles of towing and 1 of them was most likely preventable. While I was worried about not having the 4.10 gears and mountain towing, I have now been cured of ANY and ALL doubt I could ever have with my truck. Not only was it EXTREMELY windy on the way out, but I had to come back on a spare because of a valve stem issues (fix is on the way) and the stability, power and control was EXPONETIALLY better than my suped up RAM 1500.
Depsite being 1200lbs+ heavier the 6.4L power felt amazing in comparison and I never thought I needed more power with my 5.7. The 1500 would scream fairly often while towing and hauling, but the 6.4L BGE was calm and steady with a low end that made the truck feel completely different. The stability in all conditions has been a HUGE plus goign to the 2500 where the 1500 in windy conditions was literal white knuckle, my 2500 was confidence boosting and I never doubted my rig. Never ever going back!
Depsite being 1200lbs+ heavier the 6.4L power felt amazing in comparison and I never thought I needed more power with my 5.7. The 1500 would scream fairly often while towing and hauling, but the 6.4L BGE was calm and steady with a low end that made the truck feel completely different. The stability in all conditions has been a HUGE plus goign to the 2500 where the 1500 in windy conditions was literal white knuckle, my 2500 was confidence boosting and I never doubted my rig. Never ever going back!