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re: Updated 2025 Ram Pickup debuts with 540 horsepower turbocharged I-6 engine
Posted on 11/7/23 at 10:38 am to frequent flyer
Posted on 11/7/23 at 10:38 am to frequent flyer
Not a bad looking truck... and 540 HP.. Yes please
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Posted on 11/7/23 at 10:41 am to DarkDrifter
Lipstick on a mini pig with a v6. Maybe the 2026 or 2027 models will look better. They should be releasing them later this year
Posted on 11/7/23 at 10:54 am to AllDayEveryDay
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Can't wait for one of them to be three inches from my bumper while I'm going 90 in a 75.
You're probably camped out in the left lane. That's why.
Posted on 11/7/23 at 11:13 am to Clames
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There really isn't anything better for heavy-duty use than cubic inches.
Rudolph Diesel says hello.
Posted on 11/7/23 at 11:42 am to goofball
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I'd like to see them bring a modern version of the 8.1L big block V8 back, but that's never going to happen.
I'll bet a good engine builder/tuner could get stupid power out of one of those.
This post was edited on 11/8/23 at 9:08 am
Posted on 11/7/23 at 11:44 am to Lsuhoohoo
Yeah to me the big news is their new PHEV Ramcharger.
It’s supposed to have a 145 miles of ev range plus a 27 gallon gas tank. Supposedly has a combined range of 690 miles, 663 horsepower, and 615 pound-feet of torque.
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Now obviously those numbers are in perfect driving conditions and babying the vehicle but a PHEV truck that can approach that is a pretty big deal IMO.
It’s supposed to have a 145 miles of ev range plus a 27 gallon gas tank. Supposedly has a combined range of 690 miles, 663 horsepower, and 615 pound-feet of torque.
LINK
Now obviously those numbers are in perfect driving conditions and babying the vehicle but a PHEV truck that can approach that is a pretty big deal IMO.
This post was edited on 11/7/23 at 11:47 am
Posted on 11/7/23 at 11:47 am to frequent flyer
Does this mean my 24 TRX just increased in value? 
Posted on 11/7/23 at 11:56 am to Rendevoustavern
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What is this BS
Boost needs octane.
Posted on 11/7/23 at 11:59 am to aduke05
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Rudolph Diesel says hello.
Pretty sure OTR trucks have really big engines. Earth moving equipment does too. Container ships? Yup, huge engines too.
Posted on 11/7/23 at 12:05 pm to SlidellCajun
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An in-line 6 brings more horsepower than the Raptor.
That's why the 700hp blown V8 Raptor R exists.
BTW an in-line 6 is arguably a better HP motor than a V8 due to the inherent lack of 1st and 2nd order vibrations without the added reciprocating mass of a harmonic damper/balance shaft they rev faster and are easier to build for a higher redline. Not that matters much when you are pounding it with boost.
Posted on 11/7/23 at 12:49 pm to Clames
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Pretty sure OTR trucks have really big engines. Earth moving equipment does too. Container ships? Yup, huge engines too.
Pretty sure the majority of those you named are DIESEL ENGINES. Diesels produce more torque due to stroke length and the fact a compression engine ignites the fuel faster than a gas fueled combustion engine.
Add the fact that diesel fuel is 10-15% more energy dense than gasoline and you made his point.
Posted on 11/7/23 at 12:54 pm to rooster108bm
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Pretty sure the majority of those you named are DIESEL ENGINES. Diesels produce more torque due to stroke length and the fact a compression engine ignites the fuel faster than a gas fueled combustion engine.
There's only one half ton diesel motor out there, and it's the Duramax 3.0L inline 6 from General Motors. I hear very good things about it. The inline 6 configuration is hard to package, but they made it work.
It has been far superior to the V6 configuration that the Ram used for their half ton diesels before canceling them last year.
This post was edited on 11/7/23 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 11/7/23 at 12:56 pm to rooster108bm
Nah, yall just aren't smart enough to see his 
Posted on 11/7/23 at 12:58 pm to goofball
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Their new Ford 7.3L V8 is pretty good after they've worked the bugs out of it. Lots of power.
True. I have the 7.3 in an F250I use for pulling heavy loads up to 14k. The super flat torque curve is like a diesel. Not nearly as much power but it will easily pull 14k. I watched a video of a guy pull 25k with it at 6000’ in the Rockies. Good, simple, cheap to fix engine. No diesel for me lol.
Posted on 11/7/23 at 1:06 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Nah, yall just aren't smart enough to see his
Well in all honesty he equated heavy duty with cubic inches.
The US definition of a heavy duty engine is one that requires no maintenance other than oil and filters per 100k miles.
Posted on 11/7/23 at 1:13 pm to Swagga
$120k
Posted on 11/7/23 at 1:14 pm to member12
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It has been far superior to the V6 configuration that the Ram used for their half ton diesels before canceling them last year.
The first generation of those things were massive piece of crap. I lost track of how many main seals ours spit out on the highway.
Posted on 11/7/23 at 1:42 pm to rooster108bm
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Diesels produce more torque due to stroke length
Higher BMEP actually. The 5.4L Fords have a 4.17" stroke which is about the same or longer than the diesels of their era.
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made his point.
My point was that about engine size, you absolute cretin, and every engine mentioned are LARGE engines, even when diesel cycle. Large gas, large diesel...my point still stands. Now go find a bench child.
This post was edited on 11/7/23 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 11/7/23 at 1:43 pm to rooster108bm
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Well in all honesty he equated heavy duty with cubic inches
And he was correct.
The universal rule of engines is that as duty cycle goes up, power density must go down for acceptable life.
Posted on 11/7/23 at 1:49 pm to frequent flyer
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