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V10 Ram?


zeitgeist57

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Looking at 5-passenger, longbed trucks with a stick shift and A/C (needle in a haystack!). Love the Cummins, but looking for cheaper alternatives...

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Tight-Responsive-99-Dodge-V10-5speed-88k-ONE-OWNER-/290507991080?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item43a3a02828

 

Aside from abysmal fuel economy, any major issues with the Dodge truck V10s? Might sound awesome with an open exhaust system...

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Wow, that thing looks a shit ton cleaner than most pickups of that age... or of many pickups older than 2 years! LOL.

 

Why are pickup drivers so crappy to their vehicles? I always want a leather interior 6 speed diesel truck, and finding that is another needle in a haystack, as leather in a pickup almost never happens unless it's a new half ton gas. That the market for those trucks is all people that just don't give a shit and trash their vehicles irritates the hell out of me :p

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I think those engines are basically the same as the viper aside from heads and cam. I could be wrong.

 

You're quite wrong. The RAM V-10 shares virtually no components with the Viper's V-10.

 

I owned a 90's Dodge V-10 pickup. I had no engine issues whatsoever in 50k miles. As you mentioned, though, the mileage is terrible.

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Because automatics suck the life out of any and all vehicles.

 

Don't care how fast they are, boring as hell.

 

The only ones who get a half point are the DSG style automated manuals, and even then, a manual is more fun.

 

I am assuming clay feels the same.

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Towed a two axle landscape trailer around this summer with the automatic version of that truck. Well built, solid truck with plenty of power. The one I drove had a couple hundred thousand miles on it, was lifted, and was nowhere near that pretty.

 

Back seat leaves alot to be desired. Also, single digit fuel economy is not fun for whoever pays the bills...

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Well, Vipers (especially first generation) tend to sound like utter shit, and though this motor is different from that era of Viper motor, one would assume it will sound like ass as well.

 

I was curious, so I searched on youtube, and you are 100% correct...

 

 

Even the Rams/Vipers with aftermarket exhausts sounds like shit

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Not sure why Clay needs to waste the loot on the Diesel. He's not hauling a huge trailer, race car, and such. Just tooling around will do no good for that thing. Get the gasser, live with the 10 mpg, and love life.

 

Because this is columbusracing not columbusletsgetby.

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My buddy in VA will soon be selling his dually ram diesel which is a 6 spd. I can get details if you're interested.

 

Here's a couple shots of it in October when I was down there helping him frame in a room.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/TimTaylor75/cars/DSC05221.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/TimTaylor75/cars/DSC05219.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/TimTaylor75/cars/DSC05211.jpg

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