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I saw an ad for a 5.9 litre hemi, is that a thing? Because i thought that the 5.9 was the cummins engine.

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The 5.9 gas engine is the 360, it's not a hemi and I believe was last offered in 2004
 
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Dmopar74 said:
The 5.9 gas engine is the 360, it's not a hemi and I believe was last offered in 2004
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Ok thanks. It just didnt sound right. Do you know anything about the gas mileage you can get from the engine?

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Gas mileage from a 360 usually isn't good
 
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Yeah they were in Durangos and man was it thirsty

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My 01 5.9 Durango got no better then 14 mostly 12mpg

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My 97 Ram 1500 with the 5.9 got around 13 mpg... It was definitely thirsty!

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they were know as magnum engines, and the last year produce were called the magnum hemi. yes they were thirsty, but gas was about 1 buck a gallon.
 
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Thank you all for the help. It was greatly appreciated. I might consider buy that truck. Thank you!

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Justin8817 said:
Thank you all for the help. It was greatly appreciated. I might consider buy that truck. Thank you!

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Had one in a 2003 Durango I bought my daughter when she was in college. Was a strong running engine and I liked it, but as others said 14 to 16 MPG even when driven gentle.
 
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huntergreen said:
they were know as magnum engines, and the last year produce were called the magnum hemi. yes they were thirsty, but gas was about 1 buck a gallon.
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Magnum yes...never heard it called the magnum hemi....as that would just be wrong.

The magnum hemi was a 5.7 engine, not 5.9, and it was a true hemi engine unlike the 360 cid engine.

It was a strong engine, but as has been said, thirsty. I had a 360 I built in the truck in my avatar (non-magnum version), and while it never got great mileage, it also didn't get terrible mileage either....in that truck with 40" tires and only 4.56 gears since that was the biggest that fit in the 9 1/4 rear at the time, I'd still get 8-9 mpg, and it also had enough umph to push that 6000 lb barn sized truck to a 9 sec 1/8 mile, chirping the tires on the 1-2 as it did it.
 
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I had a 5.9 02 Dakota R/T it was built and was a monster. The hemi engines are 5.7 and 6.4.
 
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Magnum yes...never heard it called the magnum hemi....as that would just be wrong.

The magnum hemi was a 5.7 engine, not 5.9, and it was a true hemi engine unlike the 360 cid engine.

It was a strong engine, but as has been said, thirsty. I had a 360 I built in the truck in my avatar (non-magnum version), and while it never got great mileage, it also didn't get terrible mileage either....in that truck with 40" tires and only 4.56 gears since that was the biggest that fit in the 9 1/4 rear at the time, I'd still get 8-9 mpg, and it also had enough umph to push that 6000 lb barn sized truck to a 9 sec 1/8 mile, chirping the tires on the 1-2 as it did it.
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i never bothered to check, that was what the sales man called it when buying my first ram. ended up buying a cummins 2500.
 
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grozier said:
My 01 5.9 Durango got no better then 14 mostly 12mpg

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Do you guys know if there is anyway to improve the fuel economy or is it just somethi g you have to deal with?

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I just delt with it. You have a heavy suv with a big ass V8 4x4. Adds up to **** poor mpg. I'd suggest easy driving and light on the pedal.

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I just delt with it. You have a heavy suv with a big ass V8 4x4. Adds up to **** poor mpg. I'd suggest easy driving and light on the pedal.

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Yea i thought so. I was just wondering if there was any engine mod that would give it alittle better mileage.

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Yea i thought so. I was just wondering if there was any engine mod that would give it alittle better mileage.

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This is the truck that i am thinking about. It will take upgrades but it looks decent

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