Turbo 3.6l 1500?

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A guy I know recently bought a 2014 1500 and he was telling me it was a 3.6l with a turbo. He said the first owner got the truck from Canada so I don't know if that makes a difference. I've looked it up on Google and it can't tell me anything. So I was wondering if you could get a 3.6l with a turbo from the factory?
 

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Nope. Somebody got confused when they were cross-shopping with F-150s.
 
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Nope. Somebody got confused when they were cross-shopping with F-150s.

Yeah when he first told me about his truck he said it was a Eco boost. I told him that was only in the Ford pickups.
 

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Yeah when he first told me about his truck he said it was a Eco boost. I told him that was only in the Ford pickups.


It doesn't help that RAM has the EcoDiesel, which is also a turbo V6. I'm sure plenty of buyers get confused.
 
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One thing that gets me is why have a v6 in a truck? I understand the better gas millage but if your worried about gas you should of got a car and not a truck.
 

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One thing that gets me is why have a v6 in a truck? I understand the better gas millage but if your worried about gas you should of got a car and not a truck.

the pstar V6 puts numbers close to the 4.7 V8 it replaced. more than enough for most people.
 

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the pstar V6 puts numbers close to the 4.7 V8 it replaced. more than enough for most people.

Yeah, I haul lots of stuff with my V6 and even haul around a skid loader with no problem. Gets me around the muddy job sites with ease and I still get better gas mileage then a V8.
 

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One thing that gets me is why have a v6 in a truck? I understand the better gas millage but if your worried about gas you should of got a car and not a truck.

With the 3.6L Ram 1500...you would get "crossover" vehicle fuel economy (low/mid-20's average), full-size truck interior size, and full-size truck payload. For a LOT of people out there (myself included)...the 3.6L would have made a LOT more sense (operating cost wise) than the 5.7L V-8.

The towing capacity is really the only thing that's sacrificed with the 3.6L. That being said, they'd be a perfect choice for a lot of people (someone that wants a truck, but doesn't want x < 20 MPG average).
 

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I wonder if ram will ever throw a turbo on the pentastar to compete with the ecoboost... I love my hemi but I'd buy it


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Yeah I've got the 3.6 3.55 and its great for me and i still tow up to 3,000 lbs fairly frequently. But Sprintex does make a supercharger kit for the v6
 

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I wonder if ram will ever throw a turbo on the pentastar to compete with the ecoboost... I love my hemi but I'd buy it

Rumor is they are working on it for the Jeeps. No reason why it wouldn't make its way into the Rams too.
 
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I think I read somewhere on Google they're were thinking of adding a turbo to the 3.6l for the 2018 1500
 

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The 3.6 was engineered with boost in mind. It has oil squirters to help keep temps down on the pistons and reduce detonation, and 6 bolt mains to help keep the crank from walking. I believe a twin turbo 3.6 would whoop up on an ecoboost.

I would like to see them make a v8 based on the pentastar.
 

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TI would like to see them make a v8 based on the pentastar.

Yet another rumor I've seen floating around a few forums, where they are going to replace the Hemi with a slightly smaller displacement V8 based on the Pentastar V6.

Basically, it sounds like we'll have a Ford style setup for our options. V6, turbo (or twin turbo) V6, or small V8. I believe I saw a few places the "4.8L V8" size mentioned, but can't find any real facts to back it up.
 

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I'd definitely look forward to both of those power plants. But I hear FCA is stocked up on hemi motors until 2018... also im kind of frustrated that an update for the ram hasn't even been officially released... this generation has been around for a long while


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