LaJoie272
Junior Member
I picked up my '08 Ram Hemi a couple months ago (It's a super tight feeling truck I cant believe it has 160k on it). I am ignorant when it comes to a gas trucks transmission as all I've known is Allison trannys in my Duramax. With the Allison it was always the 4-5 shift that would throw it into limp mode and tear it up when you were hot rodding it. Now I don't hot rod the **** out of my hemi, it's just my daily but I've got it snappin' pretty hard with an intake and exhaust. I'm just curious what is the main killer of this 5spd overdrive trans? Is it just your hard downshifts? Like I said, the Allison had it's common predators and I want to know what hunts these 5 speeds hooked to the Hemi. I am aware she has got some miles on her (all highway) but I want to preserve the trans for a long time to come although it's sometimes hard not to let 345 cubic inches do its thing when your next to some weak F150. Any input is appreciated, thanks guys.