New Ram in the Family - Intro

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Mopar1973Man

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Exhaust brake is hands down the coolest feature lol
The truck needs the **** beat out of it every once in awhile if your not constantly working it
I second the fuel filtration as well, especially if your planning on any significant performance mods
I'm go. A push the h&s tuners some more lol, if you invest in a mini maxx or black maxx now they can monitor all of the parameters(gauges mopar man recomended) and will give you a head start for when you eventually yank the emissions garbage (all you need after the tuner is to install the delete pipe and change the tune)

So true... You can't drive these trucks a grocery getter with short trips... It will plug the DPF so fast it will make your head spin. Once again if you got the pyrometer gauge you'll know that you got to kick the EGT's above 1,000*F once in awhile to keep the DPF clean.

Exhaust brake should of been standard equipment from the 1st gen forward...

Here is a few vids of exhuast usage... I got over 185K out of my factory brake pads... No joke...

Getting the most from a exhaust brake - YouTube

Getting the most from a exhaust brake (7% grade) - YouTube
 

Ram_bo06

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wow. that is a really nice truck. your stepdad must be a very happy man.
 

WhiteExpress

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That is certainly a beautiful truck! Congratulations.
I wish my old man would step up to the plate already!
 
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Thanks for the info and compliments everyone! He certainly loves it! And so do I. It's tons of fun. Can't wait to do stuff to it.


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quietpeen

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Awesome looking truck
 

suzukiquadrider

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That is awesome, that is my dream pickup!
 
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