The 6.4 HD Hemi Thread

[HEMI-ALERT!]

 

[Wvhemiram]

Picked mine up a little over a week ago. I love it!

 

[reek]

Picked mine up a little over a week ago. I love it!

that's a nice lookin' truck, for a 2 yr old! Your profile says your age is 2. Seriously, nice truck. I've never been a fan of white but trucks like yours are starting to make me re-consider.

 

[U&A]

that's a nice lookin' truck, for a 2 yr old! Your profile says your age is 2. Seriously, nice truck. I've never been a fan of white but trucks like yours are starting to make me re-consider.

I LOVE white. Its slowly becoming the new black. Everything is so damb black latly. The trick to making white look good is making the black trim around it clean and shiny.

White hides scratches very well to.

 

[Wvhemiram]

that's a nice lookin' truck, for a 2 yr old! Your profile says your age is 2. Seriously, nice truck. I've never been a fan of white but trucks like yours are starting to make me re-consider.

Yeah guess I need to fix that in the user CP lol. Thanks man!

 

[Wvhemiram]

I LOVE white. Its slowly becoming the new black. Everything is so damb black latly. The trick to making white look good is making the black trim around it clean and shiny.

White hides scratches very well to.

Yeah I usually get darker vehicles, I traded in a 15 Ram 1500 Outdoorsman Pittsburgh Penguins package. Everyone has a blacked out express around here so the white is a welcome change for me.

 

[reek]

Yeah I usually get darker vehicles, I traded in a 15 Ram 1500 Outdoorsman Pittsburgh Penguins package. Everyone has a blacked out express around here so the white is a welcome change for me.

I think you hit the nail on the head. In California it seemed every car was white or silver for many years so I think I always tried to get a darker color. All the sudden the black out thing took over. Now white seems like a refreshing change.

Anyway, are your front door windows tinted as well?

 

[Wvhemiram]

I think you hit the nail on the head. In California it seemed every car was white or silver for many years so I think I always tried to get a darker color. All the sudden the black out thing took over. Now white seems like a refreshing change.

Anyway, are your front door windows tinted as well?

Not yet, that's coming next month. Probably going to have to go 35% as that's the legal limit here and none of the shops will pass the inspection if they are darker, especially on a "modified" sticker vehicle.

 

[MrPauloAbesamis]

I've had my 2500 6.4 HEMI 4WD now for 5 months as my daily driver, fuel economy sucks but hey it's a 3/4-ton. I love the commanding feel while driving it on the freeway, the V-8 has a distinct tone compared to the 5.7, this one for me has a very industrial tractor sound in it once you fire up the engine and roll it otherwise the familiar V-8 rumble is there an is joyful sound each time I floor it and fly 80 -85MPH on the freeway. We brought it on 4,500-mile trip from TX to NJ couldn't complain, very spacious and comfortable inside and the 6.4ft bed is more than enough for our stuff. I get complements on my 2500 every now and then, I guess it's because of how Dodge/ RAM managed to age the design properly I mean the truck has that in-your-face presence when you first stare at it it's this big chrome grille and wide bumper that'll greet you. My friend aptly called my pickup a very man truck. I love the wide angle trailer mirrors but I hate it that RAM didn't put the spot mirrors in a fixed position.

Only mods I have on it so far are the dealer installed bedliner, Mopar locking gas cap, KN Filter, and BFG All-Terrain T/A KO2 tires. I'm thinking of putting the skid plates from the Power Wagon to my Tradesman for more underbody protection and also the mounting brackets from the PW's winch but again will it work? I want to keep the vehicle bonestock but with minor mods to give it capability and attitude.

 

[sandawilliams]

I LOVE white. Its slowly becoming the new black. Everything is so damb black latly. The trick to making white look good is making the black trim around it clean and shiny.

White hides scratches very well to.

I also have and like my white ram. My only issue here in Colorado is all the oil/gas workers also drive white trucks so there are many of them on the roads in western Colorado.

 

[NewBlackDak]

I also have and like my white ram. My only issue here in Colorado is all the oil/gas workers also drive white trucks so there are many of them on the roads in western Colorado.

Same thing everywhere I've lived. Seems like all fleet trucks are white.


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[U&A]

Same thing everywhere I've lived. Seems like all fleet trucks are white.


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We have Amtrak, consumers energy and welder/pipefitter unions around here so there's tons of white trucks in southern Michigan.

None of them dodges though..



all have Chevy or fords.

 

[snapper23]

That's their loss, driving the other brands.

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[MrPauloAbesamis]

I have been looking at the Power Wagon's winch mount since getting my 2500 6.4 Hemi, ever since I've been tinkering around if those winch mounts would actually work on a standard issue Ram with the big Hemi, I talked to 2 different dealers and they said it should work since Power Wagon is built on a 3/4 frame and the fact that it can be ordered with Tradesman, SLT (the feature model), and Laramie sub-trims. And I'm also wondering if the Power Wagon's skid plates will work on a standard issue 2500.

Has it ever been done before in a standard issue RAM Heavy Duty?

I still want a Power Wagon but for now I can't afford it, my 2500 being bone stock for me serves a perfect canvass for 4WD mods that'll give it an attitude while I maintain it's bone stock look.

 

[River19]

A nice 450 mile round trip yesterday towing a single horse up to Maine for a friend.....heavy little guy at about 1400lbs but the 14mph head wind and cross winds were the story......exactly 10mpg yesterday and it was more like 9 on the way up against the wind and 11ish on the way back empty with less of a wind issue.

I finally punted the tow/haul on the way home so we could have 5th gear more often....T/H loves 4th......with a passion......

Love the 2500 with my trailer, that combo handles the wind nicely, you will feel the buffeting but it holds the line very nicely....and Hawk makes a great horse trailer.....

IT was good to exercise the 6.4L a bit though.....

 

[Rhenry]

Blue smoke

Anyone else get a puff of blue smoke at start up from time to time?

 

[MADDOG]

Anyone else get a puff of blue smoke at start up from time to time?

I haven't seen it on mine.

A small amount of oil could be seeping past the valve guides (doubtful unless you are approaching 100K miles) or the more probable cause is blow by getting into the intake manifold. Hemi engines do blow a bit of oil through the PCV system.

If you are not seeing any significant oil consumption, I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[LDBagger17]

Yes I have had that twice with mine, no rime or reason for it that I can see. The last time was 6-8 weeks ago, drive the truck everyday day and haven't seen even a trace of it since. Mine has 28K on it now, runs great and uses no oil. Not going to get excited about it unless it gets to be a common thing.

 

[drittal]

Anyone else get a puff of blue smoke at start up from time to time?

I did with mine too


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[tjfdesmo]

Anyone else get a puff of blue smoke at start up from time to time?

A few times when it was new, then it went away.