KWG88ss
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So are the coil packs worth it?
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I think so yeah. Feels smoother across the band.
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So are the coil packs worth it?
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If my memory is right the sticker mpg difference between 3.6/5.7 is about 10%. You get good mpg with both motors so 10% seems logical. The Fuelly site shows about a 15% gap. My guess is the 5.7 drivers like to floor board it more than the 3.6 drivers.
Are you talking Fuelly or sticker mpg fell?Did they change anything in the 20s? MPG for both motors fell off a cliff when I was looking the other day.
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Are you talking Fuelly or sticker mpg fell?
So far I have been impressed with the V6! We took it on a 6,000-mile road trip across the country towing our camper. I definitely noticed the difference in power, but, man, that Pentastar is quite impressive still. Even towing across the Appalachians and the Rockies, there was ample - albeit not pin-you-to-the-seat - power to get us all our crap through the hills. The gas mileage was very impressive: towing everything including the camper MPG ranged from 14-19; we averaged closer to 19 for most of the trip. My dad, towing he and my stepmom and their camper with my old 1500 in flat Georgia, gets about 10 MPG! Of course, their camper is a 30’ travel trailer and ours is a medium size Pop-up, so the aerodynamics and weight are quite different. Nonetheless, I really am happy with the MPG with the V6, almost to the point that I prefer it over the Hemi. Almost...still loved that V8 power and sound!
Autonomous vehicles will be a hit if you guys are putzing around for miles per gallon. Exhilarating commutes I imagine.
Do you happen to know what your camper weighs? I have the same engine so I'm just wondering how much it will comfortably tow...
Not very many listed for 2020. I do not think the mpg has fell off.Fuelly. Might just be limited miles, but 2020’s been out a while now.
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For those who have owned both with 8spds, I'm curious to see what your take is on them in terms of differences and similarities?
I owned a 2017 Ram 1500 express QC 4x4, pentastar for just under 3yrs and ~57K miles and recently replaced it with a 2019 Ram 1500 classic SLT CC 4x4 Hemi w/ ~14K miles on it. Both had 3.21 gears.
Right out of the gate I noticed the seemingly constant busyness of the powertrain on the hemi Ram. The programming of the ZF8 seems to be to get it into 8th as soon as possible. Couple that with MDS kicking in/out to varying degrees and it seems like something is ALWAYS happening there. Being a car enthusiast and noticing every noise, movement, feel, etc. It's a lot to get used to. I've only driven it 400-500 miles at this point, so maybe the adaptive shifting will change? I dunno. It's nothing I can't adjust to and I know how to disable MDS by toggling into manual shift mode. Just tap the - on the -/+ so the dash reads "8".
By contrast, my pentastar powered Ram wasn't nearly as busy. I would mostly drive it in tow/haul mode to lock out 8th, but for the most part, it would stay in 7th unless you were on flat ground and super steady on the go pedal, then it would advance to 8th. I guess my point is, I believe there's less herky-jerkiness and vibrations with the Ram 1500 Pentastar given no MDS and different 8spd programming.
With the Hemi, even with Tow/Haul mode on, it will go into 8th as soon as it can. The only difference between tow/haul on/off I can feel with the hemi is you will feel the downshifting with tow/haul on. Other than that, upshifting and gear changes in general feel the same.
The acceleration and sound of the hemi is really something. I'll be 50 in a matter of weeks and this is my first V8. It really is awesome. The pentastar isn't a bad sounding engine, but it's more of an appliance sound than a powerhouse sound. The pentastar IMO has remarkable pin you into the seat acceleration as well, but not quite as much as the hemi as you'd expect.
Here's a similarity that I did NOT expect. Granted I might be a bit early on it, but I'm nearly done with my first (whole) tank of fuel on the Hemi and the dash seems to level out at 22.8mpg average with my usage. My pentastar would be at about 24mpg this time of year. That is remarkable V8 fuel economy IMO.
Sorry for the long winded-ness. Hoping to hear of other's experiences as well and I'll add more to this thread as they come up.
Thanks!
Because a prius can't pull a trailer?
But most aren't pulling a boat or something else everyday.Kind of my point.
If you’re pulling a trailer because you have a boat, a 5mpg diff across an average year is like $3-400 bucks.
Don’t own a truck is your budget is that tight [emoji2373]
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Why did you buy a hemi to worry about gas?
Kind of my point.
If you’re pulling a trailer because you have a boat, a 5mpg diff across an average year is like $3-400 bucks.
Don’t own a truck is your budget is that tight [emoji2373]
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A 5 mpg difference is like 25% difference. Over the lifetime of the truck thats thousands of dollars. I didn't get to where I am in life by throwing that kind of money away, but hey, you do you and uh "don't worry about it".
It's beyond me why people think owning a truck and cost of said truck should suddenly not matter. If you got money to throw away I'm sure there are some worthy charities that could use a boost.
I never intended on buying a hemi. I wanted a crew cab to replace my quad cab. Crew cabs are about impossible to find with a pentastar, especially in the price range I wanted to spend.
I had a feeling I'd do pretty well MPG wise with a hemi given my useage and I was pleasantly surprised at how good they are. ~10weeks and 5500 miles later, I've still yet to get less than ~21.5 mpg tank to tank average. It's often just under 22. This is hand calc'd. The dash readout is very close. W/in 0.5mpg.
Checkout Jeff D’Ambrosio in southeastern PA next time you’re looking. They have more RAMS on a lot than I’ve ever seen. I had probably 15-20 configuration choices and this was on leftover 18s.