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[Andr3wHi11]

New to the forum. Monday I'm going to look at a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500. It's a 2wd SLT with the 4.7 and an auto transmission. Any help would be appreciated. What should I look for? Are the 4.7's good motors? What about transmission? It's only got 70,000 miles on it.

 

[justin13703]

4.7s aren't bad motors but you won't get any more mileage with it just lower power and towing capacity. Especially compared to an 06-up 5.7 that has the 4 cylinder shutoff. If you get it for the right price then go for it but if not you might want to look for a 5.7. Transmissions seem to be ok as long as you keep after fluid and filter changes and don't abuse it.

 

[Harley Harrold]

 

[MADDOG]

Welcome to the forum.

Seriously, the 5.7L HEMI is a much better engine than the 4.7L. If you can find a 5.7L engined truck in as good a condition with 70K on the odo for around the same price, get that instead.

 

[Andr3wHi11]

Oh I know about the 5.7
My brother has an 04 with the 5.7
I can't really be too picky with what I'm getting though. I can only spend 10-14k. My price on the dodge would be 14k. Someone told me something about sludge build up in the 4.7's. What about that? And overheating