CarrionWithoutMe
Junior Member
- Joined
- Jun 3, 2022
- Posts
- 4
- Reaction score
- 3
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Ram Year
- 2012
- Engine
- 5.7 Hemi
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Long time reader, decided to join to get some tips/advice from those who've owned these rigs since their dawning!
2012 Ram 1500 Sport ST, Tequila Sunrise Metallic, 4x4 5.7L, Quad Cab w/ 189K miles!! Power package, 20 inch wheels (chrome covers, I want to go to 17s), ARE Camper Shell (came with the truck).
Bought my 2012 Ram 1500, named her "Calypso", from my father to replace my 04 Silverado. Love both trucks. I got to say. I used to not be Ram fan. I worked on fleet vehicles from the Airforce base and did not like them at all. They just rubbed me the wrong way. After driving my current truck, I've turned around. There's true potential in these trucks. Well built, comfortable (for a full size truck not on leaf springs), and get a little more power stock than my Silvi 2wd. Truck was used as a fleet vehicle in Wyoming and was used primarily on the highway. Minimal idle time (iykyk).
Issue that have arrised: p303 misfire codes, exhaust leak (no lifter tick yet!). After replacing all plugs (oil covered/old copper plugs) with iridium and loosing a coil pack bolt (already replaced), p303 is still present under throttle. I've been babying the truck to not cause more damage. I've been doing searches for months on the forum and fell into a rabbit hole or two. Shopped for cam swap/MDS delete kits. Cam (NSR, its not a race truck)/Hellcat or AMS Lifters (haven't found any reviews on these but am curious because of the $250 saved), Hellcat oil pump(or Melling whichever is on sale), 5w30 Redline w/ RP filter, PowerGo headers (don't have much to spend on JBA or BBK) w/ Remflex gaskets and ARP Exhaust bolts.
Long time reader, decided to join to get some tips/advice from those who've owned these rigs since their dawning!
2012 Ram 1500 Sport ST, Tequila Sunrise Metallic, 4x4 5.7L, Quad Cab w/ 189K miles!! Power package, 20 inch wheels (chrome covers, I want to go to 17s), ARE Camper Shell (came with the truck).
Bought my 2012 Ram 1500, named her "Calypso", from my father to replace my 04 Silverado. Love both trucks. I got to say. I used to not be Ram fan. I worked on fleet vehicles from the Airforce base and did not like them at all. They just rubbed me the wrong way. After driving my current truck, I've turned around. There's true potential in these trucks. Well built, comfortable (for a full size truck not on leaf springs), and get a little more power stock than my Silvi 2wd. Truck was used as a fleet vehicle in Wyoming and was used primarily on the highway. Minimal idle time (iykyk).
Issue that have arrised: p303 misfire codes, exhaust leak (no lifter tick yet!). After replacing all plugs (oil covered/old copper plugs) with iridium and loosing a coil pack bolt (already replaced), p303 is still present under throttle. I've been babying the truck to not cause more damage. I've been doing searches for months on the forum and fell into a rabbit hole or two. Shopped for cam swap/MDS delete kits. Cam (NSR, its not a race truck)/Hellcat or AMS Lifters (haven't found any reviews on these but am curious because of the $250 saved), Hellcat oil pump(or Melling whichever is on sale), 5w30 Redline w/ RP filter, PowerGo headers (don't have much to spend on JBA or BBK) w/ Remflex gaskets and ARP Exhaust bolts.