Dodge trucker
Senior Member
I'll split the difference. I bought a 2012 reg cab long bed 2wd with the 4.7 about 6weeks ago. Was wanting a hemi but also insisted on a pickup that did NOT have 4 doors, the pickins was slim.
I wanted the hemi, but this 10 yo truck was plenty costly in this day and age. Very close to the most I have ever paid for a vehicle. Only one I paid more for was back in 2000 when I bought the 1997 wrangler. And that was $1000 more for what was only 3 years old with 1/5 of the miles my 12 has on it.
So I gave up on the hemi and seeking out something that isn't white as well. 310hp and 335 torque is more than I have ever had before, as it is. I was afraid of the 4.7 for years because of the sludge and valve seat issues of the early versions.
But I have been hearing alot better returns on the 16 spark plug version than the 4.7s that were older than that. I much prefer the 318s (5.2) and 360s (5.9) largely for familiarity so finally relenting to a 4.7 (due to the old tried and true no longer being put into the newer trucks) is something of an experiment for me at the same time.
So far mileage is at worst the same as the 3.9 Dakota it replaced, usually a little bit better so far.
I wanted the hemi, but this 10 yo truck was plenty costly in this day and age. Very close to the most I have ever paid for a vehicle. Only one I paid more for was back in 2000 when I bought the 1997 wrangler. And that was $1000 more for what was only 3 years old with 1/5 of the miles my 12 has on it.
So I gave up on the hemi and seeking out something that isn't white as well. 310hp and 335 torque is more than I have ever had before, as it is. I was afraid of the 4.7 for years because of the sludge and valve seat issues of the early versions.
But I have been hearing alot better returns on the 16 spark plug version than the 4.7s that were older than that. I much prefer the 318s (5.2) and 360s (5.9) largely for familiarity so finally relenting to a 4.7 (due to the old tried and true no longer being put into the newer trucks) is something of an experiment for me at the same time.
So far mileage is at worst the same as the 3.9 Dakota it replaced, usually a little bit better so far.