Here, no one believes anything...no one is happy with anything.....unless they own it. Then it is the greatest. Taking shots at everyone elses pride and joy.
Happy Easter to all of you........
Happy Easter to all of you........
Duntov didn't get 300 hp, but some of the hot ridders that worked around the problems with the heads did. They were still quite an accomplishemnt for the time. But way expensice...they still are.quote:
Originally posted by AV8R:
Right on, JTHorner. I posted a reply a while back trying to debunk the ad hype about the 'new hemi' and was met with much uninformed scepticism.
As I recall, Zora Arkus-Duntov built the first hemi head to get some hp from flathead Fords, which basically had the combustion chambers in the blocks. I think he was able to get something like 300 hp from those early engines.
The 20W zealots are thin skinnedquote:
Originally posted by buster:
With the results we are seeing with the 20wts, why not. There is a strong arguement that a well made thin oils are better for protection. Better additives, flow and heat transfer are some of the things they seem to offer. Again, if the engine is designed for it, I have no problem with using 20wts. Thick oils are a thing of the past for most daily driver cars today. The only people that still think you need a thick 50wt oil are those that are THICK headed.
I should say that I have not personaly drove a Dodge with the Hemi,only the 4.7, I am only going by what I have been told and read. I am glad that you are happy with your truck, and I do envy your highway mileage, the best I have got so far is 15 MPG!! Just wanted to clarify my previous post before I satrted a Flame war.quote:
Originally posted by mettech:
I own a 03 Dodge 2500 4X4 5.7 "Hemi". Here is what I can tell you about it:
16K miles, no problems at all. Best new vehicle I ever had (I also have a 03 Merc Sable. I use Mobile 1 5W-20 in the winter and just changed it to Mobile 1 5W-30 last week. Engine runs fine with the thin oil. I change it every 5K miles.
P.S. I don't have a gun rack in the window, and I don't wear a cowboy hat. I do however have a BS degree in Management. 22 yrs in the U.S. Air
Force and I'm working on my Masters degree.
I pull a 8.5K 5th Wheel with the truck and it runs fine. However, I do wish I got the 4.10 rear end.
I drove both the Ford and Chevy 3/4 ton trucks before I purchased the Ram. It rides better, and with the 5.7 standard engine, it runs better. BTW, you can run reg gas (87) in it. I run 89 when I pull. It has two spark plugs per cylnd too. I get 16-18 MPG on highway @ 65 MPH and 12-14 city. I fun the **** out of this truck. It's fun to drive. NOTE: This truck will not be out ran or out pulled by any standard engine 3/4 ton on the market.
Dodge has made a good product here. Drive one and see. Oh, I use 5W-20 oil in my car too.