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MoneyPit
03-26-2007, 10:31 PM
Well my 1/2 Silverado was workin a little harder than I wanted it to with towing my Jeep around, so I decided to step up. Found myself an '04 Ram 3500 with Cummins and six speed. Gotta love the torque of a diesel. :D

http://www.itsajeep.org/vBulletin/gallery/files/1/2/3/1/DSCN2238.JPG

http://www.itsajeep.org/vBulletin/gallery/files/1/2/3/1/DSCN2239.JPG
Andy's02
03-26-2007, 10:35 PM
That is a good looking truck!
admar2
03-26-2007, 10:39 PM
nice!


ya shoulda got a D-Max.



LOL.
Fred
03-26-2007, 10:41 PM
Great looking Cummings there. That truck will rust away before that engine dies. I wish I would have found a single wheel 3500 for the price I got my Duallie for
Don
03-26-2007, 10:44 PM
drool......... drool.........
MoneyPit
03-26-2007, 10:44 PM
Yeah, I couldn't pass this deal up. Friend of mine @ work found it on his diesel forum (he's got a second gen dodge). It is set up nice, goose neck, muffler, cold air intake, and a tst box with turbo timer. Went down to Georgia to get it yesterday and my friend Max and I were playing the whole way back!
Andy's02
03-26-2007, 10:50 PM
If that thing wont pull a jeep up the side of a mountain then none will. Oh, wait mine did last year, with two jeeps on the back. HaHa


I do like your truck and the color is right on.
Bama_Patriot
03-27-2007, 08:35 AM
Good looking truck.

I just got a new tow rig too. Got a 2003 Chevy 2500HD extended cab 4x4 Duramax. Got it Wednesday and love it.
John
03-27-2007, 08:53 AM
Man evryone is buying diesels. I should've bought a gas burner. With everyone buying these things the price of fuel is going through the roof.:rolleyes:

Bama_Patriot that sounds exactly like the truck I bought a couple of weeks ago. You're right, I love it too. What color?
BillM
03-27-2007, 10:45 AM
Nice looking Dodge there.
IndyXJ
03-27-2007, 10:48 AM
Drool! I love Dodge!

Have fun!
Paul E
03-27-2007, 11:08 AM
So is mileage in the single digits? :)
Ferrell's Jeep
03-27-2007, 12:04 PM
Dave it looks great. That will be awesome once you get the new axles on there you will towing a monster.

Ferrell
Jeeprocks86
03-27-2007, 12:22 PM
awesome... it's on my list to buy eventually
Marlon_JBT
03-27-2007, 12:49 PM
With everyone buying these things the price of fuel is going through the roof.:rolleyes:

Don't get me started, hehe.
BLACK 5
03-27-2007, 03:14 PM
I second the D-MAX ;) BTW good looking rig
admar2
03-27-2007, 09:16 PM
So is mileage in the single digits? :)


probably gets as good mileage or better than your TJ.


LOL.
bigblacktj
03-27-2007, 10:57 PM
Did you want a 6 speed?

Would rather be driving a Ford but looks good I guess.
Paul E
03-28-2007, 08:11 AM
probably gets as good mileage or better than your TJ.


LOL.

4.88's and 33's really aren't too bad. :) But it wouldn't surprise me. :)
Fred
03-28-2007, 10:05 AM
on my dually I get 20+ MPG on highway and 15-17MPG around town and 13-16 towing.
skipper
03-28-2007, 12:55 PM
dang I'm jealous, guess i'll have to wait a while not in the budget right now.
Andy's02
03-28-2007, 12:58 PM
Mine currently gets about 16mpg on the hwy and about 12mpg towing one jeep and 10mpg towing both. Hopefully that will change today.
John
03-28-2007, 02:11 PM
Oooo Andy I know yours is quite a bit bigger than mine but I'm getting about 21mpg everywhere. I haven't loaded it down yet so we will see.
MoneyPit
03-28-2007, 03:29 PM
Picked the truck up in Georgia this past weekend and was getting 19-20 on highway and I was playing around with my friend Max. Overall, I am very impressed and love the truck.
Andy's02
03-28-2007, 07:30 PM
Got back with my truck a little while ago. Much better!!!!!! The superchip was smoked. They replaced it with the edge system and loaded it HOT! I punched it at the redlight and spun the rear tires. It has never done that before. I cant wait to get it out on the open road to see how it does hauling the jeeps.
Ferrell's Jeep
03-28-2007, 07:39 PM
Not to really Hijack but

How much do one of those chips cost?

Ferrell
Fred
03-28-2007, 07:41 PM
a chip and programmer for a desial will run the $700 area if not more.
MoneyPit
03-28-2007, 09:53 PM
I have a TST box on my truck (already installed when I bought it) and the guy gave $900 for it. IT is pretty slick, reads out EGT's, Boost, and has a turbo timer built into it. Have to be careful though, put the settings up too high and it will fry my turbo.....would not be a good thing.
Andy's02
03-28-2007, 10:18 PM
That is why I opted to not have a change on the fly system. I had my shop put a custom "locked" system on my truck. They program the system and then with the truck hooked up to a monitoring system they run the truck through a series of test runs and tweek the Edge system so that it is at optimum performance for my truck. They then lock the system and I cant change it. The process took about 3 1/2 hours.
Marlon_JBT
03-29-2007, 12:24 AM
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MoneyPit
03-29-2007, 08:10 AM
Yeah, I think I have a problem....now I have two moneypit's!!! I keep telling myself gotta get the jeep done first!
fjmf
03-29-2007, 12:32 PM
Awesome truck, my dad has a 2500 like that and it pulls a wagoner around like nothing is on the trailer.

I'm sure you wont be disappointed with towing!