Dodge Truck update- Wait for this Cummins! 2004 1/2
From : trey
Q: thats great and all but with that much power it will eat the automatic transmissions faster than it eats the fuel. that is one of the strongest point with the chevy it has the alison trans in there. 20041/2 dodge ram heavy duty cummins 600 http//biz.yahoo.com/pr/031203/dew0131.html .
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From : hattmakr
1966 belvedere ii 2-dr-ht bench yes me!! how much and where roy since it has a bench seat youd be ok in that department!!!!! bg one lousy lin-loc remark and you attack. id expect that from the damn rabbit.g roy .
From : tom lawrence
thats great and all but with that much power it will eat the automatic transmissions faster than it eats the fuel. no it wont. better computer management of engine output now permits this kind of power... engine output is reduced while shifting occurs which helps prevent or at least lessen clutch slippage which is the major killer of ats. the 48re has been holding up just fine behind the 305/555 cummins... i dont think an extra 45lb.ft. is going to make a difference. obviously with a 7/70 powertrain warranty to back it up apparently neither does dc. .
From : trey
thats a very good point. how crisp do the shifts feel though and why is it that the dodge transmissions die so quickly yet for and chevy dont really seem to go through them. thats great and all but with that much power it will eat the automatic transmissions faster than it eats the fuel. no it wont. better computer management of engine output now permits this kind of power... engine output is reduced while shifting occurs which helps prevent or at least lessen clutch slippage which is the major killer of ats. the 48re has been holding up just fine behind the 305/555 cummins... i dont think an extra 45lb.ft. is going to make a difference. obviously with a 7/70 powertrain warranty to back it up apparently neither does dc. .
From : trey
along.. just bad karma i guess. .
From : daguy
on thu 04 dec 2003 070033 gmt trey treydog90spam@hotmail.com wrote thats a very good point. how crisp do the shifts feel though and why is it that the dodge transmissions die so quickly yet for and chevy dont really seem to go through them. thats great and all but with that much power it will eat the automatic transmissions faster than it eats the fuel. no it wont. better computer management of engine output now permits this kind of power... engine output is reduced while shifting occurs which helps prevent or at least lessen clutch slippage which is the major killer of ats. the 48re has been holding up just fine behind the 305/555 cummins... i dont think an extra 45lb.ft. is going to make a difference. obviously with a 7/70 powertrain warranty to back it up apparently neither does dc. it also appears that the powertrain warranty has changed. according to the press release starting with the new engine the powertrain warranty will be 7/100. .
From : Annonymous
shut up trey.... on thu 04 dec 2003 070033 gmt trey treydog90spam@hotmail.com wrote thats a very good point. how crisp do the shifts feel though and why is it that the dodge transmissions die so quickly yet for and chevy dont really seem to go through them. thats great and all but with that much power it will eat the automatic transmissions faster than it eats the fuel. no it wont. better computer management of engine output now permits this kind of power... engine output is reduced while shifting occurs which helps prevent or at least lessen clutch slippage which is the major killer of ats. the 48re has been holding up just fine behind the 305/555 cummins... i dont think an extra 45lb.ft. is going to make a difference. obviously with a 7/70 powertrain warranty to back it up apparently neither does dc. .
From : daguy
on thu 04 dec 2003 150555 gmt trey treydog90spam@hotmail.com wrote prove me wrong and i will. as i recall this is an open forum for dodge trucks and this is a legit question. the trans has been the failing point for all the dodges my family has owned and has pretty much chased us away from dodge products. i would like to know if they have improved. my uncle got 270k miles out of his chevy with nothing more than scheduled tune-ups and oil changes. our dodge had the trans apart at 60k miles and then again every 15k miles after that. and it was a factory replacement trans. i got friends that own chevys that say the same thing. i got friends with fords that say the same thing. seems to me that the trans is the weak point in every make of automobile. if youd owned a ford or a chevy chances are youd have had the same trouble youd just blame it on ford or chevy instead of dodge. ive asked trany rebuilders this same question and have been told every time that the dodge auto is as good as anyone makes which ain;t necessarily saying much. otoh my new 48re in my truck is great and is def. a move foreword. shut up trey.... on thu 04 dec 2003 070033 gmt trey treydog90spam@hotmail.com wrote thats a very good point. how crisp do the shifts feel though and why is it that the dodge transmissions die so quickly yet for and chevy dont really seem to go through them. .
From : trey
prove me wrong and i will. as i recall this is an open forum for dodge trucks and this is a legit question. the trans has been the failing point for all the dodges my family has owned and has pretty much chased us away from dodge products. i would like to know if they have improved. my uncle got 270k miles out of his chevy with nothing more than scheduled tune-ups and oil changes. our dodge had the trans apart at 60k miles and then again every 15k miles after that. and it was a factory replacement trans. shut up trey.... on thu 04 dec 2003 070033 gmt trey treydog90spam@hotmail.com wrote thats a very good point. how crisp do the shifts feel though and why is it that the dodge transmissions die so quickly yet for and chevy dont really seem to go through them. .
From : trey
i drove my ford truck for years with no trouble at all. i know what you are saying though. the auto trans is just a heap. i prefer the manual trans but when it comes to sitting in la traffic the auto is a sanity saver. on thu 04 dec 2003 150555 gmt trey treydog90spam@hotmail.com wrote prove me wrong and i will. as i recall this is an open forum for dodge trucks and this is a legit question. the trans has been the failing point for all the dodges my family has owned and has pretty much chased us away from dodge products. i would like to know if they have improved. my uncle got 270k miles out of his chevy with nothing more than scheduled tune-ups and oil changes. our dodge had the trans apart at 60k miles and then again every 15k miles after that. and it was a factory replacement trans. i got friends that own chevys that say the same thing. i got friends with fords that say the same thing. seems to me that the trans is the weak point in every make of automobile. if youd owned a ford or a chevy chances are youd have had the same trouble youd just blame it on ford or chevy instead of dodge. ive asked trany rebuilders this same question and have been told every time that the dodge auto is as good as anyone makes which ain;t necessarily saying much. otoh my new 48re in my truck is great and is def. a move foreword. shut up trey.... on thu 04 dec 2003 070033 gmt trey treydog90spam@hotmail.com wrote thats a very good point. how crisp do the shifts feel though and why is it that the dodge transmissions die so quickly yet for and chevy dont really seem to go through them. .
From : daguy
on thu 04 dec 2003 161831 gmt trey treydog90spam@hotmail.com wrote i drove my ford truck for years with no trouble at all. i know what you are saying though. the auto trans is just a heap. i prefer the manual trans but when it comes to sitting in la traffic the auto is a sanity saver. look im not trying to start a fight with you trey but i have a friend who has driven his dodge pick-up for 18 years and had no problem with the auto. read tdr there are a lot of people there with over 200000 miles on a 47re tranny behind the diesel towing heavy without having the tranny ever even burp. for every problem tranny there is someone with a great one. dodge repair rates for trannys are no worse than anyone elses. in fact ive been told by a couple tranny mechanics that they would put chevy in the worst category and dodge and ford pretty much on the same level based on repairs over the last 20 years. on thu 04 dec 2003 150555 gmt trey treydog90spam@hotmail.com wrote prove me wrong and i will. as i recall this is an open forum for dodge trucks and this is a legit question. the trans has been the failing point for all the dodges my family has owned and has pretty much chased us away from dodge products. i would like to know if they have improved. my uncle got 270k miles out of his chevy with nothing more than scheduled tune-ups and oil changes. our dodge had the trans apart at 60k miles and then again every 15k miles after that. and it was a factory replacement trans. i got friends that own chevys that say the same thing. i got friends with fords that say the same thing. seems to me that the trans is the weak point in every make of automobile. if youd owned a ford or a chevy chances are youd have had the same trouble youd just blame it on ford or chevy instead of dodge. ive asked trany rebuilders this same question and have been told every time that the dodge auto is as good as anyone makes which ain;t necessarily saying much. otoh my new 48re in my truck is great and is def. a move foreword. shut up trey.... on thu 04 dec 2003 070033 gmt trey treydog90spam@hotmail.com wrote thats a very good point. how crisp do the shifts feel though and why is it that the dodge transmissions die so quickly yet for and chevy dont really seem to go through them. .
From : dick puter413atyahoo com
on thu 04 dec 2003 161831 gmt trey treydog90spam@hotmail.com wrote i drove my ford truck for years with no trouble at all. i know what you are saying though. the auto trans is just a heap. i prefer the manual trans but when it comes to sitting in la traffic the auto is a sanity saver. look im not trying to start a fight with you trey but i have a friend who has driven his dodge pick-up for 18 years and had no problem with the auto. read tdr there are a lot of people there with over 200000 miles on a 47re tranny behind the diesel towing heavy without having the tranny ever even burp. for every problem tranny there is someone with a great one. dodge repair rates for trannys are no worse than anyone elses. in fact ive been told by a couple tranny mechanics that they would put chevy in the worst category and dodge and ford pretty much on the same level based on repairs over the last 20 years. with the number of trucks out there i am sure there are a lot of very good transmissions. it is human nature to dwell on the bad that is why we always hear about them breaking and tend to over look the that majority that is running great. as for my family though. it does not matter what we buy. us and
From : max340max340
yet for and chevy dont really seem to go through them. lol lets see..... the chevy had preoblems with the allison tc the ford eod has been a rebuilders dream/nightmare... lots of business lots of come backs. max i have add and my friends dont understand look!! a chicken!!! .
From : max340
the dodge ram heavy duty is built in saltillo mexico. go ahead and cut your own throat buy one! its also built in st. louis mo. btw ive heard comments of good and bad from of trucks built at both plants. max i have add and my friends dont understand look!! a chicken!!! .
From : hattmakr
dick wrote the dodge ram heavy duty is built in saltillo mexico. go ahead and cut your own throat buy one! gavin well dick i did and guess what dick the throat is still intact. aw .
From : mac davis
on 04 dec 2003 220657 gmt max340@aol.compost max340 wrote yet for and chevy dont really seem to go through them. lol lets see..... the chevy had preoblems with the allison tc the ford eod has been a rebuilders dream/nightmare... lots of business lots of come backs. max i dont know if its true but i was told that chevy/gm owns allison and can call any tranny an allison if it wants to put a tag on it... and that the chevy trans is a chevy trans no matter which badge its wearing... .
From : max340
i dont know if its true but i was told that chevy/gm owns allison and can call any tranny an allison if it wants to put a tag on it... and that the chevy trans is a chevy trans no matter which badge its wearing... not sure who if anyone owns allison. i do know that an allison trans is an allison trans and a turbohydramatic is a turbohydramatic. gm uses both and calls them by their builders names as far as i know. max i have add and my friends dont understand look!! a chicken!!! .
From : jerry
daguy wrote otoh my new 48re in my truck is great and is def. a move foreword. would the 48re be a bolt in replacement for the 47re jerry .
From : daguy
on thu 04 dec 2003 160909 gmt jerry jlrice@earthlink.net wrote daguy wrote otoh my new 48re in my truck is great and is def. a move foreword. would the 48re be a bolt in replacement for the 47re jerry according to tdr it can be done but i do not know how difficult the install is. gg should be able to chime in on that. .