RAM 3500 Will get the 6.7L Cummins

From : greg surratt

Q: http//www.det.com/apps/pbcs.dll/articleaid=/20060302/auto01/603020369/1148/rss25 the ram 3500 chassis cab will offer a 5.7-liter gasoline engine and a 6.7-liter cummins turbo diesel. it will have a gross vehicle weight rating of 10200 pounds the maximum weight of the truck when its loaded to capacity. in an attempt to outdo competitors the dodge ram 3500 also will feature a segment-best hauling capacity -- 10200 pounds -- and the largest standard fuel tank which holds 52 gallons of gas. ok so theyre talking about the chassis cab 3500 and not the pickup but id bet theyll put the new cummins in the pickups too. otoh i thought some of the 3500s already went to 11000 gvwr greg .

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From : mac davis

on thu 02 mar 2006 124815 gmt greg surratt glsurratt@verizon.net wrote http//www.det.com/apps/pbcs.dll/articleaid=/20060302/auto01/603020369/1148/rss25 the ram 3500 chassis cab will offer a 5.7-liter gasoline engine and a 6.7-liter cummins turbo diesel. it will have a gross vehicle weight rating of 10200 pounds the maximum weight of the truck when its loaded to capacity. in an attempt to outdo competitors the dodge ram 3500 also will feature a segment-best hauling capacity -- 10200 pounds -- and the largest standard fuel tank which holds 52 gallons of gas. ok so theyre talking about the chassis cab 3500 and not the pickup but id bet theyll put the new cummins in the pickups too. otoh i thought some of the 3500s already went to 11000 gvwr greg greg.. what is a chassis cab mac https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis/woodstuff.htm .

From : snoman

they needed to boost gvw rating because ctd adds a lot of weight to truck.about 600 lbs not so sure about the 52 gal tank being good as it would be expensive to fill up and create a bigger environment or consensation to occur and have water in fuel problems if tank is not keep resonably full and also add a few hundred pounds to curb weight as well further cutting into rated gvw. they need to improve fuel efficency of gas models rather than just adding a bigger tank to make up for poor range under load. i have a 40 gallon tank in a old burb and i would not want a tank any bigger than that as my main tank. on thu 02 mar 2006 124815 gmt greg surratt glsurratt@verizon.net wrote http//www.det.com/apps/pbcs.dll/articleaid=/20060302/auto01/603020369/1148/rss25 the ram 3500 chassis cab will offer a 5.7-liter gasoline engine and a 6.7-liter cummins turbo diesel. it will have a gross vehicle weight rating of 10200 pounds the maximum weight of the truck when its loaded to capacity. in an attempt to outdo competitors the dodge ram 3500 also will feature a segment-best hauling capacity -- 10200 pounds -- and the largest standard fuel tank which holds 52 gallons of gas. ok so theyre talking about the chassis cab 3500 and not the pickup but id bet theyll put the new cummins in the pickups too. otoh i thought some of the 3500s already went to 11000 gvwr greg .

From : tom lawrence

otoh i thought some of the 3500s already went to 11000 gvwr thats gotta be a srw version at 10200... because yeah my 03 dually is rated at 12000lbs. .

From : tom lawrence

greg.. what is a chassis cab a truck with no pickup box... also a straight frame instead of curving up in the back like the current frames do - makes mounting a custom box/bed/whatever easier. think about roll-back beds mason dumps wrecker setups etc. .

From : greg surratt

on thu 02 mar 2006 155712 gmt snoman admin@snoman.com wrote they needed to boost gvw rating because ctd adds a lot of weight to truck.about 600 lbs not so sure about the 52 gal tank being good as it would be expensive to fill up and create a bigger environment or consensation to occur and have water in fuel problems if tank is not keep resonably full and also add a few hundred pounds to curb weight as well further cutting into rated gvw. i can see the 52 gal tank on this one since it isnt a regular pickup but a cab & chassis which means it would most likely be used for commercial work. .

From : greg surratt

on fri 10 mar 2006 053744 gmt geekboy geekisme@geeker.com wrote http//www.det.com/apps/pbcs.dll/articleaid=/20060302/auto01/603020369/1148/rss25 the ram 3500 chassis cab will offer a 5.7-liter gasoline engine and a 6.7-liter cummins turbo diesel. it will have a gross vehicle weight rating of 10200 pounds the maximum weight of the truck when its loaded to capacity. i dont see how putting a 5.7 liter gas engine in a 3500 will be outdoing the competition. yeah theyve taken a large step backwards if they are competing with nissan and toyota ;- .

From : geekboy

http//www.det.com/apps/pbcs.dll/articleaid=/20060302/auto01/603020369/1148/rss25 the ram 3500 chassis cab will offer a 5.7-liter gasoline engine and a 6.7-liter cummins turbo diesel. it will have a gross vehicle weight rating of 10200 pounds the maximum weight of the truck when its loaded to capacity. i dont see how putting a 5.7 liter gas engine in a 3500 will be outdoing the competition. in an attempt to outdo competitors the dodge ram 3500 also will feature a segment-best hauling capacity -- 10200 pounds -- and the largest standard fuel tank which holds 52 gallons of gas. ok so theyre talking about the chassis cab 3500 and not the pickup but id bet theyll put the new cummins in the pickups too. otoh i thought some of the 3500s already went to 11000 gvwr greg .