dodge cummins questions....

[maxwell]

wow you went from yamaha to cat and dodge to ford..those are some serious changes haha

[gotboost]

haaaa yup half to drive them all as u can see iam not brand loyal

[Cyle]

Originally Posted by gotboost

i use to run 50 pounds of boost had the arp studs in the heads my probe was pre turbo and if i put my foot down i could hit 1750 on the egts in 2 lenghts of the truck i just dont know i think the guy that built my engine did something 2 it he passed away just after he built it so i couldnt ask an questions about it the engine never ran good after and i put that steering stabalizer bar on the steering box that seem to help the front end out i had a bunch of people tell me 2005 is the worst year for the cummins and iam thinkg there right i did trade the truck off and now i drive a 09 superduty i love it so far but thats my opion

Yea something had to of been wrong. 05 is not a bad year, anything 03-07 is a good year. The only problem 05's had were plastic ends on the intercooler and if you ran to much boost you could blow them off, but the motor is bulletproof.

Yea Dodge to Ford, that's like going from a doo to a cat! Wait I did that but I came back when I realized what kind of mistake I made And my buddy is about to make the worst mistake, doo to poo

[maxwell]

hahaha. so what are some thoughts on the 6.7....aparently they did some work on the auto transmissions? they put out more torque than the manual version

[08summit]

Originally Posted by Cyle

05 Dodge ram 2500 4x4 QC LB auto. Was just one of those trucks that got great MPG. Mind you it was only going about 110. It is 20.5 MPG or so, your doing canadian MPG. And even that, many trucks stock will see it if you keep your foot out of it. Stock my 04 would get 850km to 120L fill up in the city with a decent amount of idling.

If you plan to get ANY warranty work done, and you don't know someone high up at the dealer very well, don't even put bigger tires on it or you'll have to take them to court to get ANY major warranty work. When I took my truck to the dealer for an alignment the first word out of the service writers mouth was "your not actually expecting any warranty work are you?" And even though I just was getting an alignment it cleared stated on my bill NO WARRANTY WORK. I didn't hide my mods I didn't care, I know if anything major goes I will be sueing Chrysler to get it fixed, and i've yet to find a dodge dealer that has a diesel mechanic that knows ANYTHING about these engines.

And really, the only major problems you might see are injectors (mostly a 06 problem), and the lift pump unless you've got a 05 were it is in the tank. Other then that the motors are pretty dang bulletproof. And I can tell you right now if you need a new engine, you'll have to sue chrysler to get it, even if your truck is 100% stock.

I think you should try some different dealers...I have had an 04,06 and now have a 08 3500 Ram and they have all been lifted and I run a cold air Intake and a programmer and have yet to have any problems getting warranty work. I've had front end work done to all 3 trucks, Replaced a rear-end in 1 and 2 transmissions and my mods were never mentioned. I deal with Derrick Dodge where they lift and mod alot of there trucks from new so maybe thats why I haven't had any issues there....Just saying a lift should in no way void your warranty if you have a good dealer.

[Cyle]

Originally Posted by 08summit

I think you should try some different dealers...I have had an 04,06 and now have a 08 3500 Ram and they have all been lifted and I run a cold air Intake and a programmer and have yet to have any problems getting warranty work. I've had front end work done to all 3 trucks, Replaced a rear-end in 1 and 2 transmissions and my mods were never mentioned. I deal with Derrick Dodge where they lift and mod alot of there trucks from new so maybe thats why I haven't had any issues there....Just saying a lift should in no way void your warranty if you have a good dealer.

I haven't tried derrick for warranty and won't. I took a previous truck there and they proved to me then their mechanics know absolutely nothing. They also are just as bad for denying warranty. When I looked up the history of my brothers truck derrick denied to replace 2 injectors....because the air filter was dirty. Yes because a dirty air filter has anything to do with injectors Even though 06's are known for eating injectors badly.

I haven't really tried to get anything done, the minor things i've had to do I do myself. I don't trust anyone working on my truck, when I get an alignment I watch them like a hawk. But my dad over the years has had problems on 100% stock trucks and nothing but issues. Derrick couldn't figure out how to do a proper tranny service and destroyed the transmission.


To put it short and blunt the 6.7 is a electronic POS that never should of made it into a production truck. The new 6 speed auto is pretty nice with the exhaust brake but still doesn't know what gear to be in. Yea the G56 were derated, my guess is largely because dodge didn't want to pony up the money to put a heavier clutch in from the factory to take it, as the stock clutches in previous years are marginal at best.

[mach123]

Hey Maxwell, just got back last night from golden with 04 cummins 5.9 and we did 878km total and it cost us 141.00 canadian dollars LOL. It worked out to about 14.3 miles to the gallon, and that was 2 sleds on deck and 1 on double ski-doo trailer. That was running 110-117 and rpm was also at about
2050. So we split 3 ways so 47 bucks each to go there and back and had a great day sledding...........

[Summitric]

Originally Posted by mach123

hey maxwell, just got back last night from golden with 04 cummins 5.9 and we did 878km total and it cost us 141.00 canadian dollars lol. It worked out to about 14.3 miles to the gallon, and that was 2 sleds on deck and 1 on double ski-doo trailer. That was running 110-117 and rpm was also at about
2050. So we split 3 ways so 47 bucks each to go there and back and had a great day sledding...........

878 kms to golden and back to st. Albert?? Your numbers not matching up..... Golden more like 1200kms to and from st.albert.....?????

[99summitx]

Originally Posted by mach123

Hey Maxwell, just got back last night from golden with 04 cummins 5.9 and we did 878km total and it cost us 141.00 canadian dollars LOL. It worked out to about 14.3 miles to the gallon, and that was 2 sleds on deck and 1 on double ski-doo trailer. That was running 110-117 and rpm was also at about
2050. So we split 3 ways so 47 bucks each to go there and back and had a great day sledding...........

You must have had to use all your fingers and toes to figure that out lol I think we would have gotten well over 15 but had a bad head wind from Calgary to Canmore, $50 Red Deer to Dead Mans and $91 Dead Mans to Golden and back to RD

[99summitx]

Originally Posted by Summitric

878 kms to golden and back to st. Albert?? Your numbers not matching up..... Golden more like 1200kms to and from st.albert.....?????

That was from My place in RD and back on the GPS Ric

[Dean10]

I'll chime in on this one,

I run a late 2004.5 cummins with all the basic add ons, and it pulls like a champion on the hills out west, with a heavy 4 place enclosed, just set the cruize at 115 and enjoy the drive. Pulls obed summit in O/D, no down shift. You do need to watch the ol' EGT's, they can get up there.

I have no idea how many kms it gets per tank cause i dont let it get below half, and measuring your economy in kms per tank is gay, Its like your wife not knowing the price of gas has gone up because she just puts 20$ every time.

I guess I never really thought about milage too much, if you are rollin a $100k+ rig to the mountains for a few days of sledding, does a few dollars one way or the other on fuel really matter.

Just my 2 cents

[Summitric]

Originally Posted by 99summitx

that was from my place in rd and back on the gps ric

sorry.... I just went by his avy location as it says st.albert.......

[maxwell]

Originally Posted by Dean10

I'll chime in on this one,

I run a late 2004.5 cummins with all the basic add ons, and it pulls like a champion on the hills out west, with a heavy 4 place enclosed, just set the cruize at 115 and enjoy the drive. Pulls obed summit in O/D, no down shift. You do need to watch the ol' EGT's, they can get up there.

I have no idea how many kms it gets per tank cause i dont let it get below half, and measuring your economy in kms per tank is gay, Its like your wife not knowing the price of gas has gone up because she just puts 20$ every time.

I guess I never really thought about milage too much, if you are rollin a $100k+ rig to the mountains for a few days of sledding, does a few dollars one way or the other on fuel really matter.

Just my 2 cents

no it doesnt i just like to push things to their limit or efficiency and power.

[ram4tow]

Originally Posted by maxwell

no it doesnt i just like to push things to their limit or efficiency and power.

well so far im running a 06 cummins with stock injectors,stock turbo

i have an array of programmers that i have collected lol hypertech , diablo sport predator, diablo sport puck ( module) smarty tnt, and bully dog triple dog with the crazy larry file loaded in.

supporting mods,
* full billet transmisson with suncoast internals, billet output,input and intermidiate shafts, and a triple disc billet torque convertor
* stage 2 afe intake system
*mbrp 4" exhaust
*3:73 gear ratio
*35x12.5-20 toyo m/ts - summer
*315-75-17 bfg t/a - winter (junk)

Im got around 800-850 emtpy strictly hwy (115-120 km/h) on my way to vancouver empty. w/whiny 110lb girlfriend ( are we there yet??!!)

and i got 550km -tank with my enclosed and the deck with 4 sleds total ( blowing a bit of black smoke once in a while)

By far the best thing ive done for milage is getting the transmisson built. the truck is a completely different beast. the factory cummins convertor is so loose and sloppy it loses alot of the efficency (especially with mods) that it allows so much slip. (hence put your foot to the floor and it doesnt wanna kick down)try putting a transmisson temperature guage in and see how hot that trans gets while doing that up a hill!! the cummins is a low end torque monster ( just look at the torque curves) it just has the silly lil half ton worthy 48re holding it back. i have heard good things about the 68re in the 6.7's tho! anyways i'll stop rambling...