So I want a Ram 2500 6.7 w/ manuel. Since it'll be a daily my primary concern is mileage. The problem is I would need it to make 19 mpg just to cost me the same as my current (gas) daily in $/mile. Most reviews I've read only see 12-15 mpg without towing anything. Companies that make delete (egr/dpf) kits claim I can get closer to 20 with their kits, and tuners claim 20-25.
Would those numbers be a realistic expectation for daily mixed city/highway driving? Is it feasible to do a delete, and get 2 reliable tunes (one performance, one mpg) + whatever additional parts for less than $1000, and hit at least 20mpg daily?
Also will aforementioned performance tune/mods make the truck blow smoke? I'm okay with a small puff on a downshift, but I don't want to roll coal everywhere.
Get a Hemi truck with cylinder deactivation. Unless you need the massive tow rating the diesel really isn't worth the extra initial purchase costs and extra maintenance costs.
Jose Ward
>buying a newer vehicle to save money shiggy diggy.
Samuel Hall
I would love to get a V8 truck and call it a day, but the only trucks made with a stick in the last decade are gas V6s (which I have), stripped down 4-cyls (which I don't want), and the 2500 Cummins.
Chase Jackson
The 6.7 gets shitty mileage without full deletes, which are "Technically" illegal. If your area has any kind of inspections, you won't get a 6.7 to get that kind of mileage.
Will it get decent mileage when deleted and tuned? Yeah, sure. Is it worth the extra grand? That's up to you. If you want a newer truck then it's your only real option. If you're okay with an older truck...
The 5.9 however, with conservative driving, will.
2007 was the last year of the 5.9, and trucks were switched to 6.7s halfway through the 2007 model year.
I'm hunting for a 2007 right now.
Anthony Clark
Doesn't have to be newer; 2011+ will work fine.
Oliver Flores
I live in Louisiana. I don't think we have that strict of inspections huh? Definitely nothing close to Cali.
Austin Miller
Pls don't get a Mega Cab
I'm not sure when they stopped doing manual in the V8 trucks. I thought they still did but perusing the Ram website looks like I'm mistaken.
