FreeLantz said:
I love my 5.7-liter, but for you, I voted 4.7-liter. Here's why.
You are correct in your assumption that the two motors will get about the same fuel economy in the city. Marginally speaking, the 5.7-liter might do a little better, actually. But if that were the only cost factor, it would be an easy choice. The 5.7-liter engine is a $1000 upgrade (roughly) and the transmission that goes with it is almost as much. So your Hemi truck will be roughly $2000 more than a 4.7-liter truck with the same equipment
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I don't agree...the hemi will NOT get better gas mileage, I dont care what anyone says. This guy also stated in the above quote that the transmissions are different.
Currently I own a 4.7-liter Dakota and a 5.7-liter Ram. The Ram gets better fuel economy both in town and on the highway. In fact, the Ram almost always gets better fuel economy
in town than the Dak gets
on the highway.
My Ram is an '07 and has MDS. That
does make a difference. I feel pretty certain my '07 gets a lot better fuel economy than, say, a comparable Ram with the non-MDS Hemi would have. So if we were comparing
that truck to a 4.7 Ram, you would be right on the money.
Remember "actual results may vary". Saying you "don't care what anyone says" negates any other point you made, even if you might be right in some cases.
As for gears making a big difference, I am not sold on that idea either. My Dak has 3.92's and so does my Ram. My '02 Ram 1500 with the gas guzzlin'
360 had 3.55's and even
it was more fuel efficient than my Dakota is.:crazy: