Dodge offered a number of options packages. A previous design approach used pressed-in spark plug tubes but the chance of leakage occurring past the seals was seen as too great. It produced 240 horsepower at 4,800 rpm and 300 foot-pounds of torque at 3,200 rpm. The Drive So does Dodge's new suspension really break new ground? The verdict from down south? Want more secure room in your Ram? And that's especially true in these, the hardest times yet for the full size pickup market. Standard features on any body style with the 4. Each of the hemispherical combustion chambers featured two spark plugs and two valves.
The intake manifold is plastic. The first generation was from 2003 and is still used in some applications today. Units Affected 44588 It's never been difficult to find horses around pickup trucks. That translates to about 250 12-ounce cans with ice. But with 400,543 Rams sold that year, the Ram's sales could not keep up with the eleventh-generation F-150 in 2004. Crankshaft The crank was cast from nodular iron. Despite a two-ton body and a luxurious cabin, a stock 300 powered by its 300 hp dual four-barrel, 331 c.
And in case the 390 horsepower Hemi isn't enough, 6. The new suspension maintains payload and tow ratings a maximum of 9,100 pounds while shedding 40 pounds of rear suspension weight. In the rear, Dodge engineers chose a five-link system to keep the solid rear axle and coil springs centered under the truck. This V-8 Magnum, based on the 1998 Chrysler PowerTech platform, consisted of an iron block and aluminum alloy heads. As a result of this approach, the open-deck block required large openings for easy sand removal after casting.
So what makes this engine better than the engines of 20, 30, and 40 years ago that the specifications appear so similar to? Conclusion It is significant that despite starting with the proverbial 'clean sheet of paper', DaimlerChrysler engineers decided to go with a design that was very conventional in its engineering fundamentals. Compared to leaf springs, coils are more tunable and Dodge offers 12 different spring rates. While towing a 7,200-pound travel trailer, traditional tail wagging was rarely perceptible, even on the curviest roads. Mass of the engine was 242kg. Haul-testing with a thousand pounds of horse-chow in the beds, the Hemi helped the Ram crest the rolling hills easier than the V-8-equipped F-150 and Tundra. With all these components integrated into the one unit, over the previous engine design the final assembly part count decreased from 26 to 2.
The Crew Cab increases Regular Cab legroom by six inches and adds in-floor storage compartments too. This engine had a bore of 3. Second, tighten the 12-mm bolts to 40 foot-pounds, then tighten the 8-mm bolts to 15 foot-pounds again if they have loosened. Until 2002, Dodge hadn't installed a 4. Overall, amenities are much improved, with supportive seats and cushier armrests.
The primary reason was that Dodge did not manufacture a true crew cab to compete with Ford and other manufacturers. It comes with the 5. Well, our drive on back-to-back loops over rural two-laners revealed handling improvements. The engineers saw the advantages of the 5. First, tighten the 12-mm bolts to 25 foot-pounds, then tighten the 8-mm bolts to 15 foot-pounds. .
When in 1997 DaimlerChrysler was evaluating future engine directions, the company realised that the then-current 5. The name is drawn from Dodge's line of 4-wheel-drive trucks made from the early 1940s through the 1980s. The Bottom Line The new Ram is a significant step forward in half-ton truck ride and handling. However, in the end, the company chose a 2-valves-per-cylinder, overhead valve, hemispherical combustion chamber approach. Each was designed to provide maximum flow capacity within the constraints of taking up minimal room, protecting under-bonnet components from heat, and having a low thermal inertia so that the cat converters could be quickly heated. The pump was made from die-cast aluminium housing , powdered metal geroters and cast iron cover plate.
Con-Rods The pistons were cast from eutectic alloy and each had a mass of 413 grams. The valve bridge was kept wide in order that adequate cooling flow could be maintained; this was seen as especially important in the truck applications of the engine where it could be expected to be working hard for long periods. A vibration damper was a press-fit on the nose of the crank; no keyway was used as part of the 'leak-free' design goal. But the new Crew Cab model with a 5-foot, 7-inch bed is the biggest news. There are three cab configurations distributed over two wheelbase lengths. The active intake system feeds filtered air to long intake runners when low-end torque is needed and automatically switches to short runners as the revs climb.