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Back in a Ram
Hey everybody, Been a while since I've been on here. After almost a 3 year hiatus into the sports car and jeep world, I am back in a Ram. Ended up picking up a 2016 1500 lonestar 4x2 in flame red last month. It's nice not having to deal with the crappy mpg of my jeep along with 3 week oil...- garner
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V6 worth the reduced price?
Hey guys, So I'm thinking about getting back into a Ram as my mustang is almost out of warranty(32,000 miles) and an extended warranty is going to cost me about $2600. However, I'm in sticker shock at how expensive these trucks have gotten in the 3 years since I bought my 2012. I'm seeing 2wd...- garner
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- Forum: Engine & Performance
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Get your 2015s now, warranty decreasing soon!
Hey guys, just a little heads up about the warranty decrease that will be happening soon. FCA released a statement that almost all 2016 model vehicles, whether it be dodge, jeep, ram, chrysler; will now only have a 5 year 60,000 mile powertrain warranty vs the current 5/100k. The only...- garner
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- Forum: General Discussions
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I'm back...kind of
Hey guys! Been a long time since I've been on here, almost 2 years I think, but I'm kind of back. Just got a new job selling mopars so I figured I would get back on here in case questions arose regarding any of the new rams coming out like the rebel or any ram related questions at all. Won't be...- garner
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- Forum: Introduction
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Ram ecodiesel gets reviewed
Looks like it's a pretty decent truck 2014 RAM 1500 EcoDiesel Review: Car Reviews- garner
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R/T gains the 8 speed
Was doing some looking around and found a 2014 ram R/T and it has the 8 speed now. 8 speed R/T in 2013 were supposedly super late order and not many were found. No mention of gear ratio though, hopefully 4.10 though But looks like heated seats and steering wheel got added as standard for 2014...- garner
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- Forum: Engine & Performance
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What is your lifetime average MPG?
Well after seeing all these mpg threads, I thought I would start a new one but slightly different. Most have been just at the moment or for a certain short time but this one will be for the life of your truck. Just wondering what the guys that use fuelly or the mpg tracking phone apps are...- garner
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Participated in a charity car show today
My truck and my friend's "mini me"(4.7 quad cab) Started from the bottom now we here And now the rest of the cars Hidden cobra replica Oh lawd Jesus we got us some ricers My truck got 3rd in 18 and under. Lost to a little kid...- garner
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- Forum: Photos & Videos
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Do I really have to clay bar?
Well I have a charity car show coming up on saturday where I'm trying to place in the 18 and under category this year after not placing at all last year. I'm gonna be giving the truck it's first "detail" and just trying to figure out where to save some time and effort if it's not truly needed... -
What pads are you guys running?
Well this morning I found out I need new front brake pads after about 30,800 miles so I'm probably gonna go aftermarket. Looking at hawks lts or super duty or ebc yellow stuff or green stuff. Most likely leave the stock rotors for now Anybody used any of those? What were your impressions?- garner
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Do laramies and sports have more seat bolstering?
Well after riding in my friend's laramie tonight I realized that the seats kind of encompass the headrest some and I had never noticed that before(maybe I had in my R/T but didn't pay much attention, idk) whereas on the outdoorsman and below the seat is flat all the way across where the headrest... -
Truck downshifting while going down hill
Tonight I was driving down the road at between 60 and 65 mph(1500ish rpm) but while going downhill my truck downshifted and rpms jumped to around 2100 After that I put it into manual mode in 6th then back into drive and the rpms dropped back to normal. Popped it back into manual mode and the... -
4th gen throttle body after almost 30,000 miles and no catch can
Well decided to clean my throttle body today thinking it would be pretty bad since it hasn't been cleaned before and I have no catch can, but it really wasn't Front(top) Back(bottom) Towels after wiping it down So for those of all that are worried your TB will be pure black...- garner
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- Forum: Engine & Performance
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Reducing wind noise?
Well with my truck it seems that the amount of wind noise has started getting more as time goes on. It's getting to the point that at highway speeds(75 mph) I'm having to turn my speaker phone on just to hear people on my iphone with the truck radio off but once I get below 45-50 I can hear them... -
Adding factory alpine sub to non alpine system
Gonna be adding the factory alpine sub to my truck(have the full system sitting in the other room) which came with the basic stereo but I can't find the plug for the sub, anybody know where it is? Under the carpet in the storage bin?- garner
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- Forum: Audio & Electronics
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305 wide tires?
Ok I'm between getting 285/50/20 and 305/50/20 nitto 420s but not sure if I can fit 305. I have the polished 20s which are supposedly only 8" wide vs the chrome clads which are 9" wide, however has anybody with the polished 20s put on 305 tires?- garner
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Interior chop
Ok so thinking of a couple things to do to the interior of my truck but not sure how it would look with the tan and brown. Pics(let me know if you need better ones) Chops I would like done: All silver and black radio/ac center stack done in gloss black All silver and black radio/ac... -
Muddy engine cleaning help and tips
Ok so went mudding about 6 months ago and didn't notice all the mud till about a month ago...well didn't pop the hood Then today I cleaned the major things with some water and simple green: engine cover, airbox lid, radiator cover, fuse box lid, wiped off power steering and brake fluid... -
4.7 guys need your help!
Ok so friend of mine is wanting to go duals on her 4.7 and I offered to trade her bumpers and exhaust from the muffler back that way she just needs a mufflex and I can dump my exhaust again without it looking ghetto. However not sure if she has the hangers on the driver side of the truck and...- garner
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What tire style should I go with?
Ok so after almost 25,000 miles and 30-40 track passes, the factory goodyears are at the wear bars so getting new tires for christmas. But not sure whether to get an all terrain or a street style tire? Truck is a daily driver that gets raced 3-4 times year and also gets offroaded occasionally... -
I need exhaust tip polishing help!
Ok so I need help with polishing my exhaust tips. I've read instructions but it's not working :( So they started like this, but worse(pic is of driver side, I've been working on passenger side) Then used some #3 steel wool but as you can see it wasn't removing the concrete or whatever... -
Last track visit of the season
Went to the track tonight for what is probably gonna be the last visit of the season and did pretty good. Weather was near perfect, around 100 DA. Got a personal best of 14.8@95, not bad for a bone stock crew cab with dumped exhaust, front bumper replacement, and full tank of fuel right off the...- garner
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Mopar by kicker equivalent
Thinking about getting speakers for my truck since walmart now carries kicker and I was wondering which speakers are the equivalent to the mopar by kicker speaker upgrade system(77kick41)? And will they be plug and play like the mopar ones or will I have to splice wires? And will I need an amp...- garner
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- Forum: Audio & Electronics
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Finally washed the truck by hand
Truck before hand(these pics are from about 2 weeks ago so there was more dirt and dust). But while rinsing the truck off before wash, the water gave it a rich vibrant red shine like you'll see in the washed pics instead of a dusty red Products Truck washed. Had only used the... -
Low idle
Ok so yesterday morning I was getting some food in the drive thru and noticed my truck was quieter than normal(I took off the exhaust from the muffler back) and when I looked at my gauges I was idling at 500. Normally I idle around 750 when up to temp and 1300ish on start up. No codes or...- garner
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