Have you checked mileage on the truck?

You had mentioned transmissions. Obviously Richmond has a 5 and 6 speed, and the T56 is a 6 speed. Is there a strength factor associated with the richmond 5 speed vs the t56? What reasons would there be with going for the .xx overdrive gear instead of the richmonds 1:1 5th?

With the weather we've been having in the NW (and a new dodge truck :poke:) I'm sure it's getting more street miles. With that being said the truck may have more track time than street time...with it being a new build and the driver having a heavy right foot....mileage may be unknown.

I'd bet you could see 20+ out on the highway just cruising along in 6th gear.

No idea on the mileage yet, but around town it seems to be pretty good. I can actually check it on the next tank since its been around town and some highway miles as well.

Dan is right, I have been beating on it pretty good and most of the miles on it have been at the track. The 1:1 5th gear on a 5 speed would be pretty useless for me. I top out right around 120 in 4th gear at the limiter. I need some taller tires to help with that.

If I do a tranny swap, I will also need to do gears in the rearend as these tranny's are geared a little funny to work with the 3.31 rearend that comes in these cars and that is part of the reason they get great mileage on the highway.

The new dodge huh......truck has been in the shop getting worked on more times than any other car I have ever owned, oh and you have to pay for the rental car, no loaner on a $50k truck still under warranty. We will not be getting another new dodge anytime soon. This time it is in for a check engine light, code P20EE, they are saying that it has a bad catalytic converter, it also needs fuel filters and the injectors cleaned....some covered under warranty, others not.

Keep in mind, the truck has 33,000 miles on it and has been very well maintained. Truck has had 17 warranty recalls performed to date. Also the computer has been replaced and reflashed several times now, the radio module has been replaced, overhead lights and console replaced, fuel filler neck failed on the road so the tank was dropped and that was replaced as well.....you could not get diesel into the tank at that time.

We got this truck because I was tired of constantly having to work on my personal rigs to drive them for work. This thing is awesome to drive but horrible to own and maintain.

Looks like I might have a whole fleet of fords soon enough =)

Been working on some interior stuff the past week or so, will have a stereo soon as well =)

Maybe Ill get some pics up and bump this thread.


I did teach myself how to build and use a buck for metal forming, its pretty damn cool if I dont say so myself.

Happy Wednesday everyone!!!

Sean

Sean, it seems that maybe you can build a better truck than the Dodge/Ram/Chrysler (I would include Ford here too, based on experience with an F250 p-stroke) people. Perhaps a super-cool towing-capable vehicle build is in your future . . .

How about a Bump or Dent side quad cab build? Big block LS, 4L80E.
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So, how many miles total do you have on this truck? Does the other truck get driven at all any more?

You guys dont know this about me but I really do come from the off roading world.

Full build thread on my last tow rig if you have a little time..

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/dodge...ummins-14.html

Started with this...

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...ps05080607.jpg

And this..

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...B4F4E-orig.jpg

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...CEF32-orig.jpg

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...ps82843a0a.jpg

You get the idea....12 valve cummins, manual, 60 and 70, beadlocks and 37's flatbed cause I haul a lot of **** around.

Built this and drove the crap out of it. Moab towing a trailer and back then loaded up the wife, trailer and pooch and drove about 7000 miles to homer alaska and back with it.

I honestly never should have sold it, it was bad ass, not fast, but man was it bad ass.

That's dope.:drool: :drool:

Love that build!!

I hate you.....:D

Heh, I am the same UN on pirate... used to be an admin, still mod a couple of forums.

Have a few 4x4s, MDT's and HDT's too...

like this one: