Dodge Makes It - Cummins Shakes It

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Dodge Makes It - Cummins Shakes It
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flag calgaryrider
Posted: Jun 6, 2008 at 20:24 Quote
Well, after 9 months of saving and a loan from the bank I've finally picked up a truck. So I'll introduce you all to the new mistress of my life, (because women cost as much and can be as much high maintenance) lol her name is Big Betsy, and she's a 2001 Dodge Ram 2500, extended cab, long box.


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Shuttle Ready. Cool


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Good old cummins 24 valve under the hood to shake her.

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Bonus 50+ HP sticker lol



As she sits now, its leveled on 35" Pro Comp Mudders, has a 4" turbo back exhaust from magnaflow, Stock Airbox w/ air raid filter, and an Edge EZ.

On the list of things to do, Quadzilla Adrenaline box w/ Pulse Control Monitor, Air Dog 150 lift pump, Ice Box intake, Bushwacker Flares, and maybe a new windshield.
flag dotca
Posted: Jun 6, 2008 at 20:28 Quote
Nice! Props on new purchase.
flag El-Pinto
Posted: Jun 6, 2008 at 20:47 Quote
Nice truck. Cummins kick ass, by far the best choice for a diesel.
flag laurie1
Mod
Posted: Jun 6, 2008 at 21:05 Quote
I'd rather be Power Stroking than Cumming! Nice truck though.
flag calgaryrider
Posted: Jun 6, 2008 at 21:32 Quote
laurie1 wrote:
I'd rather be Power Stroking than Cumming! Nice truck though.


The strokers are great diesels as well, and I love ford trucks just as much as dodge, but mods for the cummins are much cheaper, and the six cylinder is such a simple design. But I'm glad to hear you like stroking, wanna come over? Razz lol
flag laurie1
Mod
Posted: Jun 6, 2008 at 21:38 Quote
I only drive the F450 when I tow the horse trailer so I don't stroke it all the time. Other than that, it isn’t too often that I find myself driving it. Even for living in the pickup capital of Canada, it is still a pain to drive/park and it seems like I go from one gas station to the next even with it being chipped.
flag zune
Posted: Jun 6, 2008 at 21:39 Quote
Yum man, We all know what Dotca wants now don't we?
flag dotca
Posted: Jun 6, 2008 at 21:48 Quote
zune wrote:
Yum man, We all know what Dotca wants now don't we?

No I want a power stroker engine. I want a ford f350. A dually, but I won't be getting one for a while.
flag calgaryrider
Posted: Jun 6, 2008 at 21:52 Quote
dotca wrote:
zune wrote:
Yum man, We all know what Dotca wants now don't we?

No I want a power stroker engine. I want a ford f350. A dually, but I won't be getting one for a while.



Gotta love the fat bottom girls. Big Grin I wouldn't drive a dually though, full size are wide enough in residential, dual more wheels wouldn't be much fun.
flag laurie1
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Posted: Jun 6, 2008 at 21:53 Quote
Duallies are a pain in the ass. They are so retardedly wide that they are a bitch to drive around town. The only reason we have one is because they are capable of towing over 20,000 pounds and a fully loaded four horse trailer with living quarters easily weighs in at around that. Not only are they rather large but they chew threw gas like no tomorrow. I filled up my car today with premium and it was $140. Diesel is about the same as premium gas now so it is expensive as hell to drive a one ton truck around. You also have six tires to replace rather than four. Duallies aren't all fun and games. They are also really slow until they build up momentum. Going from a dead stop to 50 or 60km/h isn't that much fun. Therefore, we chipped the truck and got more horses and more torque for not too much money. Diesels have a lot of tunability though which is cool.
flag calgaryrider
Posted: Jun 6, 2008 at 21:59 Quote
Yep, unless you actually need a diesel for hauling big loads they aren't really worth it. I assume you also did the exhaust, intake, and gauges to go with the chip?
flag mitchum
Posted: Jun 6, 2008 at 22:00 Quote
hey, what do you think of the milage? Im truck shopping and would love to buy a Cummins, but after insurance, gas would probley kill me.

and if you dont mind me asking, can you give me a rough number of how much that cost you?
flag calgaryrider
Posted: Jun 6, 2008 at 22:04 Quote
Not a problem at all, I paid 17-500 for her, she's got 200 thousand kilometers on the ticker. As for mileage, thats just barely breaking it in, I know guys with 6-800K on them, and they get loaded to the brim on multiple occasions. The engines are bullit proof, change the oil and do the maintenance and they'll never die.
flag zune
Posted: Jun 6, 2008 at 22:05 Quote
calgaryrider wrote:
Not a problem at all, I paid 17-500 for her, she's got 200 thousand kilometers on the ticker. As for mileage, thats just barely breaking it in, I know guys with 6-800K on them, and they get loaded to the brim on multiple occasions. The engines are bullit proof, change the oil and do the maintenance and they'll never die.

I think he means how many miles per gallon.
flag laurie1
Mod
Posted: Jun 6, 2008 at 22:06 Quote
We have an Edge tuner/chip in it that is like a computer. It is full color and has all the gauges built in (digital) for EGT, boost, and some other stuff that I was told isn't as important as those two so I don't really have to monitor those. There is also 4" exhaust and new header dealies on the truck. It is an F450 King Ranch loaded that I drive with a gooseneck receiver.
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