Ok, just to update this thread.

I went ahead and picked up the Dodge Ram Bighorn tonight. First impressions? WOW! That Hemi 5.7 litre is SMOOTH. I punched it at around 80, RPM kicked up to like 5.5K and it just took off, very nice. This thing is LOADED, power mirrors, door locks, windows, seats, cruise, A/C, fog lights, 20" chrome wheels, 5.7 Hemi multi displacement (cuts to 4 cylinders on the fwy) pre wired for a trailer, cloth seats, LOTS of storage, large cab, 4 doors.
I'm pretty excited now about taking some long trips.

 

Congrats! I think that Dodge has a real nice truck, I am sure you will enjoy it.

 

Forget the Dodge!

 

Sorry to hi-jack your thread raidermike but this is for the non-believers. Good read!

Forget the Dodge?

 

Haha, that is a great read. Thanks ben362! I wish I could have afforded the Cummins, I didn't NEED the big torque, and the Hemi does me just fine though.

 

It's about Time they won something.

 

smoothguy, I expected a response like that, you did not read the article, if you had you would know that they finished third. The goal was to finish, coming in third was icing on the cake. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]

 

You are comparing engine horsepower of the Chev and Dodge to the rear wheel horsepower of the Ford. The Hemi and Chev on a rear wheel dyno will be showing much less horsepower. This is the cause of the extreme difference. 150 HP is still quite low for the 308 though. I think it is closer to 200 at the wheels.