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Hello to all!

I had a 2006 ram 1500 that I bought new but due to the poor economy I lost it a few years back.
I have a used '04 ram 1500 with 75k miles and this truck just does not perform as well as the other. Is this normal due to year difference or is there something I can do to fix it? Thanks in advance.
 

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Discussion starter · #2 ·
Hello to all!

I had a 2006 ram 1500 that I bought new but due to the poor economy I lost it a few years back.
I have a used '04 ram 1500 with 75k miles and this truck just does not perform as well as the other. Is this normal due to year difference or is there something I can do to fix it? Thanks in advance.
 
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Interesting reading. I enjoy all the thoughts and musings you blokes engage in.

If the internet did'nt exist, owning a ram in my part of the world would be a frightening experience due to the lack of information available here.

HTC makes me feel I'm not alone in the ocean of Asian automobiles.
 
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Originally posted by tui:
HTC makes me feel I'm not alone in the ocean of Asian automobiles.
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Thank you very much... that means a lot!
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Originally posted by 2rambad:
It is definitely a plus to have a wealth of knowledge to draw from.
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That's part of what HTC is all about. Real info and help in a timely fashion. Together we accomplish far more than we can with all of us striving on our own. That's the name of the game.
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Well I finally cleaned the t-body and pcv ports and changed the pcv valve, got a little more bottom end but not enough so I went and had a 3" cat back exhaust with a magnaflow muffler. not much help, but sounds different, maybe a programmer is in the future??? Thanks for your suggestions!
 
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Final ratio makes a 'day 'n night' difference (along with the previous mentioned tire size and weight). If the '06 had a final ratio of 3:92s or if a set of stump-puller 4:56s figures into all of this (gray area history of both trucks?) and the 04 came with 3:55...Hmmmm?...Well, that will make a difference in your giddy-up.

Warning: the higher the number in the final ratio is likely to place a pinch on your mileage!
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Originally posted by RockyMtnXpress:
Final ratio makes a 'day 'n night' difference (along with the previous mentioned tire size and weight). If the '06 had a final ratio of 3:92s or if a set of stump-puller 4:56s figures into all of this (gray area history of both trucks?) and the 04 came with 3:55...Hmmmm?...Well, that will make a difference in your giddy-up.

Warning: the higher the number in the final ratio is likely to place a pinch on your mileage!
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Yep 392's w/20's on the '06, 355's w/17's on the '04...would that make that big of difference?
 
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Originally posted by NewfieBullet:
but the difference in tire size should make up some of the difference..surely wouldn't be as much as he mentioned...i say the hell with it and throw on a blower
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I don't think I'll go to that extreme but maybe a tuner....Thanks for all the response, I can quit chasing my tail now!
 
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