I've had two R/Ts with the 5.9L and never once had a tranny problems with a
combined 200K+ miles between the two. Take care of the tranny and don't
neglect/abuse it and it will last forever. My dad had a '97 Ram with the
360/46RE tranny that he towed a 5th wheel trailer with. Everyone told him
after he bought it he would have tranny problems. He owned it for 5 years
and never once had a tranny problem with it. And the normal load on the
trailer was over 10K pounds. The plenum gasket is an easy one time fix to
get past. And the cool thing about both those problems being "infamous" is
there are lots of people who know how to fix them. The 4.7L is still fairly
new(as far as motors go)and not as many people know how to work on them.
Gas mileage is the same between them, and I actually get better gas mileage
in my R/T than my roommate did with his 4.7L Dakota. Parts are more readily
available. And if you ever want to start modding it, it's easier/cheaper to
find parts for the 5.9L. Plus it reacts better to simple mods like intake,
TB, and exhaust changes. But I am a little biased I guess.
brian cropp
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Kyle Kozubal
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 6:15 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: Quad Cabs - Opinions/Advice on Purchase
But with the 5.9L 360 you have to deal with:
1) The infamous transmissions failures
2) The infamous plenum gasket failures
Not sure how accurate these number are, but:
5.9L V8 360
245 hp @4000 rpm
330 ft. lbs. @ 3250 rpm
4.7L V8 287
235hp @4800 rpm
295 ft-lbs @3200 rpm
The HO 4.7L would be a nice option to find in a Quad
Cab!
Get the 4.7L V8. I have owned trucks with BOTH motors,
and would take the 4.7L V8 ANY DAY.
Kyle
--- Brian <hskr@san.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Get the 5.9L if you are getting a quad cab. More
> options out there for mods
> if you want to do that, and more replacement parts
> available as well.
>
> brian cropp
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On
> Behalf Of A. S> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 11:56
AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Quad Cabs - Opinions/Advice on
> Purchase
>
>
> I am currently looking at buying a used Quad Cab
> (00-04) Gen 3 version. I
> will most likely go with a 4x4, V8 Auto. I have
> owned Dakotas for many
> years (both Gen 1 and 2) so I know about most of the
> common problems/issues,
>
> but I thought I would check to see if any years are
> better than others
> during 00-04? I'm not sure if anything major was
> changed during those
> years. Anything particular to look with the 4.7?
> Any advice/opinions on
> the Quad Cabs are welcome.
>
> Thanks.
> --Aaron--
>
>
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