Yeah. It's the 3rd generation Viper engine.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
> Steve Preston
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 8:21 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: 18mpg
>
>
> That's not bad mileage. That's the V10,isn't it?
>
> Steve P.
> --- "Pindell, Tim P" <TPindell@otterbein.edu> wrote:
>
> >
> > I got my fuel receipts out for a trip we took to Deepest
> Redneckistan
> > a few weeks ago. We went to visit some of Deb's family
> just outside
> > of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC (Go
> > Cats!) My
> > brother-in-law and his wife are professors in the music department.
> > Absolutely beautiful country down there in the Smoky
> Mountains. I miss
> > Bermuda grass lawns! Anyhoo, we boarded the pups at a friends place
> > and took the new-to-us Ram just to see what kind of road
> manners the
> > beast had and to try out the nav system. It rides rather
> stiffly, and
> > I think I could tell if a dime were heads or tails if I were to run
> > over one. It also has a tendency to wander all over the place if
> > you're not paying attention. I have to wonder if the
> steering ratio
> > is a bit quicker than I'm used to or if the wide tires were simply
> > trying to follow the ruts.
> > I'm leaning towards the former. We got a best fuel
> "economy" of 18mpg
> > out of that monster. Considering that the best I got out of
> the Dakota
> > 5.2 was 22mpg, I was very surprised at the 18mpg out of the
> 8.3, but
> > then again, 6th gear is ridiculously tall- 1500rpm at
> 75mph! I think
> > its a keeper despite an average fuel consumption of about
> 12mpg...on a
> > diet of premium. Perhaps I should measure it in "grins per
> mile". Just
> > thought I'd share.
> >
> > Tim
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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