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How are the newest dodge diesels holding up?

But do they fail at 60k miles like the 68?:flipoff2:

Not more manual for a while.

I think the ford's mostly shift when you want. The only thing I don't like is they like to really hang a gear on the down hills, even if you hit the throttle, it just doesn't want to up shift. Hate ford or not, there is something to be said about 1 manufacturing making every part on the truck VS trying to make a bunch of different shit work properly together.

The 1 time I towed with a Cummins/aisin truck, the shifting was aweful. It would be pulling a grade at the perfect rpm, then upshift, bog down and down shift:homer: the newer duramax seems fine also, but I don't have much time in them.

Weird...the 68 in my '14 made it 132K...towing and plowing.

Aisins in my 5500's pull very good and plow great. Both haul approximately 4 tons of salt and have 10' Vplows in the winter.

But the guy that rebuilt my 68 said there is no rebuilding an Aisin. He did a fantastic job on my 68.
 
I occasionally tow 15k, might do more of that with a newer truck.

A new f150 or 25yo f350 would do most of what I need to do.

This isn't about making great decisions, nor about avoiding terrible decisions, this is a midlife crisis, this might as well be a boat or a corvette or a Ukrainian mail order bride:laughing:

Are the new dodges ticking time bombs or not? :laughing:

Around 7K on my '23...no problems other than the dumb broad on her phone running a red light, getting T-boned by a Bronco and spinning into my front end.
 
Looks like there were 2 fire related recalls for 21-23 trucks, a grid heater short, and a fuel filter housing that was prone to cracking and spraying fuel, looks like 6 burned, 5 running, 1 parked.
 
Can the aisin be tuned yet? Seems I remember (4-5 yrs ago) big downside to parts falling off a aisin truck was being stuck with stock tranny tuning.

No they can't, its a big downside if you want to run the kill tune (150hp+) and add fuel and a second Chinese war whistle. My wife daily's my 21 dually on a 120 tune just fine with no ill manners. The trans learns, drive it how you always plan on it when you first tune and its fine. Drive it like miss daisy and then take it to the track and it will have no idea what to do.

If you building the truck for big power id go 68. It can be tuned, built, and honestly it shifts faster, just not as firm or crisp. Which im sure a 15k 68rfe would change :flipoff2:

My '22 3500, HO/Aisin. DRW has been flawless.....................for the 5k miles I've put on it so far.:flipoff2:

Haven't even towed anything worth mentioning yet. Unloaded, it does have firm smooth shifts. Nothing harsh. I did get it with the 4.10 gears, not sure if helps how the shifts feel, but to me it feels perfect.

I have the 4.10s as well...................and 37s:smokin: The 4.10s and 285s were a stump pulling combo. Felt like i could pull a freight train in first.
 
No they can't, its a big downside if you want to run the kill tune (150hp+) and add fuel and a second Chinese war whistle. My wife daily's my 21 dually on a 120 tune just fine with no ill manners. The trans learns, drive it how you always plan on it when you first tune and its fine. Drive it like miss daisy and then take it to the track and it will have no idea what to do.

If you building the truck for big power id go 68. It can be tuned, built, and honestly it shifts faster, just not as firm or crisp. Which im sure a 15k 68rfe would change :flipoff2:



I have the 4.10s as well...................and 37s:smokin: The 4.10s and 285s were a stump pulling combo. Felt like i could pull a freight train in first.
I really really liked how i had my 68rfe shifting on my 2012 after me spending hours with mcc tuning

I sold it at 110k or so to a friend
It had a hard life after me and its still kicking with close to 300k
 
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