New rams are NICE! Interior is really nice and I like the styling. I heard the Hemi gets awesome MPG too.I think Dodge did all they could to make your truck as energy efficient as possible already, some good advice already.
You can try and read up on aftermarket upgrades but I doubt there is much out there that is better than what anybody else mentioned.
I imagine you have economy mode where the engine cuts fuel to half the engine when on the highway and on flat ground.
Tire size and pressure are a big deal and like also mentioned a vacuum gauge would be a good indicator as to how much fuel you are sucking down.
Not much left to make it any more fuel efficient.
I cannot live without a truck, gas mileage is just a reality for me, I have a Chevy Silverado 1500 with 235K miles. VERY few problems, other than a throttle body motor that just quit on me and left me stranded it has been a great truck.
A friend of mine just bought the same truck you did with 4 wheel drive and he let me drive it. I am not much of a fan of Dodge but I got to say it was a really nice truck. I would have never known it was 4 wheel drive, drove really nice!
Did they ever fix the longevity of the hemispherical head configuration?New rams are NICE! Interior is really nice and I like the styling. I heard the Hemi gets awesome MPG too.
I think Dodge did all they could to make your truck as energy efficient as possible already, some good advice already.
You can try and read up on aftermarket upgrades but I doubt there is much out there that is better than what anybody else mentioned.
I imagine you have economy mode where the engine cuts fuel to half the engine when on the highway and on flat ground.
Tire size and pressure are a big deal and like also mentioned a vacuum gauge would be a good indicator as to how much fuel you are sucking down.
Not much left to make it any more fuel efficient.
I cannot live without a truck, gas mileage is just a reality for me, I have a Chevy Silverado 1500 with 235K miles. VERY few problems, other than a throttle body motor that just quit on me and left me stranded it has been a great truck.
A friend of mine just bought the same truck you did with 4 wheel drive and he let me drive it. I am not much of a fan of Dodge but I got to say it was a really nice truck. I would have never known it was 4 wheel drive, drove really nice!
Let me rephrase my question. YES I know I bought a big engine. This will be my daily driver as part of my drive in the winter it is needed. It says that it gets 21 on the highway which is pretty true. But if I can get a few extra MPG I am all for it.
Yep! Mine does the same.I am in the same spot as you are in the needs of a truck. I love the truck. I drove all the other kinds and settled on this one because it felt the best!
It does have the eco light that pops on. When I was going 65 to work today in the rain it was on that and it said my MPG was in the 30's on the gauge but if you sped up 1 mile and rev the engine drops to 15 lol
I think Dodge did all they could to make your truck as energy efficient as possible already.
Yep! Mine does the same.
Are you running studded snow tires this winter?
I can recommend a killer set of tires if interested.
So I do a lot of highway driving each day to and from work. I got a 2017 ram 1500 5.7l hemi v8 yesterday. I keep reading about all of these “mods” that can be done super cheap. My question to you fellas is...
what in your opinion would be the best ones to actually help fuel economy?
I am a buy American guy so for me to buy a foreign tire it really has to outshine an American product for me to buy it.i might have to depending on how bad it gets. I will be looking into them Jan 1 prolly after Xmas and I get my bonus. Usually doesn’t get too nasty until January but it’s snowing heavy 3 miles above me already so I may be wrong.
What tires do do you suggest?
I heard about a hydrogen on demand system that can go in your trunk and it's quite cheap as well, it boosts horsepower and lowers emissions. It burns your fuel properly and doesn't waste it.
I don't know how true it all is but I've seen allot of videos about it so maybe have a look into it.
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I am a buy American guy so for me to buy a foreign tire it really has to outshine an American product for me to buy it.
I use these on my two wheel drive truck and I can pretty much plow through 6" of snow and keep good traction on ice.
IMO these are the undisputed best studded snow tire you can buy:
https://www.nokiantires.com/winter-tires/nokian-hakkapeliitta-8/
http://www.ramforum.com/
Lots of info there.
I have a '14 Ram 1500 5.7 with the 8speed trans and 3.21 rear gears.
As was mentioned CAI and tuner. Will increase your mileage. And a bunch more power. The exhaust is well desinged. Wont see much improvement with an aftermarket cat back exhaust. Unless you throw some long tube headrers on. The stock exhaust manifolds are choking the 5.7.
This, big time!
Auto mfg are under incredible pressure to make vehicles, especially big engine vehicles, as fuel efficient as possible. It is why they use so much plastic for weight shaving and super thin oils.
IMO, they have done amazing things with fuel economy and these V8s. My 2010 Tundra averages around 16mpg on the highway and once in the Texas panhandle I got 18.5mpg going 85mph with my truck fully loaded.
My 1990 FJ62 got 12mpg with a straight 6.
I doubt you will get a single mpg more by adding aftermarket stuff and any recovery of the upfront costs will take forever to recoup.