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Even with an auto trans and 315x35x20 tires with a tread wear of 300 getting traction in a hard pull in my Scat Pack is challenging. Even hard sifts into second or third will break loose my tires and at times cause the rear of the car to want to change lanes. With a manual, hole shots and up...

Does winning these events mean more of these vehicles will appear in grocery store parking lots ? LOL !

IF ........................ RAM had offered them as I said , who knows ? The first time I saw one as stated I said "wow" that's a PU I'd buy and it was driven by a 30's female !

WOW !

If the model was of his altered wheel base car with the FI stacks sticking thru the hood it would sellout before release ! As a side note, the Hemi engine paint color was/is ORANGE !

When I was living in SW FL up until Dec 2024 I saw quite a few with the 5.7 Hemi, jacked up, custom wheels, meats, and exhaust. That said, crew cabs would fit right in. Also short bed options in both models as well. That said I heard quite a few people saying " I don't want a PU that is a living...

What would happen if, the RAM1500 single cab with a 5.7 Hemi auto trans had a MSRP of $38K and was not a stripper ?

You sir done hit the nails on the head ! All the $$ went to the JEEP and RAM brands because they were great profit makers, in the process they put all the corporate eggs in one basket so to speak. That left the rest of the offerings dying on the vine ! Not only should have the CEO's been fired...

The belt in an oil bath was tried by FORD with disastrous results as well ! Even a non automotive person could predict this failure ! Why are people who push these failures listened too ?

As always the market place will decide if the EV's stick around. As for myself my bet is on the hybrids for now.

Mopar 392 please explain what changing the oil pump entails for those that don't know . The oil pump cost is small compared to the labor for stripping down the front of the engine and removing the front pulley/balancer, etc. The Hellcat oil pump should have been standard across all Hemi engines...

The infamous Hemi camshaft failures usually occurs around appox. 100k - 115k miles, well out of warranty ! That is the cause of the class action lawsuits. I was shocked a few years ago when I learned how wide spread this issue is costing $4 to $5K to remedy unless the metal shavings got into...

The fact that STLA has not made any statements regarding the poor upper end oiling issues in all Hemi's which causes roller lifter failures and eats the camshaft means more of the same ! It would take too much to remedy the block casting adding oiling and opening up passages ! ? Perhaps STLA is...

Meanwhile Dodge and RAM continue to offer the public even larger vehicles ? The FORD Maverick stole the sales show yet Dodge refused to get a piece of that action. " Just a day late and a penny short " seems to be their motto. STLA N. America needs some sales winner FAST ! With STLA stock stuck...

What the Hemi engine planners need to do is correct the oiling issue to the cam and lifters as well as the exhaust manifold bolts breaking. You just can't keep selling engines with know serious issues as the class action lawsuits keep piling up ! Then there is the Pentastar V6 top end rockers...