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2026 HEMI or Hurricane?

mikeru82 said:
I'm not sure that right, at least about the suspension. My understanding is that the RHO has the same suspension as the TRX. I attributed it more to the fact that the Hellcat engine is heavier than the HO Hurricane, affecting payload, which directly affects tow capacity.
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Correct, total weight, the TRX engine is heavier than the RHO engine, being that's the main difference between them, should account for the difference in towing.

The suspension I'm taking about is the RHO, TRX, and Raptors are so much lower than their regular 1500s is because of the suspension.
 
fishslayer said:
How does its suspension greatly redu e how much it can tow? The weight is not in the truck. Its on axles behind it
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Not sure, but that's what it is. I would Google why that is yourself.

Even the HD trucks, like the RAM 2500 Powerwagon 6.4l vs a regular RAM 2500 6.4l, it goes from over 17,000 lbs to only 9500 lbs on the Power Wagon, mostly due to the suspension setup. Both weight and drivetrain are nearly identical.
 
BowDown said:
I completely get that and I've stated as such to the few that have had to have a new HEMI at less than 10K miles and waited months. Everything is an obscure stat until you become part of that stat, happened to me when an indian ran a flashing yellow hitting me and 2 other doing 20K damage to my then pristine no issue limited. I said it then when I became part of that statistic (long shop times) and my truck is still in the shop for the 3rd month. It sucks but that's life
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Wow. An Indian hit you? What happened to his horse ? Hopefully his feathered head dress and beads didn’t get damaged ! 🤣🤣🤣 🤔🤔
 
i checked out a while ago. the guy was asking for advise and it devolved into a debate. it's all about what ya plan to do and if your buying or keeping the truck long term or leasing it, if your gonna only keep it for 2 or 3 years get the hurricane as long as you have a warrantee it's great. if you are gonna keep it for over 100k mi i suggest you get the hemi. forget about the spray on lining that makes the hurricane throw away motors the repair bill out of warrantee is going to be substantial on the hurricane but i suppose it will be on a hemi also but less to go wrong. i was a dealership mechanic so i think i know enough to be dangerous on the repair subject and i promise you if you want a good truck that you plan to keep for a LONG time get a hemi preferably non et so that means a low mileage used truck. that's it i'm checking back out and un-watching this thread.
 
Rambo 2024 said:
Yeah, duh, I was being sarcastic! in case you missed it, who gives a crap what ethnicity the person was that hit your truck! If it were a redneck from Texas should he have said “a white guy hit my truck”? He obviously has a problem with Indians—— the kind from “India” 🙄🙄

Yes, I’m Indian - FROM INDIA. And I have a sense of humor!!!

Okay, so I fully expect a call from the principal, I mean moderator to tell me I’m in trouble for telling the truth.
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Obviously you were being sarcastic. And I was adding levity in case you missed it. I have no idea what your ethnicity is, nor do I care. We're all truck people. I agree, it doesn't matter what ethnicity the person that hits your truck is. If it's their fault they're just a dumba$$. :D
 
1791 said:
i checked out a while ago. the guy was asking for advise and it devolved into a debate. it's all about what ya plan to do and if your buying or keeping the truck long term or leasing it, if your gonna only keep it for 2 or 3 years get the hurricane as long as you have a warrantee it's great. if you are gonna keep it for over 100k mi i suggest you get the hemi. forget about the spray on lining that makes the hurricane throw away motors the repair bill out of warrantee is going to be substantial on the hurricane but i suppose it will be on a hemi also but less to go wrong. i was a dealership mechanic so i think i know enough to be dangerous on the repair subject and i promise you if you want a good truck that you plan to keep for a LONG time get a hemi preferably non et so that means a low mileage used truck. that's it i'm checking back out and un-watching this thread.
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Completely agree..put 250k plus on three hemis...waiting for a turbo i6 pulling heavy trailers like mine to do that..then I ll be convinced
 
1791 said:
i checked out a while ago. the guy was asking for advise and it devolved into a debate. it's all about what ya plan to do and if your buying or keeping the truck long term or leasing it, if your gonna only keep it for 2 or 3 years get the hurricane as long as you have a warrantee it's great. if you are gonna keep it for over 100k mi i suggest you get the hemi. forget about the spray on lining that makes the hurricane throw away motors the repair bill out of warrantee is going to be substantial on the hurricane but i suppose it will be on a hemi also but less to go wrong. i was a dealership mechanic so i think i know enough to be dangerous on the repair subject and i promise you if you want a good truck that you plan to keep for a LONG time get a hemi preferably non et so that means a low mileage used truck. that's it i'm checking back out and un-watching this thread.
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I disagree, nothing wrong with plasma-transferred wire arc (PTWA), ford uses it on the 5.0 and has for years without cylinder wall failures. As for not being able to rebuild, yes they are. Texas Speed has been sleeving 5.0's for years, my LS is darton sleeved and if you ever got to the point of needing rebuild a hurricane, you could sleeve it as its a closed deck block. That said, I've not see a lot or any posts of people rebuilding a 5.7 vs buying a new/replacement engine so I don't know how valid that concern really is. There's hurricanes that have 100k miles already with the owners reporting no issues but given the warranty status now, its pointless to worry about it.
 
BowDown said:
I have a problem in general with people who drive with no courtesy or respect for US traffic laws,
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The first half of your first sentence is spot on (you could have stopped there IMO). If anything it's a problem with how easy it is to get a driver's license in most states. The testing is a joke. It's too easy to get a passing grade. I've seen how people drive in other countries. Often there's no respect for traffic signals, signs, or even lanes of travel. They bring their bad habits here and there's nothing really forcing them to change their driving habits. At the very least they could require people immigrating from other countries to attend a driver's education class. I worked with people from other countries a lot before I retired. Many of them had no business behind the wheel.
 
I will say this, the weather has changed in north texas, it was 33° this morning and around 50° this afternoon. The hurricane definitely likes the cooler temps and is more responsive than the HEMI in the same weather
 
mikeru82 said:
The first half of your first sentence is spot on (you could have stopped there IMO). If anything it's a problem with how easy it is to get a driver's license in most states. The testing is a joke. It's too easy to get a passing grade. I've seen how people drive in other countries. Often there's no respect for traffic signals, signs, or even lanes of travel. They bring their bad habits here and there's nothing really forcing them to change their driving habits. At the very least they could require people immigrating from other countries to attend a driver's education class. I worked with people from other countries a lot before I retired. Many of them had no business behind the wheel.
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Its just as bsd in our schools here..look at their test scores..And thats with extra credit if they spell their own name right
 
One thing I will say that I don't like about the HO trucks is the lack of options in the rear gear. In my 20 with 3.21's, it is easy to keep the shift points around 2000 rpm and that's probably part of the reason it gets the mileage it does, mid 17 mpg mixed use mainly city. The 20 will shift into 8th gear at 54 mph, my tungsten will not shift into 8th until 58 mph and with light throttle. I also cannot keep the rpm's below 2000 rpm at shifts and that's due to the 3.92 gear.

I'd have liked to have seen a 3.55 rear gear in the HO's, the SO truck I had (3.55s) ran about 2-300 rpm lower everywhere vs the 3.92 gear truck. People that had 3.92 trucks prior won't be bothered by this but if you had a 3.21 truck, its noticable. I still think the hurricane (both of them) are the better option vs the HEMI but it think Ram could have given the 3.55 as an option. I'm sure the reason they didnt is to streamline the production line on certain trims but i think this truck would be perfect, for me, with the 3.55 over the 3.92. I hope they fix UC 5 soon, I hate that S
 
mikeru82 said:
Obviously you were being sarcastic. And I was adding levity in case you missed it. I have no idea what your ethnicity is, nor do I care. We're all truck people. I agree, it doesn't matter what ethnicity the person that hits your truck is. If it's their fault they're just a dumba$$. :D
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What if it was an Indian motorcycle?
 
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