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  1. Rebelguy2020

    Looking to Mod my new Longhorn for MPG

    It looks like you get the best gas mileage in America, it helps that Florida is so flat, close to sea level and warm compared to the northern states. You’re right a camper is a real damper for gas/fuel mileage, I’ve towed my 8x16 enclosed trailer (not V nose) for many miles, 2300 lbs empty, the...
  2. Rebelguy2020

    Looking to Mod my new Longhorn for MPG

    I have been wanting the small diesel for many years, I don’t require a heavy duty 3/4 ton truck, the parts are so much expensive, I was planning on replacing my 1996 Dodge Ram Extended cab for a new Ram 1500 truck, (I keep my trucks for many years), they were testing the Ram 1500 with the...
  3. Rebelguy2020

    Looking to Mod my new Longhorn for MPG

    Efficiency is important in my situation, both my wife and I retired recently and I’ll towing a small travel trailer across Canada this summer and later across USA. With 480 lb/ft @ 1600 rpm, at close to 60 mph cruising speed with the 3.92 axle ratio, low end torque is where the small...
  4. Rebelguy2020

    Looking to Mod my new Longhorn for MPG

    You’re right about the name Ecodiesel not sounding ok, I would prefer the name Turbodiesel. I’ve had the 5.9L V8 Magnum engine in my first Dodge Ram, it sure drank a lot of gas then went to the Hemi 5.7L, more gears more power and better on gas but far from the efficiency of my Diesel.
  5. Rebelguy2020

    Looking to Mod my new Longhorn for MPG

    I buy the OEM oil filter and OEM fuel filter online and buy the oil at half price at the store, the dealer charges me $32 in labour for an oil change so about $125 in total. Diesel fuel is cheaper than gasoline in Northern Ontario Canada, usually $0.10 to $0.20 per litre or $0.45 to $0.90...
  6. Rebelguy2020

    Looking to Mod my new Longhorn for MPG

    Great fuel mileage, but at a snail pace of average 33 mph. I would get at least 35 mpg at that pace with my diesel.
  7. Rebelguy2020

    Looking to Mod my new Longhorn for MPG

    I reduced my gas consumption by 100% when I bought my 2020 Rebel Diesel. I don’t miss the thirsty Hemi, I much prefer easily getting 30 mpg with my diesel than trying to baby the Hemi to try to get 20 mpg.
  8. Rebelguy2020

    Diesel Rebel owners - How is your economy? How's your truck?

    I’m puzzled, you are in the USA and the link you sent of your fuel consumption is the world wide but American metric system
  9. Rebelguy2020

    Diesel Rebel owners - How is your economy? How's your truck?

    The best fuel mileage I got was 9L/100 in the summer in Ontario, my truck might be heavier with all options added but air suspension. $4.99/gal is much better than what we pay but with the exchange and the imperial Canadian gallon it would come out to around $7.59/ gallon in Canadian $, or...
  10. Rebelguy2020

    DEF gauge problems

    I hope you get your parts and truck asap, and you’re absolutely right about not being able to get a rental truck to tow. I really hate the situation I am in with the 0% financing for 84 months, the warranty ends after 5 years or 100,000 km, my truck has close to 44,000 km in 20 months of...
  11. Rebelguy2020

    Diesel Rebel owners - How is your economy? How's your truck?

    I do think you’re right, I hope it come down before mid summer, I will be towing a small travel trailer across to eastern Canada, then ferry to Newfoundland. I have absolutely no regrets buying my diesel Rebel, I am visiting my children near Ottawa, it’s 500 miles south east from my home town...
  12. Rebelguy2020

    Diesel Rebel owners - How is your economy? How's your truck?

    To fill my Rebel with diesel if it was completely empty at todays fuel prices in Ottawa Ontario Canada, some gas station are up to $2.36 per litre X 98 L fuel tank = $231.28 that’s crazy. I found a gas station at $2.14/litre and cost me $100 to fill up and my truck was slightly above have full...
  13. Rebelguy2020

    Towing with the eco diesel??

    I entered the vin for my truck and it showed the exact payload number that’s on my truck’s information sticker, 1326 lbs, I was never sure of the max towing capacity but now I know, 9726 lbs, I used the US website and I am very surprised that it let me do it. Thanks for the posting the link. I...
  14. Rebelguy2020

    2021 eco diesel gas mileage

    I have 42,000 km (26,000 miles) and I have not noticed an improvement. Summer highway at 110 kph =68 mph fuel hand calculated 9 L/100km =31 mpg Canadian gallon =25 mpg US gallon, as long that I’m not going against a strong head wind.
  15. Rebelguy2020

    2021 Software and Map Update

    XM Guardian starts at $17.99 per month in Canada, basically the only feature worthwhile is to remote start your truck at a distance, my wife’s Jeep had XM Guardian and we still get the vehicle health report every month even though we are not paying, it is kind of useless, it shows the tire...
  16. Rebelguy2020

    Active air ram delete from factory?

    The Rebels have no air dam below the bumper for better approach angle, and it has a skid plate going up to the bumper
  17. Rebelguy2020

    DEF Tank SKID PLATE made of FELT is Garbage

    The tank on your truck is not the same as mine, I looked up the part number for my DEF tank, according to my manual fluid capacities, the tank is slightly smaller on the Tradesman and the Rebel, for 2020 to 2022 MY, part #68364204AB, it shows the price $1366 It is a bit confusing but the tank...
  18. Rebelguy2020

    DEF Tank SKID PLATE made of FELT is Garbage

    I would have done the same thing, by being the same tank it might fit, maybe the location of the tank was moved slightly or the brackets are different, hopefully you can adapt it with little effort. Let us know how it turns out, there will be many people doing the same thing. Let me know if...
  19. Rebelguy2020

    DEF Tank SKID PLATE made of FELT is Garbage

    I just looked up the DEF skid plate part number again for my truck, it turns out that the plastic skid plate was only for the 2020 model year, all models with the ecodiesel. I wonder why they switched to the crappy felt skid plate for 2021, your truck is so clean and the part failed, the same...
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