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    35 avg mpg

    To be fair while it is over 2,000 miles it’s also mostly 65 to 70 mph hwy.
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    35 avg mpg

    3.21s engine & transmission tunes.
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    35 avg mpg

    35 mpg avg over 869 miles. Truck has 4WD 90k GDE tune & 3.21. Truck is used commercially to pilot oversize loads. So this is mostly 65 mph HWY.
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    Family affair

    Thanks kinda odd I know. Mine, sons, son in laws and brother in laws. All used for towing and or big mileage on truck routes.
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    Family affair

    4 Ecodiesels 3 Cummins 1 Ram family
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    No more diesel.......

    Same with other tow dollys. I have the common Master Tow. Capacity 3,500 lbs. The full car haulers are much better and worth the extra money if you can get one.
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    No more diesel.......

    A solid 1 mpg better towing an AS vs your trailer when towing at 65 mph. With GDE engine & trans tune 3.92 gears depending on wind I get 14.0 to 14.5 towing a box TT. GDE's cruise control setting work MUCH better than stock tune cruise control settings for towing. If I spend the whole day...
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    No more diesel.......

    Thats computer which is usually slightly optimistic. 4WD stock tires running in 2WD. An oversize load generally don't go quick or fast so there is that. He sent me this today as lol "not a bad start for the day"
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    No more diesel.......

    Pilot car service, lightbar sign flags etc. Load as in oversize load semi truck running 65 mph down the highway with pole for bridges opening & closing lanes controlling traffic etc. He isn't towing or carrying much. At most 100 gallons of diesel tools chains & binders rubber cones etc maybe...
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    No more diesel.......

    My son has a 2022 ED 60k miles 3.21 and GDE tuned. So far pretty fantastic motor & truck. He has a Pilot car business averages 33 mpg with a load and is ecstatic about it. We used it to tow a 7k 30' Airstream and was really surprised despite the gearing it had power in spades. I'd still pick...
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    No more diesel.......

    Two sets of four per year. Brakes not often. Tuned I use the turbo brake plus factory TBC trailer brake controller where appropriate. If memory serves me the original brakes went 293k before having a pad break and crumble.
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    No more diesel.......

    Just delivered an Airstream to Southaven MS on the way home she turned 905k. Took these a few days ago.
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    No more diesel.......

    Yep the new EV crazed ownership killed it quick and would probably like to kill the Cummins if they wouldn't get burned at the stake. Looks they are going to kill all the three ED Hemi & Pentastar in favor of the new 3 liter gasser. The good news is I checked Ram price & build new vehicle...
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    How many miles on your Eco diesel?

    Son has 55k zero issues GDE tune on his 2022. He has a pilot car business. I've got a 22 2500 Cummins and a 14 ED both used for commercial towing. 57k on my Cummins zero issue. 894k on my ED as follows. 371k pushed a head gasket due to low coolant from an internally leaking EGR cooler. 423k...
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    New ecodiesel

    https://ecodiesel-owners-canada-performance-parts.square.site/product/2020-3rd-gen-ecodiesel-ram-or-jeep-stage-1-bench-flash/59?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=3 Not listed but make sure you get the turbo brake option if you think you might ever tow say a travel trailer or car...
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    Interesting YouTube on the Demise of the Eco-Diesel

    This You tuber's assumptions & conclusions rarely ever seem to match with my actual experiences. Ford shot themselves in the foot with their 3 liter diesel only offering it in expensive high trims or bare bones to fleets. See if you can find an XLT 3 liter diesel.. they are not out there. Tiny...
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    Gde tune and warranty question

    Yea that's fair. But 10 years is a long time off automotively in today's world and Stelantis has not cancelled the Ecodiesel. They have only declared to "cancel it" in the dramatic clickbait wording of automotive journalists for the Ram 1500. This I suspect along with soon enough the Hemi &...
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    diesel shortage

    When the current administration took office and immediately attacked our energy sector I picked up a 45 gallon tank for the back of my truck. (a benefit of diesel) Shortly I bought two inexpensive used 275 gallon containers to store fuel. Bought it for 2.69 a gallon. Covered it as it was...
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    Gde tune and warranty question

    Anybody know of a powertrain failure where customer had a GDE tune and it was denied for that reason? Me neither. If you are a Mfgr and the government makes you tune and emission control a vehicle in such a way that it is less reliable costs you warranty claims even possibly leads to...
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    Why is the Ecodiesel heavier than the Hemi?

    I don't know on the 5th gen truck but on the 4th gen truck the ED truck equipped otherwise identically was 90 pounds heavier. The GVWR allowed 50 pounds more (6950 vs 6900) so you actually only lost 40 pounds of payload towards max GVWR.
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