2022 Ram Grill Redesign

[User_3336]

I am curious about the grille redesign for the MY22 Ram's. Seems to me they have severely limited airflow thru these tiny rectangular holes.
AND with active grille shutters.... I've seen coolant temps up in the 230's even with the previous year model design. I can't imagine how the 22 design
helps airflow into the radiator and engine.

Also, a few 22 models I've seen the addition of an 850W Engine Cooling Fan.... Is this to compensate for the insufficient cooling thru the tiny holes in the grille?

Also the MIDNIGHT grille looks like crap with the matte finish. Looks like a cheap Tradesman grille.

 

[BowDown]

Wonder if more cooling comes from underneath vs the front of the grill.

 

[User_3336]

Wonder if more cooling comes from underneath vs the front of the grill.

It had the "active air damn delete" also, but I am sure that was a supplier issue, not a ventilation thing.

also the addition of the 850W engine cooling fan is strange. Do you now need an additional/enhanced fan to make up for the lack of airflow because of the small holes in the grille?

 

[mikeru82]

I doubt much of the cooling air comes from below. Maybe if you swap out the lower grille for one that actually has openings (ecodiesel version).

 

[BowDown]

It had the "active air damn delete" also, but I am sure that was a supplier issue, not a ventilation thing.

also the addition of the 850W engine cooling fan is strange. Do you now need an additional/enhanced fan to make up for the lack of airflow because of the small holes in the grille?

Do know but the electric fans usually don't come on above 25 mph so it'd only be low speed cooling . I thought all 5th gens had 850 watt fans? I've read about the 5th gen to 3rd and 4th gen fan upgrades and they stated it was 850 watt fan

 

[User_3336]

Do know but the electric fans usually don't come on above 25 mph so it'd only be low speed cooling . I thought all 5th gens had 850 watt fans? I've read about the 5th gen to 3rd and 4th gen fan upgrades and they stated it was 850 watt fan

i've only seen the 850W engine cooling fan option on a 22 MY RAM with the Hemi (non e-torque)

 

[BowDown]

i've only seen the 850W engine cooling fan option on a 22 MY RAM with the Hemi (non e-torque)

https://www.ramrebel.org/attachments/2019_ram_1500_-_powertrain-pdf.26551/

2019 Ram 1500 Hauls More, Tows More and Uses Less Fuel With eTorque Mild Hybrid
Technology Applied to Pentastar V-6 and HEMI® V-8 Engines
2019 Ram 1500 delivers significant gains in fuel economy with eTorque mild hybrid system
eTorque combines a belt-driven motor generator unit with 48-volt battery pack to enable quick and seamless
start/stop function, short-duration torque addition to the engine crankshaft in certain driving situations and
brake energy regeneration, which improves responsiveness and efficiency
3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 upgrade and legendary 5.7-liter HEMI® V-8 engines equipped with fuel-saving
eTorque mild hybrid technology
eTorque adds up to 90 lb.-ft. of torque to the 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 and up to 130 lb.-ft. to the 5.7-liter HEMI
V-8
eTorque restarts the engine in half the time of starter-driven engine start/stop systems
A DC-to-DC converter enables eTorque to power 2019 Ram 1500’s 12-volt accessories and charge the
traditional 12-volt battery
Frame-mounted active vibration dampers and Active Noise Cancellation in cabin expand use of Fuel Saver
Technology cylinder cutoff on 5.7-liter HEMI V-8
New generation of TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic transmissions provide improved efficiency, more
powerful control computers
Thermal exchange system uses engine coolant to quickly warm lubricants, maximizing efficiency during
warm-up
5.7-liter HEMI V-8 equipped with 850-watt electric cooling fan; eliminates parasitic loss and noise from
traditional mechanical fan mounted on engine

 

[NHRoadking]

Hoping they redesign the whole front end for the 2023s.

 

[User_3336]

https://www.ramrebel.org/attachments/2019_ram_1500_-_powertrain-pdf.26551/

Lets say its just the first time its been listed on the window sticker, then . . .