is the 6.4 coming to the 2026 1500

[1791]

so if the 2026 TRX is coming back with the supercharged hemi and a possible 6.4 1500 how many of you hurricane guys regret ya got a turbo I6???

 

[BowDown]

I wouldn't, the high output Hurricanes are still a better engine.
I'd rather have the option of 4x4 and ramboxes.

I give zero credence to a youtuber claiming stellantis mis judged the V8 market, Ford and Toyota are selling with the 6's

 

[mikeru82]

As I said in another thread like this, it's too early to know for sure in which form the V8 will be coming back. The feds are eliminating many of the regulations that brought stop/start and cylinder deactivation. But car makers need time to change their designs. And since things may go back to what they were in four years I can seem car makers being hesitant to make changes because of that. Personally I would love to see V8 options. There is a lot of speculation and dream scenarios out there. Until there is an official announcement all the youtube videos are doing is stirring the pot.

 

[1791]

I wouldn't, the high output Hurricanes are still a better engine.
I'd rather have the option of 4x4 and ramboxes.

I give zero credence to a youtuber claiming stellantis mis judged the V8 market, Ford and Toyota are selling with the 6's

ford has the coyote in trucks they are not all ecoboost. i'm not a ford guy AT ALL but they have or had the only short bed reg cab V8 truck left on the market i have to give them credit. i guess better is kind of a matter of opinion sometimes.
i prefer the long term reliability of normally aspirated port fuel injected engines over direct injected forced induction. newer is not always better IMO.
to anyone enjoying a twin turbo I6 i am happy that you are happy.

 

[Fastest H-Town Realtor]

I hope so/ believe not. And, I'm good with my 540HP vacuum motor.

 

[HSKR R/T]

so if the 2026 TRX is coming back with the supercharged hemi and a possible 6.4 1500 how many of you hurricane guys regret ya got a turbo I6???

Considering the HO Hurricane makes more power than the 6.4, and with a tuner, even the SO does, probably nobody

 

[boogielander]

the hurricane guys will still enjoy the output and ease of gaining power with a computer flash and not regret it until years down the line and they're facing issues with the turbos.

but despite me not believing in long term durability of turbo engines, I'm still dismissing any rumors floating online regarding 6.4 coming back or even 5.7 coming back.
heck, I can type up something like they gonna build a 1500 power wagon on the computer, take a picture of it with snapchat filter thing, and say it's coming too.

 

[Willwork4truck]

As I said in another thread like this, it's too early to know for sure in which form the V8 will be coming back. The feds are eliminating many of the regulations that brought stop/start and cylinder deactivation. But car makers need time to change their designs. And since things may go back to what they were in four years I can seem car makers being hesitant to make changes because of that. Personally I would love to see V8 options. There is a lot of speculation and dream scenarios out there. Until there is an official announcement all the youtube videos are doing is stirring the pot.

Done for clicks...

 

[silver billet]

I can believe that the 6.4 is coming, where I disagree with Alex is that I think it will be the SRT @ 485 hp and not the BGE @ 410 hp. There is no way they're only putting the BGE engine in the truck, my guess is that we're finally getting the SRT like they put in every other car/jeep/suv they produce.

The real question is, has Ram learned from their pricing mistakes in the past? Will they only put the 6.4 in the upper trims and bankrupt you to get it, or will they do normal and offer the 6.4 in any trim/package that you want?

Heaven forbid a guy just want a simple, strong, iron block v8 with lots of power for towing in a basic trim.

 

[Ready Go]

A 2026 1500 6.4L would be a HUGE conundrum for me!
I bought my 2024 Laramie G/T with the idea that it would be the last V8 1500 and I wanted one to keep for the long haul.
I've had a 2015 Challenger SRT392, and Wifey-pooh has a 2024 DD-SRT392 AlcHEMI (it sounds awesome and it's an SUV Rocket!).
If Ram does build a 1500 6.4L, I think they'll do a slight upgrade to the BGE 6.4L, and not use an SRT392 engine..which is discontinued anyways. They could detune the SRT392 and restart production, and leave the BGE 6.4L, but being that it'd be going into a truck..uptuning/camming the BGE 6.4L makes more sense. (~440hp/460tq would seem the right slot to me)
I'd LOVE (I actually mean HATE!!) to see an G/T-392 1500 DT special model come out as an alternative to the reintroduced 6.2SC TRX (RE797??)..but Stellantis seems to be unable to "read the room" or care what buyers want to buy.
An SRT392 1500 would sour my love of my G/T, but my G/T gets 18-20mph easily on 87 octane, and an SRT392 1500 would necessitate 93 octane and certainly 13mpg MAX! Wifey-pooh's DD-SRT392 is a blast and I can't really knock it, but 93 Premium in 23.5 gallon tank ($75-80 to fill) and 15mpg does hit the budget..and I doubt I could justify dumping my G/T for an even worse budget hit!
First exciting news from Stellantis in a while though!!

 

[BowDown]

the hurricane guys will still enjoy the output and ease of gaining power with a computer flash and not regret it until years down the line and they're facing issues with the turbos.

but despite me not believing in long term durability of turbo engines, I'm still dismissing any rumors floating online regarding 6.4 coming back or even 5.7 coming back.
heck, I can type up something like they gonna build a 1500 power wagon on the computer, take a picture of it with snapchat filter thing, and say it's coming too.

I disagree, OEM turbo systems have come a long way in both reliability and power. I don't believe the hurricane engines will have any more issues than the HEMI as long as maintenance (regular oil changes) is performed.

 

[2021QCBH]

I’ve always wanted the automotive 6.4 in the truck. What I don’t want, is only having it available in insanely highly priced trim. I just want bighorn sport with better brakes and normal towing capacity with the benefit of more HP and torque.

If they want to do an SRT Ram go for it, but please allow someone to order the engine they want with the trim they desire.

I don’t need a new truck for a long time but I could be swayed with this. Otherwise, I’ll end up keeping the current truck and going 6.4 8 speed 3/4 ton as not a daily driver.

 

[Steekaa]

I'd rather have the option of 4x4 and ramboxes.

 

[silver billet]

I’ve always wanted the automotive 6.4 in the truck. What I don’t want, is only having it available in insanely highly priced trim. I just want bighorn sport with better brakes and normal towing capacity with the benefit of more HP and torque.

If they want to do an SRT Ram go for it, but please allow someone to order the engine they want with the trim they desire.

I don’t need a new truck for a long time but I could be swayed with this. Otherwise, I’ll end up keeping the current truck and going 6.4 8 speed 3/4 ton as not a daily driver.

I don't think they're talking about an entire SRT trim, just putting the SRT 6.4 as an engine upgrade into the lineup. That's all I'm looking for anyway. Just the engine in a tradesman/bighorn.

 

[LITTLEREBEL]

What if they bring back the SRT10 and make it AWD 6.4 TT?

 

[Ready Go]

And how about an R/T 5.7L midsize (mid coming already?)....

 

[Dewey]

Put twin turbo on the 6.4 and end the entire Hurricane debate.

 

[Ready Go]

Put twin turbo on the 6.4 and end the entire Hurricane debate.

YESSSSSSS

 

[boogielander]

I disagree, OEM turbo systems have come a long way in both reliability and power. I don't believe the hurricane engines will have any more issues than the HEMI as long as maintenance (regular oil changes) is performed.

hemi's major issue is just lifter (can be mitigated with reduced idle time and regular oil changes, it seem like) and manifold (material issue). for now we're seeing hurricanes with mysterious failures before oil change interval day in and day out across different boards and forums. Mysterious failures that dealer cannot fix, while the HEMI failures that happened on newly sold trucks are identifiable and fixable.

but turbos are just way more complex, especially the modern systems that involve a lot of electrical components and sensors. Sure, they have come a long way, but still the gas variant turbo is still no match in reliability when compared to Cummins variant. keep it simple is what keeps an engine reliable, even when turbos are involved, but modern engineering does exact opposite of that.

i wouldn't be making this statement if they built the hurricane like 2JZ or 4G63, and i know there will be kinks to work out for first year models, but goddamn the hurricanes are not boosting confidence even giving it the "first year model" benefit of doubt

 

[BowDown]

hemi's major issue is just lifter (can be mitigated with reduced idle time and regular oil changes, it seem like) and manifold (material issue). for now we're seeing hurricanes with mysterious failures before oil change interval day in and day out across different boards and forums. Mysterious failures that dealer cannot fix, while the HEMI failures that happened on newly sold trucks are identifiable and fixable.

but turbos are just way more complex, especially the modern systems that involve a lot of electrical components and sensors. Sure, they have come a long way, but still the gas variant turbo is still no match in reliability when compared to Cummins variant. keep it simple is what keeps an engine reliable, even when turbos are involved, but modern engineering does exact opposite of that.

i wouldn't be making this statement if they built the hurricane like 2JZ or 4G63, and i know there will be kinks to work out for first year models, but goddamn the hurricanes are not boosting confidence even giving it the "first year model" benefit of doubt

I don't even buy the hemi lifter "issue", I've put nearly 400k miles on 2 different hemi trucks with no lifter related issues.

Turbos are more complicated but that doesn't mean failure prone, they also don't really require more than an NA engine other than a 2-3 atmosphere map sensor and the very same components a hellcat engine requires.

No gas turbo engine is has the lifespan of a turbo diesel so that's a non-sequentor.
There's hurricane swapped Dakotas and challengers making huge power with stock internals so idk that that's a real issue. I've seen as many issues with hemis as I've seen with hurricanes as I've seen with gm 6.2.

I know some would rather have a hemi and that choice would be great but me, I'd take a TT HO Hurricane engine all day long over the 5.7 or the 6.4. Both need a redesign or update badly, DI or DOHC but something more than they currently offer. HEMI Rams only plus over other trucks is the interior and the ZF8spd.
Power is lacking and I suspect the 6.4 in the Ram will weak down low. Average power is a weak point of both the 5.7 and 6.4.

I don't belive a single one of the YouTube gripes about the hurricanes and too many people just get in and drive till it stops for me to take fourm stories seriously. Maybe if @Jimmy07 could validate some of these stories, I'd give them more credibility