Comments on: Dodge Ram Gas Mileage

By: me

me — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:59:49 +0000

The 95 3500 dually has a 5.9L cummins and im gettin close to 24 mpg

By: Cumminsgirl

Cumminsgirl — Sun, 17 May 2009 17:26:17 +0000

Can’t believe you are getting less than 10 mpg in a cummins. We have a 96 3500 4wd dually that consistently gets 14.5 loaded or unloaded. We work the truck daily towing an 18 foot trailer (all steel) and 2-3 500 gallon tanks and two gas powered motors and pumps or a fifth wheel for recreation!

By: David

David — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:57:15 +0000

Watch out with chips in the 6.7L! I was reading all kinds of horror stories because of the new particulate filter and the EGR.

By: gordo

gordo — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:12:10 +0000

look up cumminsforum.com, theres so much info on there and the people will help you out!

By: Buck Benton

Buck Benton — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:12:52 +0000

I just bought a 2006 3500 Ram with Turbo Cummins.
I haul a 20 X 8 X 8 ft high trailer. When I carry the trailer should I put it in haul and tow mode? Because I get no better then 9.9 mpg empty what can I do it’s breaking me? I only have 8,000 miles on it what can I do to improve the mileage what about chips will they void my warranty? Please helpppppppp $100.00 dollars a day to operate.

By: Diesel...yes

Diesel...yes — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:24:35 +0000

Cummins has approved this engine to run on B20. Why Dodge doesn’t approve it is strange.

BTW, the 1500 is available with the hemi.

By: Steve Barrett

Steve Barrett — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:46:47 +0000

Biodiesel:

I couldn’t agree more with the previously expressed thoughts about the new Cummins Diesels and Biodiesel being a great solution for this country. The only problem is in the RAM 2500 Cummins/Dodge only rates the Bluetech 6.7L Engine for B5 Biodiesel.

That is basically 5% biodiesel and 95% dinodiesel. Not a vast improvement for those of us that would like to run on B100. Anyway, maybe they won’t make the same mistake on the new engines for the RAM 1500s.

By: john donson

john donson — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:28:22 +0000

what about the hemi?

By: mpg-o-editor

mpg-o-editor — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:16:27 +0000

Many thanks for the heads-up, Matt … and sorry about that typo. I just made the fix.

It sure will be nice to have that new Cummins diesel under the hood of both the Durango and Ram 1500. Durango gas mileage needs a good bit of improvement … it’s absolutely frightening when running e85 … in city it’s in the single digits. A thrifty torquey Cummins running biodiesel is exactly what this country needs to move these beasts.

By: Matt Schoonover

Matt Schoonover — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 00:49:30 +0000

this article lists the current cummins as a v8 diesel, it’s neither a V or an 8 it’s a straight 6. but cummins is currently developing a 4.2L v6 and 5.6L v8 which most likely will be going in the durango and ram 1500.