Opinions on V-10 Dodge trucks?

Opinions on V-10 Dodge trucks?

02-11-2008, 09:11 PM

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JGoss

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Opinions on V-10 Dodge trucks?

A buddy just got a 99' 2500 4x4 with the gas guzzling V-10 with a 47re. He picked it up real cheap and it only has 67,000 miles, the truck is in VERY good shape. He is averaging about 10 MPG's and he has seen some programmers that claim to raise it 2-3 MPG's. I figured someone on this site has traded a V-10 equipped truck for the Cummins (smart move!!!) Maybe someone had some advice as to get a little better MPG's other than no right foot, or to get a Cummins. Thanks!

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