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Old 09-15-2009, 11:33 PM
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i think all the auto dodge puts behind the cummins has the same issue weak tc
 
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Old 09-15-2009, 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by TC's MegaCab
I did have the 48 RE Auto in the 04 QC i had... I mean it worked good. But just wasnt same as a 6spd. But it never broke down either... I dont know anything about the autos in the 1st gen trucks tho, didnt know if they was junk or if they was fair/good. One of those deals i have 2nd and 3rd gens in stick, and 3rd gen auto, But never a 1st gen.
Probably an 618...basically a beefy 727 Torqueflite.
 
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Old 09-16-2009, 04:11 AM
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I like both of them.
 
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Old 09-16-2009, 05:09 AM
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No question about it. If you intend to be doing anything more than casual, light towing: Manual (Gutbag) tranny. The Dodge automatics all the way up through and including the 48REs in the last '07 5.9s were based on the same original 727 torqueflight that first showed up in the mid 60s behind Chrysler V8s. They did not get lockup torque conveters behind the Cummins until '94. Until then, towing was a low mileage heat-generating ordeal, at best. They can be OK with the extra coolers and better converters/valve bodies available aftermarket, but...

I'd ask about the tranny in the blue one, if anything's been done to it. But it'll never tow anything much with those tires anyway.
 
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Old 09-16-2009, 10:53 AM
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Simple solution to your dilema, buy both!!
 
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You can build the Auto to hold more power than the 5spd.
 
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Old 09-16-2009, 12:40 PM
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I want the white one.... pm me the info
 
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Old 09-16-2009, 12:49 PM
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They're both really nice. I personally would go with the white one cause i like the flatbed and its stick.
 
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Old 09-16-2009, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by lukesdiesel
You can build the Auto to hold more power than the 5spd.
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And there is no way a hand shaker can keep an auto on the drag strip.
 
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Old 09-16-2009, 01:45 PM
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Blue one is purty......like someone else said.. buy em both
 


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