retmil46 wrote:
I'd have suggested the following - "You already have a pretty reliable diesel drivetrain in the 47RE and 48RE trannys you put behind a Cummins in your Ram pickups. If it'll hold up behind a Cummins, it should be bulletproof behind this four banger at half the power and torque. And you'll have commonality, reduced parts inventory, as far as the drivetrain components between your diesel vehicle lines. Plus these trannys are already a known quantity with your dealers and mechanics, if a service tech knows how to service the tranny on a Cummins, he'll know how to do it on a CRD, you won't have to spend the time and money training them to service another tranny."
The 48RE will be no longer with the advent of the 6.7L Cummins January 2nd, 2007.
The Cab & Chassis are using an AISIN 6 speed auto (drove one at Cornett Chrysler in Irvine, KY last Friday--------nice). The AISIN in the Cab & Chassis applications have a 3 year / 180,000 mile warranty. They are coupled to the 305/610 HPCR Cummins 6.7L .
The 350/650 HPCR Cummins 6.7L will be coupled to an in-house 68RFE 6 speed auto.
Maybe DC should cram the AISIN behind our little CRD's. If my buy-back turns into a reality, the CRD may be applied to a Cab & Chassis and my 2003 RAM 2500 CTD 4x4 Quad Cab may get traded in on a new Sebring or 2008 Avenger.
Greg