Weak dodge transmissions?
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Well yeah, but thats only because your hard on your stuff. I don't know how the media gets a hold of that stuff, but once they do, they run with it.
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ha, thats a good one. I had a few friends who always said that dodge tranny's were weak. They couldn't tell me where they heard that from (probably from a 15 year old conversation with their die hard chevy family) or have any proof of it. But trying to compare a manual to an auto is what really brings out the weak transmissions, if an auto made it 900k miles that would be amazing.
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Dodge auto trannys are the weakest in the big three.... chevys auto are the best.... Buying an auto truck is just silly, but thinking a dodge auto is any good is just ignorant.
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And its comment like these that the term "Open mouth and insert foot come to play". I have 176,000 miles of absolutely trouble free service from my 48RE.
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900k miles holy cow!
Says the guy with the knn intake. Cant spell it and doesnt realize it sux!
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hmm...really is that why some of the high hp dirtymaxes run a built 48re?? prob cause therye crap.
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A built 48re isn't really a dodge transmission though.
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true...you got me there. my stock 48re had held up great though only built it cause i finally had the means.
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My stock 47re has lasted 240k and still going strong, I have stock power too, thats the secret.
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Have 2 trucks (2500 and 3500) with stock 48re's no problems.
BTW, in the OP the Guy from the RV site is just as ignorant as most of the other "i read that xxxx is crap" people. Let me see no problems with the trans 3 CLUTCHES though. Has didly to do with how good (or bad) the trans is! Probably the same kinda idiot that calls the engine a motor! Motors are electric. (one of my pet pevs)
BTW, in the OP the Guy from the RV site is just as ignorant as most of the other "i read that xxxx is crap" people. Let me see no problems with the trans 3 CLUTCHES though. Has didly to do with how good (or bad) the trans is! Probably the same kinda idiot that calls the engine a motor! Motors are electric. (one of my pet pevs)
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Sort of like comparing a duramax to a cummins but saying the cummins sucks because of the weak front end.
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Another note.... I would not think twice about hooking up to a 13K 5vr or Gooseneck any day of the week and go on my merry way with 176,000 miles on my 48RE with the Smarty Jr on the 40HP tune. Right foot discipline is the key to success. All that I have done to the tranny is regular scheduled fluid and filter changes. The bands have never been touched and never will be unless there is a problem directly related to the bands.
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