Re: Are the 5.2 magnums all underpowered?
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Re: Are the 5.2 magnums all underpowered?
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11/25/20 11:45 AM
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You're welcome, glad that mod that I posted worked.
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Re: Are the 5.2 magnums all underpowered?
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11/25/20 06:37 PM
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Nice house. Nice yard. Nice driveway. Nice '96. But that '01 is a PEACH! Even has the smooth, no-slider back window if my eyes are right.
Mo' Farts
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Re: Are the 5.2 magnums all underpowered?
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11/25/20 11:22 PM
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Thanks Grizzly ! Yes the 01 does have a no slider back window. It was a special order truck and has the towing package and a LSD rear end . It has the original owners name on the window sticker. It was garage kept and only used to pull the man's fishing boat. I really love the truck , just wish it had a little more power. The 96 has rust issues but runs great and I still drive it the most. It was a lease and I bought it at the end of the lease. I really like this body style and wanted another one to replace the 96. The frame is rusting on the 96 and I can no longer mount a rear bumper or the tow hitch due to rust in that area, so I put a rear " pan" on it. Mark
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Re: Are the 5.2 magnums all underpowered?
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12/17/20 12:09 PM
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The main thing lacking in all these posts and replies is what is underpowered, what rips, what is slow. There needs to be a number. If you are coming from an 80's LA318 and 5.2 Magnum will be faster. Compared to a 5.7 Hemi, yes it will feel slow.
I can only contribute my numbers and you compare and make a decision. 1995 Ram Sport 5.2L, 5 spd, reg cab, short box 3.5 rear Low 16 second truck. The ET was a product of a launch with the manual trans. I actually ran a 15.9 holding the rpm at 4000 before engaging the clutch but the important number here is 84 mph. Is your faster or slower than that?
Some catalytic converter replies. Yes a they hold these back. I was door to door with a friends 1st gen Neon. When my converter was blown out. I was walking him. After replacing it under warranty I was back to door to door.
I do feel the automatics behind the 5.2's really dragged these trucks power down.
69 Super Bee, 93 Mustang LX, 04 Allure Super
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Re: Are the 5.2 magnums all underpowered?
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12/18/20 12:23 PM
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The main thing lacking in all these posts and replies is what is underpowered, what rips, what is slow. There needs to be a number. If you are coming from an 80's LA318 and 5.2 Magnum will be faster. Compared to a 5.7 Hemi, yes it will feel slow.
I can only contribute my numbers and you compare and make a decision. 1995 Ram Sport 5.2L, 5 spd, reg cab, short box 3.5 rear Low 16 second truck. The ET was a product of a launch with the manual trans. I actually ran a 15.9 holding the rpm at 4000 before engaging the clutch but the important number here is 84 mph. Is your faster or slower than that?
Some catalytic converter replies. Yes a they hold these back. I was door to door with a friends 1st gen Neon. When my converter was blown out. I was walking him. After replacing it under warranty I was back to door to door.
I do feel the automatics behind the 5.2's really dragged these trucks power down. Depends on what it's in too. I yanked a 5.2 out of a 99 dakota, dropped it into my stripped 80's jeep wrangler and used a 94 wiring harness/ecu. With a stick shift in a 3000lb rig instead of a 5000lb pig, that 5.2 rips!
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Re: Are the 5.2 magnums all underpowered?
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01/01/21 11:36 AM
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I had a 94 1500 4x4 Regular Cab Long bed with 5.2 automatic and 3:55 gears. It wouldn't spin a tire, whether power braking or not and was not quick at all. I tried to wake it up, with a Gibson exhaust, MSD 6AL ignition box, K & N air cleaner, the Mopar Performance roller rockers, and a Hypertech module. While I could notice small differences with the mods, they really didn't amount to a hill of beans. It got 15 mpg no matter wha,t unless on I95 in the flat area of North Carolina it would eek out 17. It was OBD 1, so no death flash, but the plenum pan did blow out around 90000 miles and it pinged badly. I fixed that, but the combustion chambers stayed dirty and it pinged afterward, which was worse with the Hypertech module. I remember being at a cars show and autocross on an airfield after having done the mods and we were allowed to play on the airfield and I couldn't get a tire to spin, quite embarrassing. It, however, was very reliable. I could tow what I needed (slowly) without running hot and the four wheel drive worked great. Only time I had to get towed was when the cat converter had broken itself up and clogged at around 260000 miles. It wouldn't make 45 on the interstate. Later in its life, I got a boat and wanted more towing grunt, so I swapped in a 5.9L Magnum with larger valves, ported heads, and a Hughes Cam. I put a Powertrax locker on it, and it would burn tires all you wanted. The power band was from 3000-5300rpm. I really think it needed the Hughes FI airgap to really pull up top. But then I ended up with a 2004 Quad Cab 5.7 Hemi. The 5.2 was good for a simple truck motor, the 5.9 better, but I love my Hemis.
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Re: Are the 5.2 magnums all underpowered?
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01/02/21 08:59 PM
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Don't feel bad about your '94: I had a brand new 2006 Blunder Motors reg cab long box 4x4 with the MIGHTY 5.3 (285 hp, yeah, sure ) and that Turd wouldn't break traction on dry pavement either. Best day of my life when I traded that Gutless Wonder for my '07 Hemi.
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Re: Are the 5.2 magnums all underpowered?
[Re: Kern Dog]
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01/07/21 10:14 PM
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Thanks, Frankenduster! Geez, how did they dent the roof on your '06? Glad your '07 is worked out well for you. If it ever dies, you can buy mine to replace it.
Mo' Farts
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