Upgrading Form and Function On A Ram 1500 - Music City Trucks S3, E10

[@PowerNationTV]

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[@hastyhillfarmand4x480]

Its a beautiful truck, me and my dad started watching this build together, he loved fall guy, he passed away in march, he definitely would have loved this episode.

[@justdie0k]

Sorry to hear that bro

[@tristannivens3269]

With the chrome delete I would have painted the door handles and mirrors. Looks like a base model now. Guess the textured black plastic does match the bumpers though

[@kbakeritsallaboutnobody.5761]

"Chrome delete" except for the wheels. They swapped out to blacked out or color matched so now those wheels stick out like a sore thumb. I hope there's plans for those.

[@davidblalock9945]

I’ve always been of the mindset that if you’re going to put a toolbox in the bed, you might as well fill that negative space under it with a transfer tank.

[@amjr6577]

I would love to see y'all do a 3rd gen when they FIRST brought the 5.7 hemi back...but a 4x4, build!

[@johncorley4506]

I like they way they showed replacing the passenger side spark plugs I have a 2013 and the drivers side is the hard side.

[@artycat0811]

Excited to see Frankie work on something different to showcase his talents....Will Mark Actually Return?

[@jacobeakright7834]

Personally that truck looked better with the Crome on it definitely made the mirrors look like an afterthought

[@zr-jy7tv]

What I saw was them make a pretty truck ugly.

[@henriyoung3895]

I love all Power Nations programs.

[@neilchilders5442]

My 2010 has 217,000 miles and still runs like new. No leaks or blowby. These are good engines if you take care of them. I had mine tuned for headers and deleted cats, pedal delay tuned out along with the MDS turned off, and trans pressure increased on the NAG 5 speed auto. I love the way it runs and shifts

[@sleepychallenger]

I agree, anything you own will last as long as you take care of it. The dropped valve seats, blown lifters, and broken manifold bolts are all symptoms of lack of maintenance and running your motor too hard. All motors have their +/-'s

[@tylerscarpinato3354]

Junk

[@De_chavez_custom]

About time they work on a truck that normal people have

[@johnbehneman1546]

MONOCHROMATIC PAINT SCHEMES ARE BACK!!! THEY WERE POPULAR IN THE 80S. I LOVE IT!!!

[@sonsofliberty3081]

These motors are insanely reliable. You should have ni issue hittinf 300k. Power wise, long tube, bolt on an intake and exhaust with a tune and your tq will go through the roof.

[@whatareyoudoingyouidiot342]

The engines are pretty reliable. The transmissions.....not so much. I bet that truck is on its second gearbox AT LEAST.

[@jbuelman2025]

As long as they don't have a lot of idle time, they're reliable. Fleet vehicles (Police, fire) end up having lifter failure which eats the cam.

[@andrewmasonwerdna]

So I should check my lifters and cams it's got 150,000km but was old fisherman's vehicle so has 3000hr drive 300hr idle. But can hear it with a random either lifter or injector knocking randomly so not sure it's lifters tho.

[@whuttontarnation2484]

@@andrewmasonwerdnait could be the exhaust manifolds. 5.7 Hemis like to lose a stud or two sometimes on the exhaust manifold and that leak can cause a ticking noise

[@andrewmasonwerdna]

@@whuttontarnation2484 I will look into that cause noise isn't always so makes sence, thank you!

[@josephfraizer1819]

Ever going to do anything with the 3.0 Diesel?

[@kristinlawrence3704]

Just bought an 05 Rumble Bee that I am building for a show truck. Absolutely love MOPAR. May need to build a Chevy in my Dads memory though

[@trail-wolf4x4]

I'm actually happy to see Power Nation moving on to 'newer' vehicles. Unfortunately the 60s,70s, 80s and 90s stuff is just disappearing in fields, garages, and general price point. Much of this newer stuff is still around, aftermarket support and can be had more price affordable. Id love to a take on a mini truck with a two door tacoma, or a drag ready v8 chevy Impala from like 08

[@Sydthesloth45]

Looking forward to seeing what the two young fellas are going to do next with the big girl. Looks mint so far

[@johnbehneman1546]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE PERFECT FAMILY HAULER, DAILY DRIVER, AND WORK TRUCK!!!! SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!!!! TOTALLY AWSOME MAKEOVER!!!! GREAT VIDEO AND THANKS FOR SHARING!!!! TOTALLY AWSOME BUILD!!!!

[@danhambrick6331]

FNG making fun of Triple P(pocket protector pat).😂😂😂😂

[@dannyc4890]

Following this for sure. I am in the process of "refreshing" my 6 speed 2014 right now as well. Its only at 106K miles, but I love this truck and want to make it last for awhile. Eventually I would like to turn up the power just a little bit. The thought of an extra 30-40 WHP would be awesome !

[@juanmijarez6816]

cam and mds delete

[@mikewhite3123]

Have a 14 also,just praying it doesn't eat a lifter,but it's got 80k on it. Definitely wanna do the delete for the MDS

[@mikewhite3123]

Just wish mine was a bighorn with that gear,but mine is a longhorn with the higher gear.

[@CurtStoever]

I didn’t think a backwards hat could look dorkier than a pocket protector, but there it is.

[@dancampbell4400]

Ok boomer

[@bradleycrenshaw6778]

@@dancampbell4400 wow good reply no one has ever used that one before, how original.

[@sleepychallenger]

Shush your mouth

[@Onethirtytwo]

The backwards hat and Mark have EXACTLY the same voice. It's like they did a voice-over using Mark's voice...

[@jameswade2002]

The 4x4 option and the 65RFE are what's eating the power. Convert it to a 2WD 8HP70 and re-dyno. Add 4.10 final and let MDS give you great highway fuel mileage.

[@dwalmop2]

3:10 do all hemis that generation have that dip in the torque curve at 4000? I wouldn't have expected that.

[@champ6918]

The variable valve timing kicks in at 4000.

[@Pink_hat_guy]

finally, a real man's truck!

[@dadgarage7966]

That's because Music City Trucks is a show for real men.

[@jbuelman2025]

The 545/65RFE undoubtedly is a power drainer along with having weird gear ratios. Interesting that my tuned 370Z makes over 300 at the wheels but my 2015 65RFE 395HP truck would make less HP and barely more torque than the Z. Yes, this is a different dyno, but the HP/TQ range is similar to other dyno runs for this truck. Definitely some driveline loss. I would have loved to see long tubes, better exhaust, and a tune would do for the hemi. I know a cam swap can yield some decent gains.

[@malamri424]

The later 5.7s were supposed to make 390hp flywheel, so at least 330whp.

[@itsMYtc]

Here's a new episode idea. 2017 Ford F150 3.5 ecoboost with bolt-on performance upgrades, tune, and dyno results. Maybe even a difference from 93 to E85 to see what the results are. I just so happened to know someone with a 17' 3.5 Ecoboost 😏

[@lysias55]

When is the next episode, what channel does this come on?

[@m1ckeydkorey781]

I really thought you would add a shock for the tail gate i got my dad one for his 2010 1500 Laramie he likes it

[@uoobwatcher]

I have a 2019 Ram 1500. Time for some upgrades....

[@kenwelch198]

I predicted around 225hp so I'm happy to be wrong. With that many miles on it it's held up well.

[@007Knightjp]

What kind of bumper is that?

[@JamesSmith-iy5nm]

Eric must be related to a pigeon, just by lookin at his feet when he walks.

[@RamYRN]

I don’t know I feel like I’m getting atleast 315 to the wheels stock

[@ryanhurd8037]

What happened to Brandon Burke ? Did he get fired? He seemed like a good guy 👊🏻⚡️🇺🇸

[@GarageWorx]

The color mismatch on the front fender would drive me nuts.

[@waveformdistortion]

Not just the fender, the grill doesn't match either. They probably used the factory paint code and didn't take into account the fading that happens in the real world.

[@Jaang29]

14:22 hadn't noticed Eric was packing meat down there , no wonder he comes across as confident , he has a nice one , lol

[@sleemsalom4331]

I don’t know why they prevented to modify hemi’s

[@TundeEszlari]

Very good video.

[@TheJimminiShow]

figures, I just sold mine........Want my Durango for a prject? lol

[@donnieweston3249]

Stick it back on the dyno to see if gained anything

[@mikewhite3123]

The in bed tool box is harder for thieves to spot and fits under a cover.

[@monteman1971]

Like to see the newer stuff being worked on but even on screen the color of the new fender is way off. Lol

[@Project-gr6zy]

im only here because im waiting on a follow up on a turbo 300 after the help with pmuller and the other guys

[@strictlybusiness1598]

Who is that? What have you heard? That was a cool motor and that thing made big power.

[@wkjeeping9053]

Don't waste your money on any high performance coils. The oem ones work better and reliable and been dyno proven the oem run better!

[@MARedleg]

Forgive my ignorance, but I didn’t know the 5.7 hemi had two plugs per cylinder. Now I know.

[@GarageWorx]

6 or 8 speed?

[@GarageWorx]

Atf4 so it's the 6 speed.

[@ActionJackson2360]

Surely, they didn't change the tailgate because it didn't have the soft open feature, then not even show it in action.

[@jamescole6846]

It many dents in it.

[@mikewhite3123]

The bighorn has the pulling gear..

[@martys4814]

Rock Auto is a joke….and that Hemi makes more HP than that…my 5th gen gets over 400 on dyno…

[@kennickerson2623]

How is it it got 268 hp when here in canada 395 hp and 400 lbs torque

[@19chev81]

395 is engine horsepower not wheel horsepower. You usually lose over 100 hp through the driveline

[@Shad0wHunt3rxX]

Im just waiting on the "its not a dodge ram" lol

[@frivera735]

lol thought these rams 5.7 made 340 on the dyno lol

[@docdew50]

Franky is me favorite on powernation.

[@robertperrin5128]

think new kids losing it keeps saying we and there is just him

[@brinleynicholson4588]

What happened to the other guy?

[@raystevens687]

I really Object you guys always pulling the Chrome off most of the vehicles you work on. Just like the truck your working now.

[@champ6918]

Finally you get a every day normal truck, I get tired of the older trucks.

[@JamesSmith-iy5nm]

Save my chrome, please. I have a stock 2009 Nissan Titan, the big one, and I'm about to get lt re-painted. I like all the original chrome, I just don't like the color ofthe paint

[@SandeepGupta-rj8gx]

Put a turbos

[@SandeepGupta-rj8gx]

Turbo

[@jonfranklin9361]

🛻 Yeahhhhh

[@neilchilders5442]

The air intake is a good idea but the aftermarket coils will probably cause a CEL. Dodges really don't take aftermarket electronics too well. The factory coils deliver plenty of spark and are still in good condition if it doesn't have a current misfire.

[@jeffreyharris7651]

You turned this into a KZbinr car channel where you talk talk talk and speed thru the stuff we want to see. Not even as good as the amateur mechanic channels😢😢

[@mikewhite3123]

If youre gonna chanhe a tailgate, spend 5 bucks on the new clips that hold the rods.

[@patmcbride9853]

13:17 It should NOT be that easy to lift and carry a bumper.

[@2809Nick]

It’s probably manifold bolts broken like 90% of hemis

[@Chef-James]

Kind of discombobulated video. And I've had mixed result with Rock Auto.

[@franciscosuarez2346]

It looked better stock chrome on it looks basic with the chapply plastic stuff on it lol

[@Ihfarmer23]

I can get down with the painted grill having a front grill to match the rest of the truck is nice

[@thespicemelange.1]

Better replace that cam and lifters, mine went at 150,000 miles, and that's with changing the oil religiously.

[@y2000air]

One would think a top production like this would actually get the Brand of the truck correct

[@ericgordon4746]

Sorry, "RAM". Or is it Stellantis, turbo?

[@joehall1114]

"Bighorn...oh the fancy stuff" yeah no bud, the Bighorn is basically a SLT with some nicer options. Nothing really special or high tech.

[@Louisiana1975]

Replace all electrical components and relays. You might have a truck worth driving lol

[@ericgordon4746]

That really is hilarious 😂 I actually understand what you mean.

[@llwizzoll]

Now the cam and lifters will fail. 😂😂

[@GarcBomber]

Yeah the cam’s cast iron induction hardening is probably already through the surface and on the verge of seizing up a lifter roller if it hasn’t been through the OEM one already. Unfortunately they didn’t get one with the ZF8 trans as that was the first year option.

[@johnbean1994]

Pocket protectors and reversed hats are disrespectful for tv

[@just.a.realtor]

RIP MARC

[@smudgeone]

Ram trucks dropped the Dodge branding in 2009. I didn't hear Dodge mentioned at all in the episode, not sure why its in the description.

[@19chev81]

The person putting these on youtube might not know anything about vehicles but good with computers so who knows lol

[@afp75]

Please god ask the Camera man to stop with the moving in and out and shaky cam.

[@jasonmorales1846]

Bumpers are lame!Looks like they belong on a semi lifted 4wd truck.

[@hanjo220]

Bad experiences with Rockauto, they ship missing parts, wrong items and customer service will allow returns but at your expense and they really don't care if you stay a customer.

[@tristannivens3269]

Ive ordered over 100 times from them and haven’t had any issues

[@BackyardBandits]

i had issues years ago. but know havent had any. and now i get magnets more regularly lol

[@nitrozack3062]

Should have thrown some real power at her.. 😢

[@malamri424]

Using ATF4 instead of 8 speed fluids 😮

[@christopherpaige406]

Tremendous waste of time and money until they got under the hood.

[@strokerace427ace5]

I love how you know better then say something ridiculous about it will last abother 100k. We all know about the lifters and cams going bad. But you refuse to acknowledge it.

[@neilchilders5442]

My 2010 has 217,000 miles on the original cam and lifters. I had the MDS tuned out of it at 140,000. Just keep the oil changed every 3000 miles and don't let it idle for a long time on a regular basis. The factory oil pump only supplies about 25 psi at idle and starves the lifters for oil. The cam gets oiled from rundown from the lifters because it is too high up in the block to get splash from the crankshaft.

[@booster8497]

Ouch rated at 390hp and only has 268hp

[@19chev81]

390 hp on the engine not at the wheels

[@tommyboulet]

Never liked the look of those aftermarket bumpers.

[@dougi6109]

Put the Chrome back on it and do not please put ridiculous looking wheels

[@robingibson7503]

Paint don't match~~~~~

[@elijahdossett3528]

That hemi bone stock only makes about 63 more hp to the wheel than my 2018 tacoma 😂😂😂

[@ThePeavey23]

And can tow way more an also kill it in a drag race ..

[@formerice]

I had a supercharged Tacoma, hemi Rams killed me at the drag strip. Now I drive a Ram.

[@elijahdossett3528]

@@ThePeavey23 that’s just because it was a heavier duty made vehicle. What’s your point?

[@elijahdossett3528]

@@formerice there’s no doubt the hemi rams are fast.

[@tillman002000]

Still better than your Toyota buddy. 😈

[@dougmorley2850]

Why try to make it look like something it isn't? The new bumper looks like shit , this is not an off rod machine !

[@amjr6577]

Chrome on trucks is trash

[@genemaverick5705]

Those trucks are rated at 394 HP !!

[@scratchcrafter]

exactly my point.... My 2019 classic feels in the mid 3's so I'm shocked this one only got 268 what am I missing?!?

[@lysias55]

@@scratchcrafterit doesn’t have the 8 speed