teamroper98

Mesed up on my earlier thread,, said 93 instead of 03 and ect,, sooo here goes again, Looking at gettin a dodge again,, had a 96 and had good luck except for the automatic trans, getting rid of a ford , anyways,, wanting a manual,, 5 or 6 ?? and what years are the best motors,, what was the cutoffs for build dates,,, hear the 04.5 get worse milage than the 04 or 03,, any help wold be appreciated,, will be mostly towing a living quarter horse trailer, and will be wnating to mods as i go along with good milage ,, thanks in advance,

Raspy

The '04 HO is a great engine! No cat, no third injection, better mileage. If you are unsure check the engine tag on the valve cover, engine side. '04 is 305/555, or just look under for the cat. '04.5 was sold starting Jan 1, 04.

Wetspirit

flyfsh70

04 here, 305/555 not a single problem so far.

danram11

03 305/555, 41,000 miles and no problems.

DR3500

The 305 /555 HO was available with the 48re Auto starting in '03.5 (build date 1 Jan 2003) in '04 they were all HO's (no more SO's) until Jan. 1, 2004 then ALL were 325/ 600's

FMB

I love my CTD, even if it is in the shop awaiting a new #1 injector. It went out at 97k miles. Original lift pump tested out fine too.

Robman

HI I'm new to diesel. I just got an 04 2wd auto.. What does 305/555 mean?

Thanks Rob

FMB

It means you have potential still. 305 horses, 555 foot pounds of torque.

Oh, and welcome to wonderful world of CTDs.

Robman

Thanks , I can't find those numbers on my valve cover.. Does it say hp 305 on the label or what ?
If mine turns out to be a 04.5 is that bad? what's the big difference?

Thanks for the help
Rob

bubba33

look close on drivers side of valve cover its there.If its a 04.5 it will have 325 advertised HP and a cat on the exhaust.

Robman

OK mine's an 04.5 is that a bad thing?
It got 22mph on the hwy yesterday.. what does the 04 get?

Thanks Rob

TexasCTD

Having an 04.5 is NOT a bad thing. It is a GREAT thing. They are all great motors. Yours actually has more power (while stock) than the 03 and 04 engines. The 04.5 on up trucks sometimes don't get quite as good fuel mileage, but if you are getting great mileage then you have no complaints and no problems.

Sounds like you got yourself a great truck! Just keep reading on here and you will become very educated on your truck and it's engine. Welcome aboard.

Dodgezilla

My little 03 250/460 SO can barely get out of it's own way but it's been a good truck....

ajpulley

i have an 05 2500. My friend and her husband have an 03 3500 dually quad that they pull a three hoarse gooseneck with 12 feet of living quarters with, and with the fresh water tanks full. They get great milage when towing. They think it is fine with power, but I notice the lag in thier cruise control when following them in the rolling hills.

Robman

Thanks guys for all the info.. I'm sure I'll be asking alot more dumb questions

Thanks Rob