RE: 6.1 in an R/T?
Ok I see what you mean Kevin,
And if you have a good trust worthy mechanic, it really wouldn't be the end of the world to stroke it and put a new cam in... I guess someone could make the argument that factory paint is definatly superrior to an after-market job, so maybe you would run into the same problems trying to get a good paint job.... bubbles, runs, fading...etc... plus a really good paint job is going to cost about half the price of stroking it....so... Maybe im aruguing myself on this one but you'd end up with more performance for the money if you stroked it...
My decision won't be made up till April I get a third paycheck that month, and tax re-turn so sometime in May I think I'll buy... And Im secretly hoping to just find a used R/T for the deal... Or if theres an SRT I could consider it too but I don't want to get my hopes up the prices are just too inflated... But if I did get a used R/T I will definatly be talking to my girls pops about strokeing the puppy...
Ohh might as well mention i've seen two differnt dynos that are arguing the basline of the R/T is extremely close to 400hp one basline was on a 17% loss and estimated 402hp at the rwhp.... so im almost convinced that the true horsepower is that of the Rams 390hp...