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kuulone
Dodge Dakota
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3/14/2006
21:14:14
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 Subject: 4.7 or4.7HO
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I'm getting ready to purchase a leftover '05 Dakota SLT 4x4 and I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the 4.7 HO engine? It's supposed to put out 30 more HP than the original 4.7. Do you think it's worth the extra money and does the gas milage change much?
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GraphiteDak
GenIII
3/14/2006
22:24:07
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Mileage would be similar I would think unless you throttle it alot like the most of us :p
It has higher compression, better cams, heads are slightly different, and I think forged rods although the rods in my extra stock 4.7 are already beefy looking H-Beam rods so wonder why they bothered with that?
But supposed to be over 320 Ft Lbs and something like 260HP
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Kowalski
GenIII
3/15/2006
17:22:47
| RE: 4.7 or4.7HO
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Go for the HO. I doubt milage would be much different. Many of us have swapped the HO cams into our trucks without seeing much change in milage, I didn't see any. The HO package also has more ignition advance, which doesn't usually hurt milage. I think it comes with a stronger crank too.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way
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ping
Dodge Dakota
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3/15/2006
18:10:59
| RE: 4.7 or4.7HO
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Unlike the standard 4.7 I believe the HO has knock sensors(maybe one on each bank?)
Better wrist pins too?,floating or something,going by memory.
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glk21c
Dodge Dakota
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3/16/2006
12:23:36
| RE: 4.7 or4.7HO
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had the 4.7 in my 02, avg around 15.7 mpg. have the 4.7LHO in my 06, avg around 16.7 mpg. same trans, both QC, both 4x4, both with fiberglass cap.
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