stl_hemi

Cool. Lookslike the wife will be getting a killer set of LIL E Wheels soon.

You could say 7 gears I guess. But not all 7 would be able to be used. 4th and 4th prime are too close together of a ratio. You can't modify the shift sequence unless a aftermarket tuning company does this. On the Ram's Superchips has locked out 2nd prime kickdown unless your under 50mph (I think don't quote me on this fact cause I could be wrong). I'm not sure how the Prime gear is setup. My stocker is still holding up with 425hp and close to 500lbs of TQ. I'm sure when I install my Procharger on it in the Spring I'll need a new Stage 3 tranny and valvebody plus a TQ converter. Need more power to turn those 38's.

So if the REU is the remote mount on the dash what is the lower radio model on the dash above the shifter? A RER/REN style?

The original 3rd Gen tranny was a 45 in 02-03 for the 360 and 4.7L motors. When the Hemi came out in 03 545 was introduced. It has a tow haul option added to lock out OD along with the POS 2nd prime kickdown. When the MDS Hemi came out their was a button to lock out OD and Turn off MDS. The HD's (2500 frame trucks) do not have MDS. CTD is Cummins SCT is a programer. Like LSx Edit, Edge, Diablo and Superchips. SCT makes a tunner for the 3.5L LX cars so maybe they will make one for the 3.5L Journey aswell. Prime is the Hwy passing kickdown gear. The Ram's have 2nd Prime. While it's nice to have a kick in the ass to move 6000-7000lbs of truck it's Not good to toss it into a gear at 5000rpms. The 62 has 4th Prime. So instead of going from 5th to 2nd prime like in the Ram's you'll go from 6th to 4th prime. It's higher in the mph and rpms so I doubt the 62 will have the issues of the 545. The 545 is a good tranny it's the clutch packs that are not up to the job. The 62 is too new of a Tranny to tell how it will do yet.

Most MOPAR transmissions take about 25% more power before they start to impload. But beating the piss out of it like a drag tranny or a T56 will kill it just as fast. The new 68 CTD tranny is identical inside to the 545 that's in my Hemi. I think the 4th gen Ram is getting a 56 in the Hemi trucks. Sharadon Perfoamnce has upgraded the 545 insides to hold over 600hp now. But untiL SCT get's their tranny programe done 2nd Prime in the trucks will always kill the tranny. Much like the 62's will But the 62 has 4th prime. Axle 3.43 1st 4.127 2nd 2.842 3rd 2.284 4th 1.452 4th Prime 1.570 5th 1.00 6th .69

I'd like to know aswell. The Journey book has NO pic's of the nav setup. And I've yet to see one on the lot with one either. What does this setup actually look like?

Odd's are we'll buy it. My wife drives my truck just fine without a backup camera so I'm possitive she can park someting 4 feet shorter in lengh and 2 feet lower in height. I'm just not willing to buy options we don't need when you can add them at a later date if you want them and not have to pay for them for the next 6 years.

Looks like their is a High speed version of the RER that works in the Journey. So it will fit we just won't have the remote monitor of the REU unit. And it's only $1200

Well the 2008 Grand Caravan has the same tranny. Ask the dodge Tec's in the actual survice garage how often they replace them. The damn tranny is sealed so it's a drop out the pos and slide in a new one.

Thanks Rob. My biggest issue with aftermarket uints that are portable is no matter what if you stick them on the dash or the window they always block your line of site. Same thing with radar detectors. I just like the clean look of the OEM Apline unit. The RER won't fit in the Journey due to a diffrant CAN BUS drive......................crap. mrcd1 sells the stuff on ebay but the upper screne I guess is too new still. The wife is going car shopping this week. So I'd say in the next 3-4 weeks we'll have a new SXT.

Hmmm since their is a remote screne does the NAV show up on this remote screne on the top portion of the dash or in the location on the RER/REU unit above the shifter?

Since I can't just order the NAV option alone does anyone know if you could Buy the REU NAV option and install it alone? I don't need mygig or backup camera's. The RB1 on my Ram was like that. Just pop out the OEM unit and toss in the OEM RB1 NAV.

It's your speed. At 60mph my Ram get's mid 15's. Doing 70mph I get mid 14's. And 75 it's like 13mpg or gallons per mile.

sorry I must have missed the post. I've been off the boards for a few weeks.

If your pondering a turbo setup forget it. The lil rubberband will snap forsure.