Latest Dodge RAM – Ram 2500 6.7L CUMMINS Diesel + ZF 8 Speed Transmission *Heavy Mechanic Review* | How Good Is It?? – 42085 Water Valley KY June 2018.
I review the 2025 Ram 2500 Cummins Diesel Engine with NEW ZF 8 speed POWERLINE Automatic Transmission. I discuss the history of ZF and Ram and then go over Performance Specs, reliability and strenghtof this new 8 Speed Transmission like input torques, Max towing figures and give my opinion as a heavy duty diesel mechanic.
ZF POWERLINE AT Demo video –
What I Use:
Engine Oil –
Engine Oil Filter –
Engine Air Filter –
Cabin Air Filter –
Gear Oil –
Penetrating fluid –
Rust protection –
Towing Gear:
10 ton Pintle hitch (2.5″ receiver) –
7 Ton Adjustable hitch (2″ receiver) –
Adjustable Pintle hitch mount (2.5″ receiver) –
15 Ton Pintle hitch –
10,000lbs Tie Down Straps –
My Camera Gear:
Go Pro Hero 10 –
Go Pro Hero 8 –
Go Pro Accessories –
Sony A6400 –
I take a deep dive into this upcoming New ZF 8 speed powerline Automative transmission in the new 2025 Ram HD platform. Overall It looks pretty impressive. I think for most people this transmission will be way overbuilt for there needs but it does mean that hopefully these new 8 speed transmission will lead great reliability and longevity.
the first thing that really caught my eye was that this is a commercially built and designed transmission which I really like to see. I think ZF’s main focus was on the commmercial vocational truck use and application meaning this
transmission will be built tough and hopefully be extremely strong for the Ram Hd truck platform.
I think this 8 speed is exactly what Ram needed behind their 6.7L cummins. I think this ZF 8 speed is probably going to be a game changer and if they are as good as the ZF transmissions in the ram 1500 trucks it will be the new bench mark for HD truck transmissions going forward.
The one thing I’m not sure about is the HO cummins because technically the this engine is putting out too much power for the 8 speed. the ZF powerline has a max of 1,000 lb-ft of input torque so we’ll have to see what happens there is RAM is going to keep the Aisin or if they will bump up the ZF powerline input torque figure.
Let me know what you guys think.
00:00 – Intro
01:49 – ZF History
02:51 – Ram 1500 8 Speed
04:20 – Ram 2500 8 Speed
Engine Oil –
Engine Oil Filter –
Engine Air Filter –
Cabin Air Filter –
Gear Oil –
Penetrating fluid –
Rust protection –
10 ton Pintle hitch (2.5″ receiver) –
7 Ton Adjustable hitch (2″ receiver) –
Adjustable Pintle hitch mount (2.5″ receiver) –
15 Ton Pintle hitch –
10,000lbs Tie Down Straps –
Go Pro Hero 10 –
Go Pro Hero 8 –
Go Pro Accessories –
Sony A6400 –
transmission will be built tough and hopefully be extremely strong for the Ram Hd truck platform.
01:49 – ZF History
02:51 – Ram 1500 8 Speed
04:20 – Ram 2500 8 Speed
Summer 2018 Ram 2500 6.7L CUMMINS Diesel + ZF 8 Speed Transmission *Heavy Mechanic Review* | How Good Is It?? From 64098 Weston MO.
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