BOUGHT MY FIRST MANUAL! My New 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins 6 Speed - The Cheapest Cummins in America 

$2800!?? Insane deal

“Practice makes perfect”-a tip for driving a manual

Mirrors still look better than 2020 duramax

That clutch isn’t gonna last very long

Can’t stress this enough, shift at 2k rpm, a lot better for your motor

This things worth like 10000 in the rust belt. You southern people dont realize how nice you have it

I just bought a 12V like 4 days ago for $2K. It may not be perfect, but it is to me!

Nice truck..dont like the mirrors

please for the love of god shift at 2000, diesels aren’t meant to be brapped out like that

Insted of down shifting each gear you can just go into neutral and apply brakes and shift into whatever gear you need it is also easier on the transmission

REAL MANS TRUCK RIGHT THERE. SHE SURE SOUNDS GOOD. DAMN GOOD DEAL. MI. WISE SHE BARE GOT BROKEN IN. STILL GO ANOTHER 800,000 MORE AND STILL RUN LIKE CHAMP. JUST TREAT HER RIGHT.

Cool truck for this Price ! Cummins stick shift is the real deal 💪🏻 95% of my Cummins was manual trucks.

Congratulations man! Love your channel family friendly and you purchase vehicles that you love not just for show, maybe do a video update about life and work?

Sweet truck!! I swapped a manual in my 05 Cummins a few years ago and I love it. Just subscribed 🤙🏻

The look on that truck is amazing. That model of Dodge has and always will be my favorite Truck of all time

I bought a 2001 dodge ram 3500 4x4 with the six speed manual. Just a great engine. Can't say much for anything else about the truck. My truck has had a new clutch installed at 360, 000 miles and still had life on original. Lift pump has been changed couple of times. Fuel mileage I get around 23 to 24 on the interstate and 18 or 19 in the city. Really does great. Really it doesn't matter what you have it's how you take care of stuff. Everything no matter what it is will wear and turn to junk. All you can do is prolong the life or shorten the life of a vehicle. Me myself if the cummins was in the Ford then it would have been bought same goes with Chevy but dodge had it.

Hey brotha you’ll get use to it quick and you’ll get addicted to it, I was afraid I stalled 18 times in my town trying to take it home when I first got it but a week later I’m driving it like a damn pro and teaching others how to drive it, manual is the way to go!

Man this vid got me hyped new sub bro :)

I just picked up a 99’ with 162k on the odometer for 9k. Has a built trans, 100 horse injectors, Quadzilla Adrenalin tuning, fass fuel system and numerous other add ons. Quite the deal actually.

I think there is a rubber seal that goes between the front fender and grill. I'm pretty sure that is how my 2007 is and think your 2001 would be similar. Also if it doesn't have a lift pump you NEED one on a 24 valve. At a bare minimum install a fuel pressure guage. Low fuel pressure to the injection pump on those motors will kill it fast. A new injection pump will be around the same price you paid for the truck.

For that much, I say you got a sweet deal!! Whoo! See, you never know what you might find with these older cars and trucks. I say you lucked out, man! Better than having no vehicle at all! 😎👍

Those are the ugliest mirrors I've ever seen.

Gosh the rolled down windows and the cummins sound is just damn good.

Congrats dude!!! By the way, i had the same issue with the AC on my 98 RAM, I just replaced the AC compressor clutch and it started working like a champ. No more AC off. Hope this helps you.

Change those tow mirrors to dodge those are Chevy tow mirrors bro

Looks like it's in sweet shape man. Nice find.

I just bought a 98 12valve 4x4 4 door long bed automatic with a western 2015 plow for 1000 bucks the rockers are bad and has a sport front end and really nice interior. Nice truck I love the red exterior

Beautiful truck man.😊congrats

Hell yeah buddy injoy it take care of it sir I have a 2003 dodge cummins sixspeed manual and I love it I use to have a 1998 cummins 5 speed manual 12valve and it got Stolen from where I work out of the back parking lot

If you knew how to drive a manual you wouldn’t be worried about the knob being flipped upside down🤦🏽‍♂️

Great truck! Congrats! I have an 05 I love Ram great choice.

I have an 02 Cummins 24 valve 5 speed quad cab. Love it. Nice looking truck

Looks like a great solid truck, rust free? I love shifting gears too. Mines a 2000 auto triple disc, some upgrades. Florida truck w 243K. looking forward to following along, have fun, good luck!

That trucks the dream. 5.9 Cummins, stickshift and long bed

Damn dude you stole that truck!

Damn!!! I thought at 8k i was getting a good deal on my 96 cummins 5speed. Nice steal.

Bought a 96 12 valve ext cab long bed for 1500. Got it home and freed up the fuel shutoff solenoid and am daily driving it. Total stock, unmolested and no visible blowby.

Nv5600s are normally hard to get in gear, as long as it’s not grinding you’re okay. You should learn how to downshift and rev match as well, downshifting will help when driving through traffic so that way you don’t have to guess what gear to put it in and jolt around when you let the clutch out. Rev matching takes some time to learn but I usually rev about 500 rpms more than what I’m at and that is usually enough to make a smooth downshift

Name the truck The Dragon ... it’s a beast . Congratulations.

I feel scammed. Paid 4500 for my 2000 2500, 4x4 club cab with 250k miles and my needs paint, a new dash, a new bed, and a new driver seat.

Do a red head steering box when you rebuild the front end .....

It sounds so good!

Straight pipe 5" with a 10" stack. Best sound in the world!!!

1st gear is granny gear maid to be able to toy something really heavy while starting out and it's really nice in parking lots lol

Crank case vent usually fills up and drumps onto the fan blades drain it and degrease engine bay

I bought a 24 Valve for 1000 and had no wrecks no rebuilds just an old guy that couldn’t drive anymore

The first mod u should do, should be putting the original towing mirrors which are the moose mirrors and would look way much better but it sure is a beast and looks amazing 👌

2800! Man if it runs and drives minimum in my area that trucks 10k if it was busted up shredded interior these things are gold right now! I know it’s 3 years ago but still wow !

I'd put smoke stacks on this sumbastitch. I LOVE my 06 ram 3500 5.9l cummins, have a G56 transmission in mine. 4x4, white, single cab, dual 5 inch stacks outta the bed and she's level too. Efilive tuner and a south bend clutch. All I wanna do is put some slightly taller smoke stacks on her and convert her to leather inside and make her a buckskin tan inside. I wanna see if I can get a custom made 70s mopar pistol grip made for it with the gear layout printed on it, but it's not too important. Cool you have the original monroney sticker for yours though.

That AC problem is the AC actuator. Pretty cheap and easy fix.

Personally I think it's a shame that full size trucks don't offer a manual transmission anymore, I have never owned an automatic in a truck. My first truck was a 1980 Chevy luv 4x4 ( just a rebadged Isuzu for those not familiar with the luv). I had just turned 16 and couldn't even drive a manual yet, my dad drove it for me and I bought it. That started my love affair with a manual transmission. I'm a really tall man so I soon wanted a bigger truck so I sold the luv after a year and purchased a 1978 Ford F-150 4 speed manual 4x4. Drove the Ford several years and sold it to purchase my first diesel a 1997 Dodge ram 2500 Cummins 5speed 4x4 which I still own and drive daily. I have owned the Dodge almost 21 years and have to say by far it is by far the best truck I have ever owned. Personally I like the durability and simplicity of the manual. It's hard to wear out gears and bearings verses clutches, solenoids, sensors, wiring harnesses, pumps and computers.

Sick looking truck !

Check out the a/c resistor to fix the ac. It’s under the glove box

Good to see another guy from AZ. Im down in the dirty T. Are you on ACDC on FB?

The best diesel engine ever made

Cummins are always going to leak oil btw and the interior is actually good for that year of truck

Ohh dang your in tempe !!! Why didn't i see that deal i would have got that for sure i live right by that dealership

We need more updates on your charger rt !!!

Bro you got a great deal!!!

Get a weighted shifting knob it makes it a lot easier to shift

That Prius sure was keeping his distance🤣

Dude I’m jealous. This is the exact truck I want. People ask stupid prices for them in same condition as yours. Congrats. Hope to see more videos. IMO you need to up your boost (bigger turbo) or turn down your tuner too much smoke.

What is wrong with those gay mirrors🤣🤣

terrible idea when you shift you lose near or all boost. but a great deal you got! congrats

Are you going to put a sport bumper back on the truck

Interesting to see this kid really get stocked about the manual transmission..

Congrats, great project truck for the price

Clean truck!

Also learned not to short shift if you are trying to not smoke out everyone

Wow that’s a really awesome deal 💯🤟 just the mirrors should be changed other than that it’s looking hella nice 💯

I paid 1800 for a pos 96 2wd with 125xxx lol this thing was a deal! here in az that’d be on OfferUp for 6k 😂

You definitely need to change those mirrors only dodge tow mirrors look good on 2nd gens and I’m not even a dodge guy

Ferd mirrors frickin mint

That shit looks mint. Great buy

good luck getting that to steer good , there's no way to stop the wondering on the highway ..

Nice Truck

rolled coal on the Prius😂

Yes try shifting around 2k rpm

That’s super clean man. Wish they were that common and clean in ohio lol. When they are they want an arm and leg

No throttle when releasing the clutch in 1st aswell

stock engine... and it is tuned!

This truck in California is easily 10 to 12k lol

If your finding trucks like that in the south for any where near that price I’ll get on a plane right now with my 3 kids while their mom is a work and be at anyone’s house or dealership tomorrow morning with cash in hand hahaha

news flash for you all: a tuner dosen't make your truck fast. black smoke dosen't mean your truck is fast

Really good deal I rebuild these trucks all the time let me know if you need any information on aft market parts or with tuning we can make that truck a 800 hp truck for less then 10k if you want

If its rollin alotta coal, its probably got higher flowing injectors. Depending on your state it might not pass inspection. If it has an EGT gauge keep an eye on it.

My 2003 dodge Cummins seat is like that and my dash just cracked. Check the power steering feed lines they leak too. All normal dodge crap.

Now I want one

Just bought a 97 extended cab long bed 4x4 12 valve with 247k miles for 1k for ya beat lol but love the truck

hey dude, don’t waist your money and buy a whole new grill. I had the same problem w mine and all it was was the clips inside broke off and you can fix those you don’t need to buy a whole new grill, if you wanted you could literally just zip tie it bro

Advice work on listing to your shift points once you can hear it with out looking you should be just fine. Keep your hand off the shifter whole not shifting gears.

Flame on flame action

If you switch the mirrors out I’ll buy them, same mirrors on my 02 5.9

Do these trucks come in only manual of automatic as well?

Where did you purchase the truck at??? I need a diesel

How do you find this trucks? Is there a website that you use?

When u go to start it a light will show on the dash and it will say wait to start and wait until that light goes out and then start it because if u don’t wait it will hurt the motor

I really wish I had that I always wanted a manual

Bro u stole that truck!! 2800 dollars?!! Those trucks are hard to find. Even with minor flaws that’s an amazing deal. Those trucks are tough

It’s crazy to see one with no rust