hey bro, i have driven the magnum quite extensively. mostly work related, but none the less have put it through the ringer. in terms of power in relation to chevy and ford the dodge is the way to go. however,if you are using it for work i.e. construction go with ford. i'm sure many people will say screw ford but, i hate to say it they can take a pounding and just keep going. chevy's suck ass, i have one myself and have the world famous door not closing problems due to shitty engineering. it happens to every chevy truck after you go over enough bumps. sorry i'm rambling, if you can afford it get the magnum with the viper engine. that's a bad ass mofo. then take the gov out to attain maximum ball shrinking speeds. hope i helped somewhat