2011 Ford V8/5.0 TT Package 3.73 31ft Cougar lite 7800 max

Mike Up wrote:


Sounds like you had bad fuel, clogged air filter, dirty fuel injectors or defective wire by throttle accelerator. :)

Drove in 40 mph winds and very large hills with demanding grades, always had reserve power and never needed to have 4K rpms to maintain speed. Trailer is a 6500 lbs loaded tall Jay Flight 29' length 26BH.

Never a problem controlling the trailer going down hills or even in wind with my Reese Strait-Line hitch. Truck has plenty of engine braking and torque down low. Has more torque down low than my previous, nearly identically configured 2010 Screw 4WD 5.4L w/3.55 LS truck. Same transmission gearing but slightly lower ratio axle gearing that would had supposedly equaled the torque between the 2. BUT the 5.0L still had gobs more torque down low, than the 5.4L, despite that.

Perhaps you're just use to driving 3/4 - 1 ton diesels that rarely rev past 3000 rpms and make their torque peak at a barely moving 1500 rpms.

I've towed with numerous 1/2 tons and midsize trucks and this F150 5.0L is the best by far, out of any of them.

I know people are sensitive about their vehicles on here so I'm not going to argue with you. Just wanted to share my experience with the 5.0 and towing. It didn't work well for me, if it works okay for you that's fine. I bought it before I bought a TT so for everyday driving it was fantastic. I know what I experienced pulling with it and I shared it, a simple search on f150forum and here will show similar experiences to mine as well so I am not the minority.