F150 5.0 vs Tundra
Good Morning! I have a Springdale 260TBL that checks in a 4890 Dry. We have been towing it with a crew cab GMC 1500 with the 5.3. The truck handles it fine but it is very under powered. The truck h...
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spud1957 wrote:
Congratulations on your new truck.
375 HP, 470 LB FT torque!!! Sweet.
Thanks. I'll admit, the 5.0 had lots of power too. In fact I flat footed it at 10 mph and the back tires broke loose.
The biggest diffence was throttle response and low end power. The Eco's power is right there at all times, where the 5.0 needed pedal persuation to get into it. If had never tried the Eco, we would have left with the 5.0.
The Tundra felt similar to the 5.0 when they were wound out, but it had more than the 5.0 from 0-40.
