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ShinerBock
Explorer
May 03, 2019

Ford decreases 5.0L V8 production due to low demand.

In a way I am not surprised that less than a quarter of F150s sold are V8s. I know my company stopped buying them in our half tons a few years after the 3.5L EcoBoost came out. "Pickup buyers are...
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Boomerweps
Explorer
May 04, 2019
I wanted the 3.5 eco boost but buying off the lot the 5.0 had what I wanted at the right price. SWMBO was happy. She was leery of the eco beast. My first Ford had a 289, I’m happy with the 302 proven tech, just upgraded and gets great mpg for a V8. Sad if it goes away. The 5.0 has a little more Hp and about 35 less torque than the 3.5.

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