ford f-150 ecoboost?
I hear a lot of bad press on the ecoboost. Does anyone here pull with one and what as your experience been with it. Would you buy it again? I just can't make up my mind on it.
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Lessmore wrote:You are correct in saying they have similar power #'s. But the biggest difference is when those peak #'s come into play. The Eco reaches max torque(420lb/ft) at 2500rpms and the 5.0 around 4000rpms(385lb/ft). A bunch of us don't care about the wonderful exhaust note. I prefer to be able to climb steep grades towing 7500lbs with the engine purring along and never seeing anything above 2600rpms. That's much more relaxing to me on a long drive then constantly listening to an engine downshift and hit 4000rpms to maintain speed on every hill. But that's just me...:B
I don't doubt the EcoBoost V6 is ok. I understand that it outsells the 5 liter V8 by a significant margin.
Thing I don't understand is why ? I have a couple of friends who have 5 liter V8 F 150's...one a '12, the other a '13.
Power is similar...although the V6 torque is greater....the V8 has that wonderful V8 exhaust note....the V6...sort of a blaaat.
But that's just me... I'm a V8 person I suppose.
