Ford F150's Drag Racing while Towing a Camper
For your viewing entertainment... Link BTW... That 2.7EB is a beast.
Forum Discussion
A lot of very important information missing for an apples to apples comparison. Very typical of testing done my Fast Lane Truck.
First and most import when doing a 0-60 test and that is what rear end ratio was in each truck.
For 0-60 the higher numerical rear gear the better the 0-60 performance will be. By that I mean a 4.10 gear will perform better than a 3.32 gear.
I counted three shifts on the 2.7 engine and possibly two shifts on the 5.0 engine. both had a ten speed auto. Thus I suspect the 2.7 had a much higher numerical gear than the 5.0 and possibly than the 3.5.
As for real world going up a 5 mile 7 percent grade the rear gear ratio is not as important with a ten speed transmission. The transmission will probably find a similar over all ratio with most of the available rear end ratios at speeds that we tow up 7 percent grades.
Another thing was the octane rating of the fuel used. I think 87 was used in the 5.0 and 93 in the 2.7. Where I am now 93 octane is about 12 percent more than 87 octane.
First and most import when doing a 0-60 test and that is what rear end ratio was in each truck.
For 0-60 the higher numerical rear gear the better the 0-60 performance will be. By that I mean a 4.10 gear will perform better than a 3.32 gear.
I counted three shifts on the 2.7 engine and possibly two shifts on the 5.0 engine. both had a ten speed auto. Thus I suspect the 2.7 had a much higher numerical gear than the 5.0 and possibly than the 3.5.
As for real world going up a 5 mile 7 percent grade the rear gear ratio is not as important with a ten speed transmission. The transmission will probably find a similar over all ratio with most of the available rear end ratios at speeds that we tow up 7 percent grades.
Another thing was the octane rating of the fuel used. I think 87 was used in the 5.0 and 93 in the 2.7. Where I am now 93 octane is about 12 percent more than 87 octane.
