Impressive Ford HP/TQ numbers
A quote from Car and Driver. It turns out that Ford was a bit conservative when it announced numbers for its new 3.5-liter twin-turbo V-6 that will be offered in the 2017 F-150 pickup. The previous...
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Sport45 wrote:TexasChaps wrote:
I will admit though, the turbo ford is quite impressive, but what's the lifespan of such a "small" engine ? that would be my concern..
They've been on the road a few years now and seem to be holding up well. At least the forums aren't littered with talk of ecoboost failures. The most talk I see of engine troubles these days are related to diesel emission controls or tunes to remove said controls or hop up power. By comparison it's really pretty quiet on the gas engine forums.
i just purchased a 2011 with 100,000 miles. Truck was clean and just got back from a 2,000 mile round trip from KY to FL. Truck did it flawlessly.
Looking at the engine it was obvious that this engine was built to be turbo. I am still in amazement of the power going up hill when towing.
