Shift! **** You Shift!
I have a 2013 Ford F150 5L V8 Long box extended cab 4x4. I was towing a 1999 Rockwood Ultralight 24' travel trailer. The thing doesn't even weigh 3000 lbs. There was this magical speed where on the...
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Jayco-noslide wrote:
When a trans has 6 speeds it's not going to take much pull to downshift from 6 to 5 because you probably are running at low RPM's in 6th; hence, not much torque. You may have more weight than you would think. If you can lock the trans in 5th, that would do it.You should try to reduce the wear that comes from constant shifting. also, 5 liters is only around 300 cubic inches; not all that powerful.
It is 302CI, and do remember. This is not your daddy's 302 / 5.0. The 2013 Coyote has 145 more ponys than did the 1996 5.0, and 100 FT LB more torque. And the 2015 up even have more.
387 HP, and 387 FT LB of torque is not to shabby. Actually more than the 5.4 by a good margin. and the 5.3 by even a larger margin
