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Lessmore
Explorer II
Oct 28, 2014

Turbo small displacement - displacement on demand- a winner?

Boy Ford's new 2.7 liter turbo truck engine....375 HP out of 2.7 liters(Correction....325 HP -** Thanks Fast Mopar.).....that's about 168 cubic inches. I did the conversion in my head....so that's jus...
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hone_eagle
Explorer
Nov 12, 2014
All conversation on enthusiast forums (GMI or BON) when this comes up - 5.3vs 3.5 - the poster is quickly reminded by both Ford or G.M. fans "the ecoboost is to be compared the larger engine" its only fair.
True it will be argued back and forth but not too much.
The points are usually -the ford is the higher cost option so compare it to the G.M. higher cost engine.
Or
power to power
Or
mileage to mileage
the closer match is 3.5 to 6.2
just saying what they say

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