The eco boost only gets good mileage if you drive with an egg under the pedal,would be more worried about the 10 speed transmission,not bad if you don't mind the constant bouncing back and fourth from gear hunting!
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YES AND SIMPLE TO WORK ON AS LONG AS IT A HAD THE 4 SPEED TRANSMISSION THATS WHAT MADE IT STRONG IF HAD THAT 5 SPEED OVER DRIVE NOT SO MUCHBest truck engine Ford ever made.
I'd give anything to be able to get a new one.
I'm not getting "turbo" anything. Same problem as "hybrids" - when the turbo/battery goes tits up, you're in for big bucks.
How much are you usually towing out of curiosity? First time I noticed the difference was picking it up from the dealer and went around a downhill corner, definitely had more body roll than our previous steel body. Towing, we try to bias it SLIGHTLY towards the tongue, seems to help keep the ass end planted without sacrificing steering and braking stability. Maybe we need to experiment more if you're having good results.
Which leads me to this if any of you guys haven't seen it. It's a pretty nice hitch with built in scale, makes it easier to judge positioning of stuff. Not sure if there are other brands similar but it's nice to have.
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When did they go downhill?The 5.0 now and the old 5.0 are two different animals
When did they go downhill?
In the HP sense you are correct. But for the person seeking to keep a vehicle a long time, there is no denying that over 200,000 miles, the parts in a 6 cylinder have done more work and have more wear than an 8 cylinder, and the parts in a large displacement 8 cylinder will have less wear than those in a smaller displacement 8 cylinder engine.
All of the rings, pistons, connecting rods, valves, bearings, crankshafts, camshafts, and such are made out of the same thing, and more RPM = more wear.
Short term the Eco-boost may match the HP of a V-8, but let's see what all that extra boost does the valves and rings and journals and bearings in 200,000 miles.
Im thinking of getting the exact truck you did.The coyote 5.0 is an aluminum block beast. It is twice the engine the old 302 was.
Im thinking of getting the exact truck you did.
I've still got a old 7.3 dually i use to pull the tractor and camper. But im thinking of retiring from my side business (landscape installation) in the next few years. Could i really pull 10,000 lbs on occasion with one of these trucks and not wear it out. Wo uld the transmission and rear end hold up?