Ford F-150-- Which Motor is best?

[2004_p71]

To me it,s 5.0 all the way simply because of it,s achitecture and ease of maintance. I hear too many mixed reviews about the 3.5 turbo or not . They do great numbers on paper but that is about it to me.

I LOVE the new honeycomb grille on the newer truck and I'm glad they came with new grilles this year as I totally hated the 2015/2017 style.

 

[Invective]

I believe Ford Dealer will let you order (build) a 150 anyway you want
it ordered --A Dealer once told me that Ford has a gazillion ways to put together a 150--so order it anyway you want----always wondered about that...............could go ask I suppose................

Thanks. The reason I asked was the Ford website just shows the 3.3L V6 for the XL.

 

[Grimrepairman]

I personally would stay away from any of the new diesels. When they break, they break expensive. Not a fan of DEF and diesel fuel keeps getting more expensive.
The 3.5 EcoBoost seems to have proven itself. My stepfather is a Ford salesman, they have sold tons of them and I've only heard of one engine failure.
Ultimately, I agree that a truck should have a v8. Plus the 5.0 sounds cool. How much time will you be spending driving, and do you want to hear turbo whistle, or a v8 growl?

 

[Bondfreak13]

The Problem with the Eco-Boost engines are you either get Eco or Boost. There rarely is a middle ground. This told to me from People I know that have them. If you enjoy the Boost part too much you'll end up getting worse MPG than the 5.0.

Thought I will say I like the 2.7. We had a special order come into the dealer once, 2.7 Eco-boost, Single cab 5.5-foot bed 4x4 with 4.10s. It was an export heading to Sweden. Impressive to say the lest in terms of performance.

 

[Joe Walsh]

I personally would stay away from any of the new diesels. When they break, they break expensive. Not a fan of DEF and diesel fuel keeps getting more expensive.
The 3.5 EcoBoost seems to have proven itself. My stepfather is a Ford salesman, they have sold tons of them and I've only heard of one engine failure.
Ultimately, I agree that a truck should have a v8. Plus the 5.0 sounds cool. How much time will you be spending driving, and do you want to hear turbo whistle, or a v8 growl?

The thing that I love about turbo cars (and trucks) is the midrange torque, especially at cruising speeds....
Want to pass someone?....or accelerate to get into another lane?
No need to drop down gears and rev the heck out of it.
Just push down on the accelerator pedal and WHOOOSH!

BTW: My Fusion Sport has the 2.7L TTV6 and it sounds great!
Now, to be honest...most of it is 'piped in' sound... I thought that the 'generated sound' would be a joke...but it does sound really good.
I was driving a customer in my Fusion (he was partial to Mopar) and when I hammered it he said:
"Gawd damn does this thing move!...and it sounds badazz!!"
It is super quiet until you get on it...then it has a nice growl.

 

[Joe Walsh]

The Problem with the Eco-Boost engines are you either get Eco or Boost. There rarely is a middle ground. This told to me from People I know that have them. If you enjoy the Boost part too much you'll end up getting worse MPG than the 5.0.

Thought I will say I like the 2.7. We had a special order come into the dealer once, 2.7 Eco-boost, Single cab 5.5-foot bed 4x4 with 4.10s. It was an export heading to Sweden. Impressive to say the lest in terms of performance.

True!....there is no denying Physics!
If you have to move a lot of weight, or move something really fast...you have to produce a lot of HP.
To produce a lot of HP you have to burn a lot of fuel.
There is no free lunch.
Now, if you can keep your foot out of it, or are cruising on the highway under light load...the EcoBoost engines will return really good gas mileage.

 

[Bondfreak13]

That they Will. But the 90% of the customers that came into the dealer complaining of poor MPG drove with a heavy foot.

 

[Joe Walsh]

That they Will. But the 90% of the customers that came into the dealer complaining of poor MPG drove with a heavy foot.

LOL....sounds like my wife.
She would always complain that her Subaru Legacy GT wagon (2.5L Turbo 4)
got crappy gas mileage for a 4 cylinder.
Then I asked her if she liked it when she pushed the accelerator down hard...
She said " Yeah!! It feels cool when I get pushed back in the seat!"
That driving style, combined with full time AWD, results in pretty lousy MPG out of a 4 cylinder Subaru.

 

[Grimrepairman]

Agreed. Physics are physics. Any fuel has a finite amount of BTUs per gallon. And a large vehicle requires a lot of them to get moving. It all comes down to personal preference and driving style.
I have a v10 excursion, the first thing people bring up is fuel mileage. Realistically it isn't that bad considering the weight of the vehicle. Not much less than my 6.0 f350 6spd used to get. Naturally if I put my foot down you can almost hear the quarters fly out the tailpipe. It's just as happy to chug up hills at 1300rpms with minimal throttle.
My brother is tired of his GTI, and is considering an f150. We've been having the same discussion over the past few weeks. Reliability and towing capabilities are basically equal. Difference in fuel economy is marginal. Deciding factor for him will be vehicle cost and aftermarket parts pricing and availability.

 

[Marauderman]

The Problem with the Eco-Boost engines are you either get Eco or Boost. There rarely is a middle ground. This told to me from People I know that have them. If you enjoy the Boost part too much you'll end up getting worse MPG than the 5.0.

Thought I will say I like the 2.7. We had a special order come into the dealer once, 2.7 Eco-boost, Single cab 5.5-foot bed 4x4 with 4.10s. It was an export heading to Sweden. Impressive to say the lest in terms of performance.

The "410's" in your little Eco-boost is where the "boost" is coming from so much and being a single small cab and bed--will do it ever time!!

 

[MERCMAN]

Similarly Like above^^^^^^-- I have a 2012 3.5 Eco boost Kingranch with all the goodies available then and love it --It is a 6 speed auto which seems perfect for me--Have towed about 2800 of the 20K miles thus far and engine is super.
It also has the 373 rear gears and with the 420 TQ is very strong and have NO problem out running in a hurry anything nearby to stay out of trouble.

The newer versions may be tweaked a bit more but basically same engine.

I would go with the Eco boost-my vote

And BTW--my Vic Sport is for sale on autotrader along with '96 T-Bird

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have '13 KR and I agree with^^^^^^ great engine, love the truck!!










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[Rick-n-Miami]

I have a 2016 F150 Platinum with the 5.0. I purchased it from a Roush dealer and had the Roush Supercharger TVS2300 kit installed new from the dealer. Because it was all purchased through a Roush Ford dealer (they're all over the country), it maintains the full factory warranty. They claim it puts out about 600hp, although I've never had it on a dyno. I LOVE the truck.

I had a 2013 F150 Ecoboost before this truck. It was nice, but not great. The new truck with the 5.0 and Roush is MUCH better.....

 

[Merc390]

I just bought a 2018 STX with the 2.7 to replace my 2010 with the 4.6 3V. That 2.7 scoots, super quick. I was between the 5.0 and the 2.7 and behind the 10spd the 2.7 seems a tad bit more spirited.

The most I tow is my Marauder or my Fairlane along with radom car parts and what not so the 2.7 fit the bill perfectly. Only thing I dislike, which is an on all the Ford trucks is the engine start stop feature.

The 2.7 had more power then my older truck and hauls and tows more too. Plus on average Im getting 20 MPG city and on my short michigan trip highway was bouncing between 24 and 25 mpg. Im very happy with this truck.

Ill try and post pics on lunch for whomever is interested

-kyle

 

[gdsqdcr]

I just bought a 2018 STX with the 2.7 to replace my 2010 with the 4.6 3V. That 2.7 scoots, super quick. I was between the 5.0 and the 2.7 and behind the 10spd the 2.7 seems a tad bit more spirited.

The most I tow is my Marauder or my Fairlane along with radom car parts and what not so the 2.7 fit the bill perfectly. Only thing I dislike, which is an on all the Ford trucks is the engine start stop feature.

The 2.7 had more power then my older truck and hauls and tows more too. Plus on average Im getting 20 MPG city and on my short michigan trip highway was bouncing between 24 and 25 mpg. Im very happy with this truck.

Ill try and post pics on lunch for whomever is interested

-kyle

I like pictures ..

check out www.f150ecoboost.net ...

I got the 3.5 so I could comfortably tow. When I bought mine, I had a work trailer that sat around 10K ... the 2.7 wouldn't comfortably move that.

 

[crownvic97]

I have a 2016 F150 Platinum with the 5.0. I purchased it from a Roush dealer and had the Roush Supercharger TVS2300 kit installed new from the dealer. Because it was all purchased through a Roush Ford dealer (they're all over the country), it maintains the full factory warranty. They claim it puts out about 600hp, although I've never had it on a dyno. I LOVE the truck.

I had a 2013 F150 Ecoboost before this truck. It was nice, but not great. The new truck with the 5.0 and Roush is MUCH better.....

That sounds wicked! Any pics?

 

[Merc390]

This is my girl.

 

[Spectragod]

My newest 150

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[Invective]

I have a 2016 F150 Platinum with the 5.0. I purchased it from a Roush dealer and had the Roush Supercharger TVS2300 kit installed new from the dealer. Because it was all purchased through a Roush Ford dealer (they're all over the country), it maintains the full factory warranty. They claim it puts out about 600hp, although I've never had it on a dyno. I LOVE the truck.

I had a 2013 F150 Ecoboost before this truck. It was nice, but not great. The new truck with the 5.0 and Roush is MUCH better.....

THIS^^^^^^^^^^

 

[Rick-n-Miami]

Here are some pics of my F150 Roush...

I've since added some supercharger badges to the front side emblems as well as window tint on the fronts to match the rear. I have just over 15k miles on it now.

 

[Invective]

Here are some pics of my F150 Roush...

I've since added some supercharger badges to the front side emblems as well as window tint on the fronts to match the rear. I have just over 15k miles on it now.

Goodness...love the stock/sleeper theme. Roush dealer not too far from me in Gastonia (Tindol) - bought my Ranger from them many years ago - past due for a visit!