OP is a transplant.Most accurate post in this thread
OP is a transplant.Most accurate post in this thread
Great photo!
OP is a transplant.
meh, while the max tow will tow more most of that is horse shit anyway. You'll have to hire a piss ant to drive it with a max of 5 gallons of gas in the tank because your payload will be goneI was sold on the fact that an ecoboost can tow 11k from the factory. But i didnt get the right option on my truck. I got the truck with the heavy duty tow package, however it was the MAX TOW package that could tow 11k pounds. The ecoboost 3.5TT motor does make towing trailers much easier. i think my truck can tow 9k.
OP is a transplant.
OP needs airplane noises to eat his veggies.
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The 5.0 and 3.5 will tow pretty close to the same amount. The difference is that no matter what you are towing, the 3.5 seems less stressed out.
I had a work trip to SLC right after I bought mine and got a F150 XLT SCrew 5.0 as a rental. It had 3.73s and 4wd. Definitely less optioned than mine which means lighter. Every hill it seemed like it gear hunted, now this was the 6R80. Even towing 5500lbs, the 3.5 did better and just held gears.
I am putting a Gen 1 F150 Coyote in my GT. With a few modifications. Lol
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it really is incredible.. i agree... but dont be a "douche" and say anything. Trust me, its not worth it.LOL at people thinking an engine huffing down 15psi of boost is "less stressed" than a larger NA motor with a bit more rpm.
the Yotes have had their issues over the years too, I'll be interested to see how this new displacement on demand plays out...seems all the other OEs have had issues from it. That and the oil pump BELT
I'm on the fence about the next truck - some of the trim levels the ecoboost is the only option. Long term the 5.0 obviously has less crap to deal with like the turbo cooling lines. I think if I bought a 5.0 next time it would be because I intend to throw a blower on top.
All Ecoboost engines sound like crap with exhaust, ill never put an exhaust on ours. Still love my 20' Explorer lol
I also don't think 5.0's sound that great, good yes, not great. Out of the big 3, its the least good sounding V8
LOL at people thinking an engine huffing down 15psi of boost is "less stressed" than a larger NA motor with a bit more rpm.
I think I read somewhere that the 2.7 is built like a diesel, strength wise.Reminds me of my old 6.4 PSD. If I had it wound up to 75mph it did not matter how steep the grade was or how much weight was behind it, that thing was never losing speed or shifting out of OD. It would just eat 40#s of boost and roll, all while keeping reasonable EGTs
Exactly the opposite is what I was told. The 3.5s are more robust, but not the last motors in the SHOs.I think I read somewhere that the 2.7 is built like a diesel, strength wise.
I think I read somewhere that the 2.7 is built like a diesel, strength wise.
is that a fancy way of saying not chinese?it has a compacted graphite iron block like the 6.7 IIRC
I think I read somewhere that the 2.7 is built like a diesel, strength wise.
Exactly the opposite is what I was told. The 3.5s are more robust, but not the last motors in the SHOs.
it has a compacted graphite iron block like the 6.7 IIRC
And/or add oil from time to time. Usually do mine in the 5-6k range, even in the 8k range blackstone tests showed oil was still good on the 3.0's.They are both very heavily built for their relatively small size. The 2.7L CGI block is very nice, and it's 3.0L sibling has proven to be capable of making silly power in an Explorer ST.
As with any EcoBoost, change your oil often. I think a lot of modern cam phaser problems (Coyotes have them too) stem from lack of maintenance. I'm changing the oil on my Braptor ever 2,500 miles because it gets worked, and multiples of 25 are easy to remember.
I do mine at 5K, and I've never needed to add any. It's the 2.7.And/or add oil from time to time. Usually do mine in the 5-6k range, even in the 8k range blackstone tests showed oil was still good on the 3.0's.
Oil consumption has been one of the big things tho on these engines, usually need about half a quart in the 2k range, been that way since I bought it new.