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<blockquote data-quote="mustangc" data-source="post: 10258358" data-attributes="member: 87570"><p>While I agree with your statement that a V8 is the preferred engine for a powerful fullsize pickup, you are forgetting one drawback that Ford has to deal with. We live in America and (unfortunately) enough of this country was completely in a trance in 2008 to elect a socialist majority in the House, Senate, and the White House. Therefore, fuel economy restrictions and CO2 emissions are in the process of becoming much more stringent.</p><p></p><p>I agree that V8's are an American thing. Remember that when you talk to your friends and family before they go to the booth and vote for more Socialists.</p><p></p><p>If the market were driven only by manufacturers supplying what consumers wanted, then there would be more cheap, powerful V8's in our future. But Ford has to find a way to increase the fuel mileage of its full size trucks in order to meet CAFE requirements, while still satisfying the public. The Ecoboost is another option to fullfill this tough requirement. Options are great!!! For those of use who think that the number is cylinders is more important than torque curves or fuel economy, Ford offers the 5.0 and 6.2</p><p></p><p></p><p>BTW, you're wrong about the 6.2, because it DOES have variable cam timing. Because both intake and exhaust valves run on the same cam, the VCT cannot be adjusted independantly (ti-VCT) as they are in a DOHC engine, but the engine does have VCT.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mustangc, post: 10258358, member: 87570"] While I agree with your statement that a V8 is the preferred engine for a powerful fullsize pickup, you are forgetting one drawback that Ford has to deal with. We live in America and (unfortunately) enough of this country was completely in a trance in 2008 to elect a socialist majority in the House, Senate, and the White House. Therefore, fuel economy restrictions and CO2 emissions are in the process of becoming much more stringent. I agree that V8's are an American thing. Remember that when you talk to your friends and family before they go to the booth and vote for more Socialists. If the market were driven only by manufacturers supplying what consumers wanted, then there would be more cheap, powerful V8's in our future. But Ford has to find a way to increase the fuel mileage of its full size trucks in order to meet CAFE requirements, while still satisfying the public. The Ecoboost is another option to fullfill this tough requirement. Options are great!!! For those of use who think that the number is cylinders is more important than torque curves or fuel economy, Ford offers the 5.0 and 6.2 BTW, you're wrong about the 6.2, because it DOES have variable cam timing. Because both intake and exhaust valves run on the same cam, the VCT cannot be adjusted independantly (ti-VCT) as they are in a DOHC engine, but the engine does have VCT. [/QUOTE]
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