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Old 12-07-2012, 12:14 PM
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You made a great choice! Not that the others couldn't have done the job but the Eco is amazing. Its a nice smooth, quite ride and even on the steepest grades with 7500lbs in tow my truck still never sees anything above 2700rpm's with the cruise set between 60-65mph. The other engines need to be in the 4000+ rpm range to make there power. On a long drive like your talking about the Eco will give you a nice quite smooth enjoyable ride.. Please get back to us after your first tow. I want to here how pleasantly surprised you were!!! Here is what i tow
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This seems like a good place for...

3.7L

1500 rpm = 237#
2000 rpm = 250#
2500 rpm = 244#
3000 rpm = 250#
3500 rpm = 256#
4000 rpm = 275#
4500 rpm = 269#
5000 rpm = 262#
5500 rpm = 265#
6000 rpm = 262#


4.6L 3V

1500 rpm = 269#
2000 rpm = 275#
2500 rpm = 287#
3000 rpm = 287#
3500 rpm = 302#
4000 rpm = 320#
4500 rpm = 315#
5000 rpm = 300#
5500 rpm = 280#
6000 rpm = 255# (Redline)


5.0L

1500 rpm = 275#
2000 rpm = 302#
2500 rpm = 315#
3000 rpm = 327#
3500 rpm = 350#
4000 rpm = 362#
4500 rpm = 379#
5000 rpm = 356#
5500 rpm = 348#
6000 rpm = 315# (Redline)


5.4L

1500 rpm = 260# ?
2000 rpm = 315#
2500 rpm = 340#
3000 rpm = 356#
3500 rpm = 365#
4000 rpm = 365#
4500 rpm = 363#
5000 rpm = 350#
5500 rpm = 297# (Redline)
6000 rpm =


Ecoboost 3.5L

1500 rpm = 375#
2000 rpm = 381#
2500 rpm = 415#
3000 rpm = 420#
3500 rpm = 413#
4000 rpm = 413#
4500 rpm = 400#
5000 rpm = 390#
5500 rpm = 350#
6000 rpm = 275# (Redline)


6.2L

1500 rpm = 360#
2000 rpm = 372#
2500 rpm = 390#
3000 rpm = 387#
3500 rpm = 397#
4000 rpm = 406#
4500 rpm = 434#
5000 rpm = 413#
5500 rpm = 397#
6000 rpm = 372# (Redline)
Old 12-07-2012, 12:38 PM
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3.55 XLT 4x4, Super cab with 6.5 ft bed, trailer tow pkg, Not the Max Tow, They did throw in the big mirrors and the in dash Ford brake controller. I can add leaf springs in the rear if needed. I do have the big steel bar 12K equalizer hitch system which makes any towing safe and effortless. I am also against a time schedule. I have a short 6 hr run next week. This was the last 2012 on the lot. They did a dealer search and was not finding another unit that was near these specs. I was not sure that I wanted to go to the 3.73 ratio. I think they told me the Max Tow came with the 3.73. Some other options would have been nice like the rear camera for hooking up. I have never had a camera to use for trailer hookup. I won't know what I am missing. Maybe someone has added an aftermarket camera system I could try?
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I have a .JPG image of the GT40. Picture to follow.

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Sweet GT40!

On the part about the camera, quite a few people have installed a monitor and camera for under $50. Here's a good thread on it:

https://www.f150forum.com/f38/finall...talled-171426/
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For all you Ecoboost guys out there lol.
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