MPG - 3.7 V6 vs 5.0 V8
08-02-2015, 08:39 AM
#41
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FWIW, the 3.7 isn't immune to knocking either. I just talked to a guy who has one (a '13 I think) and his started knocking at 30k miles. He took it to the dealer and said they already had a long list of warranty claims for a whole bunch of 3.7 trucks that were ALL knocking. So he had to get in line behind over a dozen other 3.7s that were ALL in for the same knocking and ALL had replacement blocks on order. Unbelievable.
I've always been a big ford guy but this kind of crap is starting to make me reconsider.
I've always been a big ford guy but this kind of crap is starting to make me reconsider.
08-02-2015, 01:59 PM
#42
ZX, read post #35. Also, we get it, you and a few others feel the need to boost your confidence about your engine choice via subtle condescension aimed at v8 owners and argumentative cherrypicking. It does make for a good laugh.
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08-02-2015, 03:32 PM
#43
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Bad mpgs
I have a 13 screw 5.0 4x4 with 14,000 miles. I was in el paso tx getting combined 20mpg moved to colorado now I get 12.4 combined. Even at Christmas I drove cross country at 75 and only managed to get 16.7.
08-02-2015, 05:49 PM
#44
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or maybe generation Z? Lol
Last edited by zx12-iowa; 08-02-2015 at 06:02 PM.
08-02-2015, 10:57 PM
#45
this has nothing to do with v8 owners, just the ones who think they know ALL and a WHOLE lot. I read post 35 and added my 2 cents thereafter. For all I know you may be close to the same age as my teenager... Certainly post like it lol. Glad you can laugh at how others respond to you. Very millennial of you... or maybe generation Z? Lol
or maybe generation Z? Lol
pot meet kettle. If thats your response to a valid point then you don't even sound like you've reached high school.
Last edited by johndog82; 08-04-2015 at 01:42 PM.
08-04-2015, 12:05 PM
#46
Here is my fuelly for my 3.7....
http://www.fuelly.com/car/ford/f-150...efiveoh/373729
I have yet to see under 20 MPG with my highest being 22.3 i think. I have had this thing pretty loaded and it handles it well, i do have overload springs with it as well for those heavy loads and it is no slouch. When it was low at 20 MPG, that was the tank i hauled about 1500# of hay 50 miles going about 80-90 KMPH
My drive is mostly highway (20 miles to work, 20 miles back and about 5 miles in town) with about 20% city. I have yet to do a road trip with it to see what it is really capable of... Doing 80KM / hour i have seen it around 25 MPG on dash readout for short periods of time on a flat stretch. (which is VERY accurate on my truck)
Love this truck.
Oh btw, its a SuperCab 4x4 xlt w 3.7L as stated above.
http://www.fuelly.com/car/ford/f-150...efiveoh/373729
I have yet to see under 20 MPG with my highest being 22.3 i think. I have had this thing pretty loaded and it handles it well, i do have overload springs with it as well for those heavy loads and it is no slouch. When it was low at 20 MPG, that was the tank i hauled about 1500# of hay 50 miles going about 80-90 KMPH
My drive is mostly highway (20 miles to work, 20 miles back and about 5 miles in town) with about 20% city. I have yet to do a road trip with it to see what it is really capable of... Doing 80KM / hour i have seen it around 25 MPG on dash readout for short periods of time on a flat stretch. (which is VERY accurate on my truck)
Love this truck.
Oh btw, its a SuperCab 4x4 xlt w 3.7L as stated above.
Last edited by coyotefiveoh; 08-04-2015 at 12:08 PM.
08-04-2015, 12:29 PM
#47
Although I have a 2wd Regular cab short bed, I have the 5.0 with 3.55 gears. I averaged 25.5 on my last trip at 65-70. Trip before I was towing a small enclosed trailer (3800# with all cargo) and got 19.3 @ 75MPH, and 21.1 @ 68 MPH. All figures with the cruise set. Don't be afraid of the 5.0. I really don't think either V6 with show real life gains.
On edit: I don't get great commute mileage. I have a 1 mile commute with 6 stop signs, 1 red light and 8 turns each way. Coupled to a heavy foot, the MPG's drop significantly. I can easily get 16MPG around town when driving easy. The 5.0 powerband is too fun for that though! That's the only drawback to the 5.0, Temptation....
On edit: I don't get great commute mileage. I have a 1 mile commute with 6 stop signs, 1 red light and 8 turns each way. Coupled to a heavy foot, the MPG's drop significantly. I can easily get 16MPG around town when driving easy. The 5.0 powerband is too fun for that though! That's the only drawback to the 5.0, Temptation....
Last edited by LSchicago; 08-04-2015 at 12:35 PM.
08-06-2015, 07:21 PM
#48
Thanks for proving my point about taking it personally genius. this isnt some "internet rumour", its just life and reality which apparently you're too butthurt to handle. And whether the batch thing was true or not shouldnt even matter to you; it has nothing to do with the state of your own 3.7 and I never suggested that yours will start knocking or that its a widespread problem so give it a damn rest. Its ironic that you accuse me of having an agenda when it sounds more like you do. I'm not the one insinuating that FORD mass produced a v6 gas engine with an exact 100% no-knock/piston slap rate, and that anyone who says its 99.9% is a rumor starter. LOL. Grow up. History proves your claim likely inaccurate so you certainly didn't diminish any point I've made.
08-06-2015, 08:19 PM
#49
Senior Member
I have a 2013 5.0 2WD SCrew 5.5 bed. I'm getting 19.4+ on 91 octane right now. That's sitting at work idling waiting on a parking spot everyday too.
08-06-2015, 09:54 PM
#50
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