My 6.2 vs 5.0 comparison
09-11-2013, 12:21 PM
#11
Senior Member
Hey there everyone,
So after a few weeks I figured I'd write up my personal comparison of the 6.2 vs 5.0 after owning both. So some info on the trucks, the 5.0 was a 2012 XLT XTR with a 3.73 rear end. The 6.2 is a 2013 FX4 with a 3.73 rear end as well. I'll try to break it down into some categories, my writing structure isn't the best so bare with me...
So after a few weeks I figured I'd write up my personal comparison of the 6.2 vs 5.0 after owning both. So some info on the trucks, the 5.0 was a 2012 XLT XTR with a 3.73 rear end. The 6.2 is a 2013 FX4 with a 3.73 rear end as well. I'll try to break it down into some categories, my writing structure isn't the best so bare with me...
Thanks for sharing your impressions and comparison.
Nice back-handed compliment!
I kid, I kid!!!
09-11-2013, 12:48 PM
#12
Senior Member
If I had been in the market for a truck a few years ago when money was no object, i would have gotten a 6.2 hands down!
I like my EB, but that one test drive in a 6.2, screaming at WOT in 1 st gear (in town), just made my day...
this one is mostly for commuting / business meetings / business trips and not much extra coin for gas for now, so a 6.2 was out of the picture
I like my EB, but that one test drive in a 6.2, screaming at WOT in 1 st gear (in town), just made my day...
this one is mostly for commuting / business meetings / business trips and not much extra coin for gas for now, so a 6.2 was out of the picture
09-11-2013, 05:07 PM
#13
Inebriated 4 ur safety
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rdkev (09-12-2013)
09-11-2013, 11:13 PM
#14
Inebriated 4 ur safety
Power:
So the 6.2 obviously has more jam but really how much more is quite surprising. When I first got my 5.0 I was pretty
impressed by the power overall. Solid throttle response and overall a peppy truck. I had no complaints, till I got my hands on a 6.2. For the average every day drive, the 5.0 has plenty get up and go, more than you'd ever actually need. The one thing I disliked about the 5.0 was the lack of power in 6th gear, I found myself shifting out of it just to gain some speed at a decent rate on the highway, this is one of the major things I love about the 6.2. There is no 6th gear lug in the 6.2 whatsoever, like 1/4 throttle and your gaining speed faster then the 5.0 could at a moderate throttle in 5th gear.
So the 6.2 obviously has more jam but really how much more is quite surprising. When I first got my 5.0 I was pretty
impressed by the power overall. Solid throttle response and overall a peppy truck. I had no complaints, till I got my hands on a 6.2. For the average every day drive, the 5.0 has plenty get up and go, more than you'd ever actually need. The one thing I disliked about the 5.0 was the lack of power in 6th gear, I found myself shifting out of it just to gain some speed at a decent rate on the highway, this is one of the major things I love about the 6.2. There is no 6th gear lug in the 6.2 whatsoever, like 1/4 throttle and your gaining speed faster then the 5.0 could at a moderate throttle in 5th gear.
Sorry, I skimmed over this when I first read it. That ^ is one of the reasons why I went the route I did when I bought my personal truck. It drove me nuts in my old company truck. Any kind of acceleration would make me go down a gear. The worst part was that they gave us trucks without SelectShift and I could not down shift like you could. I had to wait for it to lug enough to downshift. Oddly enough, I didn't try 60-80 pulls while staying in 6th when I drove my co-workers 6.2L. Can you post a video of it? I bet it is very similar to my EB, but I hear a silent engine with turbos whistle while you hear that 6.2L come to life. That thing sounds monstrous the more rpms it gains.
Last edited by Al Kohalic; 09-12-2013 at 12:12 AM.
09-12-2013, 02:42 AM
#15
See? It works in monkeys!
Fuel milage
Now we get to the bread and butter question, what I get asked the most. So obviously my numbers won't be optimal because my 6.2 is so new that it hasn't been fully broke in yet. But overall in my 5.0 I was getting about 15L/100KM. This is about 50/50 city and highway driving at high speed. Obviously some guys get much better milage with their 5.0s but this is just my milage with my heavy foot driving style. So now my 6.2 with the same driving style is averaging between 16.5-17.5L/100KM. I think with a light foot you can probably pull off very comparable milage in the 6.2 once it's broke in , on the highway that is. My tank average is about 850km on the 130L tank in the 6.2, and my 5.0 wasn't much higher then that. In the city if your a heavy foot driver like me the 6.2 is pretty thirsty for sure. But I have to say, I drive a lot of 6.2s in super duties at work, the F150 gets much much better milage then the same motor in the super duty.
Towing
Unfortunately I haven't had the chance to tow with my 6.2 yet and won't till next camping season. Sorry!
Now we get to the bread and butter question, what I get asked the most. So obviously my numbers won't be optimal because my 6.2 is so new that it hasn't been fully broke in yet. But overall in my 5.0 I was getting about 15L/100KM. This is about 50/50 city and highway driving at high speed. Obviously some guys get much better milage with their 5.0s but this is just my milage with my heavy foot driving style. So now my 6.2 with the same driving style is averaging between 16.5-17.5L/100KM. I think with a light foot you can probably pull off very comparable milage in the 6.2 once it's broke in , on the highway that is. My tank average is about 850km on the 130L tank in the 6.2, and my 5.0 wasn't much higher then that. In the city if your a heavy foot driver like me the 6.2 is pretty thirsty for sure. But I have to say, I drive a lot of 6.2s in super duties at work, the F150 gets much much better milage then the same motor in the super duty.
Towing
Unfortunately I haven't had the chance to tow with my 6.2 yet and won't till next camping season. Sorry!
I know my EB will get as low as 12.5L/100KM on the highway, but it's also been as high as 24.5L/100KM. These are F to E tank mileage.
My 5.0 isn't much better, usually 13L/100KM on the highway but the last trip with the trailer was a 20.7L/100km over the course of 2000KM.
Lifetime mileage of my 5.0 is 16.7L/100KM over 24,000KM. My EB is at 16.5L/100KM over the past 38,000KM.
If I were to do it again I'd go all out 6.2. I don't care much for fuel economy!
Good on you for stepping up and getting what you want! I applaud you!
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sullyman (09-12-2013)
09-12-2013, 10:34 AM
#17
Senior Member
There should be a law against comparing these two engines.
If gas wasn't expensive, everyone would go for the 6.1L (and they didn't care that the engine cost $4000 more).
Good info, thanks for the comparison.
If gas wasn't expensive, everyone would go for the 6.1L (and they didn't care that the engine cost $4000 more).
Good info, thanks for the comparison.
09-12-2013, 10:38 AM
#18
Inebriated 4 ur safety
I wouldn't necessarily say that. There is a large premium gap of $3000+ between the two and an extra thousand or so spent on fuel each year. Even if you had to replace both turbos, the CAC, and the Epas unit, you would still be well under the premium. Time is another thing though. For some people like me who have a company truck it is not a big deal, but I can see it being a PITA if you didn't. This all of course if you have a lot of issues with your engine, but I am not in that category. I will admit that the 6.2L does soind mean and I wouldn't mind hearing something like that unloaded every once in a while. However towing for long periods of time like I do might be a different thing. I have never towed with a 6.2L so I don't know.
Last edited by Al Kohalic; 09-12-2013 at 10:45 AM.
09-12-2013, 10:39 AM
#19
09-12-2013, 10:48 AM
#20
I wouldn't necessarily say that. There is a large premium gap of $3000+ between the two and an extra thousand or so spent on fuel each year. Even if you had to replace both turbos, the CAC, and the Epas unit, you would still be well under the premium. Time is another thing though. For some people like me who have a company truck it is not a big deal, but I can see it being a PITA if you didn't. This all of course if you have a lot of issues with your engine, but I am not in that category. I will admit that the 6.2L does soind mean and I wouldn't mind hearing something like that unloaded every once in a while. However towing for long periods of time might be a different thing. I have never towed with a 6.2L so I don't know.