sullyman

Must be a very localized thing with the 3.7 s.

crash_ice

I change my 2011 f-150 xtr whit 5.0 for FX4 whit luxury package Ecoboost.
My 5.0 take less gas then my Ecoboost but i love the power of ecoboost .
i put 5star tune 94 perf/tow inside and it s a beast.
If i would have to change another time for sure i will go whit th EB.

cerhai

true, I for one bought it for the towing power, summer hauling my 26 foot camper with 4wheeler in the bed and winter a snowmobile trailer, I was looking at half ton with a little bit more power than my 2004 5.3 silverado, it did fine towing but it was hard on it, I felt like I was raping the poor truck when towing my toys up and down the northwest mountains, so the ecoboost came out and I knew that was the way I had to go. There is no better feeling going up a incline with a big *** trailer doing 60 and the truck is barely over 3000 rpm and the turbos are just whistling.

Rider

Audi/VW has been building single and twin turbo engines for better than 20 years, and these cars easily go 300,000 plus if you maintain them. The 1.8t can be modded from 150 to 300 hp and still last 200,000 with no work to the bottom end.

Turbos don't necessarily put more strain on an engine; your presumption only applies if you are putting a blower or turbo on a vehicle that didn't come with it. A purpose-built turbocharged engine is designed specifically to handle the conditions created under boost.

IMHO, the American prejudice against turbocharged engines is due to cars like the Daytona Turbo, built by American auto makers in the 80's, which were just badly designed engines, and were horrible examples of boost technology. (The Daytona had an oil-cooled turbo, built with very small oil galleys, so the turbo overheated, and if you weren't religious about oil changes, the top end would blow up when the galleys got plugged. Hence the engines typically didn't last 50,000 miles.)

The technology has been around for decades, and is perfectly capable of lasting if it is built well.

oldest man ever

900 miles on my 2012 3.5 eco. 4x4 screw Platinum. Love the truck . Wanting to hear from anyone that has hit 100000 with a 3.5 eco. 4x4 screw.

gregt909

+1, I bypassed the wastegate on my 1980 and was making 12+ psi of boost. It didn't blow the head gasket till 150K miles or so. Not too bad in my book.

sgtpatiolantern

I am a firm believer in maintenance and using a vehicle for what it was intended. I have never had a failure in my life. Except for my ex girlfriend Lorna. Again, maintenance issue. Now let's never talk of her again.....

geno51

That would be a very limited number of owners I would assume as you would have to put more then 50,000 a year on a first run truck to hit that. I am sure there will be a few that hit 100,000 by the end of next year.

My truck will likely have 60k at that point

TonyB.

You've also got to remember that the forum is a place where a lot of people come to bitch and complain about poor mileage and a "55 mph shudder" so they can be part of the cool crowd. Enjoy your truck and don't worry about any issues until they present themselves. I've got an '11 EB FX4 and haven't had any of the problems that people here cry about. It's been a perfect truck and I tow a 5500lb trailer every weekend during the summer. Already plenty of power, no need for drivetrain mods.

TonyB.

This. All this talk about "turbos wont live" blah blah blah is coming from the mouths of idiots.