smurfs_of_war

Um, what? Did I miss a meeting? When did the 5.0 become "antiquated" at only 5 or 6 years old- the same age as the EcoBoost?

smurfs_of_war

I am not intentionally trying to be confrontational, but... just to put this in perspective for future users that may search this topic out, the current 2.7L ecoboost puts out more horsepower and torque than the outgoing 5.4L Triton 3v (with both figures coming in very close to where the 5.4L would be) and that old tank of a V8 was rated to tow north of 11000lbs when properly optioned in 2010. I wouldn't consider the 2.7L incapable of toting a 6.7K trailer at all, in fact I bet it would do just fine as long as it had the proper cooling and gear ratio. Had this question been asked 6 or 7 years ago about the 5.4L, I suspect the majority of the answers would have been "I tow 9000lbs with mine and it handles it fine." Some people are being caught up in the marketing game just like Ford wants. 2.7L? Too small. Have to put out more money for the bigger engine!

How quickly we forget

Carmmond

So true.... coming from a 2002 5.4 to my new setup I would hook up to his trailer with this new truck before the 2002 I had. Don't get me wrong both are great trucks but the new one would handle the load better.

Kenferg1

I got the 3.5 because I wanted the baddest stock engine Ford puts in its trucks. Want more power? A $500 tuner adds 30+ horsepower and almost 100 lb/ft of torque. It's the best deal out there. The 2.7 is no different. It is a beast of an engine with the same tuning option. There is so much potential in each of these engines. 30 years ago the very notion of this type of power without building an esoteric engine that cost $10k or more was a fantasy. Now, just like back in the 60s, you can walk in and buy that power stock in almost any Ford vehicle. Amazing. Chevy ain't doing it. Dodge ain't doing it. But Ford is. And I love it!

Jason_Larsen

I tow a 7000# trailer with my 2.7. My GCVW is 12300 and HP is not a problem.

tanked_darren

Laugh, but alot of people defend the 5.0 as tried and true like its from the 90's when in reality its slightly newer than the 3.5 Ecoboost.

smokeywren

The last time the small-block Ford V8 was tweaked may have been after the 2011 twin-turbo EcoBoost was introduced, but the basic design goes way back to the 1954 Ford V8 with overhead valves that replaced the 1953 flathead V8.

flyingcow

umm... ya do know that they have been overhead cam since the 90's right? The commonality the 5.0 has with the 90's engines is basically tooling... not much more.

parcours

True.... But just having gone away from turbo charged engines (Ford 6.0 and 6.4 diesel ) you can't tell me the life or durability of naturally aspirated engine is less than a turbo engine.

tsigwing

Quite a few OTR truckers would disagree.