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02-17-2014, 08:44 PM
#131
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And Ford's 2.3 I4 & 2.7 V6 (Mustang & F150) Eco engines surpass the old 5.4 3V's by a considerable margin. I just wish I could gather confidence that the Eco engines will be durable over the long run. I have the same apprehension about GDI engines re: the intake valve carbon buildup issue.
Yup, 10th is 97-03, 11th is 04-08, 12th is 09-14, and 13th will be 15-?
I was doing a little bit of reading and apparently the 11th gen came a little late. I was scheduled to be released as a 2003 along with the redesigned 2003 Expedition, but there were some development delays and it came several months late and didn't make the cut.
02-17-2014, 09:53 PM
#132
Are you questioning the reliability of the 3.5 in the terms of how long till parts fail from being boosted ?? or reliability cause of it being in a gasoline truck and being under-load its entire life ?? for the first question we simply have to look at cars that are currently boosted ie Subaru's ive personally seen numbers on some of them well over 500hp and 400+tq and they lasted for 200k+ miles. as for the latter we will just have to see but i think it wont be any different then say a diesel which is turbo charged, or any other gasoline turbo charged engine out there.
Turbo wheels will eventually fail and BOV springs and a number of other things that will wear out. Simple maintenance will eliminate most of these.
Turbo wheels will eventually fail and BOV springs and a number of other things that will wear out. Simple maintenance will eliminate most of these.
02-17-2014, 10:01 PM
#133
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Hey I've got faith in boosted engines. I love my EB, and loved my Audi turbos before that.