yama426

Should have recorded it, very few regular cab running vids out there. I want a r/c 4x4 5.0 bad,need to pay off my 5.0 Mustang first to justify it.

Mark Miller

You had 2 ecos probably 2011-2014 right?You can't compare the 16 to 2011-2014 trucks with a 500-700 pound weight difference.You would have to compare a 15-16 5.0 to a 15-16 3.5 Eco Boost.

gymratt

Yea I get that but I also when buying this truck drove it then within 3 minutes me and my wife both took an Eco out equipped the same and as I was thinking it she said the 5.0 feels more snappy. Who knows just sayin.

jcat

My 3.31 4x4 5.0, for what it is, is silly quick. It gets up and goes much faster than any truck really needs to be. Definitely feels much faster than my 14 ram cc hemi 4x4 with a 3.21 and an 8spd.

WTF150

These trucks are pretty much the same power to weight ratio as the 99-04 lightnings so the times make sense.

LTNBOLT

Actually, I do have all of the times recorded. I just need to download the 2016 video from my phone and edit it. I will post them then.

Spamfritter

I've driven a lot of F-150's and I just don't think this is true. I like the 5.0L engine as much as the next guy, but the ECOBoost engine based trucks are faster assuming the gear ratios and general options are the same. When I bought my truck I test drove a 2014 F-150 FX4 with the 3.5L EB back to back with the 2015 F-150 3.5L EB in the same cab configuration. I also drove a 2015 F-150 Lariat Sport / FX4 with the 5.0L engine for comparison. The same day I took out a 2.7L EB in a different cab configuration for the hell of it. Granted, I wasn't taking each of these trucks to the track and testing them in that manner. I was going the same route and exceeding the speed limit. I did get on the highway and test acceleration and all that. The 2015 F-150 3.5L EB was noticeably faster than the 2015 5.0L based truck. I remember thinking that the 2014 3.5L EB and 2015 5.0L based trucks felt similar in terms of acceleration despite the latter being lighter.


I'm a hardcore V8 kind of guy. I've had V8 based trucks and cars my entire adult life. I wanted to be damn sure I'd be happy with my choice before I switched from V8's to turbo V6 options. I miss the sound of the V8, but I don't miss the performance. I've got everything they do. I can't remember what site did the test, but they took a bunch of trucks from all brands out and included multiple engine options. The 2.7L and 3.5L EB trucks cleaned house if I recall correctly.


Nothing wrong with the 5.0L engine, but I think people that say it makes for a faster truck than the 3.5L engine just aren't willing to accept a V6 being the stronger power plant.


Back to the topic at hand, I'm not surprised. The weight savings makes a huge difference in how these vehicles feel performance wise. When I tested the 2014 F-150 FX4 3.5L EB SuperCrew back to back with the 2015 F-150 Lariat Sport / FX4 3.5L EB SuperCrew, the latter was much more responsive than the former. The differences between the trucks were obvious and even huge in some areas.

11screw50

It was a 287ft test and while they showed the fastest times for the EB's and Ram, they showed one time for the 5.0 during the testing but they showed the fastest times on the board for the EB's (and Ram I think). Who knows if the 5.0 time was the fastest of the day for the engine but we know the EB times were. Seriously, that video is the biggest piece of garbage because of lousy editing. Want to make a comparison video, fine, do it but make sure you show the fastest times for each tested truck.

Really, I doubt the 5.0 was quicker over such a short distance but I do think it was closer than it appeared.

Spamfritter

Fair enough. I can't argue the point concerning the editing. I will say that I've had a few 5.0L 14's and 15's try and race my truck at stop lights. Mines nothing special, but I haven't had any trouble taking a 5.0L in short distances even if they've got exhaust and a bolt on or two. My truck's also got ****ty 3.31 gears. Its been my experience that the 3.5L EB trucks are faster than the 5.0L trucks in general.


My apologies, I never intended this to be a 5.0L vs. 3.5L ECOBoost debate. There are plenty of other threads to do that in. I just felt the post I quoted needed a response from someone who has driven multiple examples of these trucks in many cab and engine configurations.

LTNBOLT

That was the video that I was referring to in my original post.

What the the hell is 287ft. The standard has always been 0-60 and the quarter mile. It was probably a sweet spot where both EB's excelled.

I am not here to say the 3.5 EB is slower but I bet the 2.7 EB is slower. That video was the strangest acceleration test that I have ever seen.