2017 3.5L Eco - 375HP/470lb/ft torque, 10 speed is exclusive
07-12-2016, 12:14 PM
#61
Senior Member
well I agree with what your saying, but even at 70, its nice to have the power lower in the rpm to accelerate without going WOT. The main problem is that people think that flooring it is bad, and that not flooring it is better in every way. So accelerating with the pedal at 75% with an ecoboost and shifting at 4k rpm is better than accelerating at 100% and shifting at 6500k rpm. In the real world though, not how it works. These are modern, DOHC motors designed to turn RPM. Not 1980s Small Blocks that grenade at the thought of seeing 6k rpm. 5.0 mustangs run all the way up to 8400 for some of those crazy guys, and most run to 7400-7600.
07-12-2016, 12:19 PM
#62
Last I checked, my truck has 6 gears. I have never needed to cruise at 3,850 RPM. I tow several times a year, and the 5.0 does it effortlessly. My truck doesn't shift out of third in WOT until 105. Cruising 90MPH in 6th it is at only 2200 RPM with the 3.55 gears. If I ever need higher RPM to build torque it's only one or two gear lockouts away. And it would still get great MPG...........
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07-12-2016, 12:26 PM
#63
Not Butt hurt at all. Just two different approaches. NA engines like the 5.0 use RPM do do work, while boosted engines like the 3.5 EB use boost. Just two different approaches to accomplish the same thing. 4,000 isn't screaming in a 5.0 it's where the sweet spot starts. My truck shifts at almost 7,000 RPM under full throttle. I have no problem using RPM's, my engine loves to rev. I'm sure you have no problem getting into boost either. Without boost the 3.5 would be pretty weak.
07-12-2016, 12:26 PM
#64
Senior Member
Last I checked, my truck has 6 gears. I have never needed to cruise at 3,850 RPM. I tow several times a year, and the 5.0 does it effortlessly. My truck doesn't shift out of third in WOT until 105. Cruising 90MPH in 6th it is at only 2200 RPM with the 3.55 gears. If I ever need higher RPM to build torque it's only one or two gear lockouts away. And it would still get great MPG...........
Mine is not. And I don't want to tow everywhere at 4500 rpm just to get over the next hill over and over again.
High rpm, low rpm, high rpm, low rpm, see how that gets annoying? Once again my preference.
07-12-2016, 12:31 PM
#65
Senior Member
Not Butt hurt at all. Just two different approaches. NA engines like the 5.0 use RPM do do work, while boosted engines like the 3.5 EB use boost. Just two different approaches to accomplish the same thing. 4,000 isn't screaming in a 5.0 it's where the sweet spot starts. My truck shifts at almost 7,000 RPM under full throttle. I have no problem using RPM's, my engine loves to rev. I'm sure you have no problem getting into boost either. Without boost the 3.5 would be pretty weak.
07-12-2016, 12:36 PM
#66
you have exactly proved my point. And since your state is the king of flat the 2 engines are likely very alike.
Mine is not. And I don't want to tow everywhere at 4500 rpm just to get over the next hill over and over again.
High rpm, low rpm, high rpm, low rpm, see how that gets annoying? Once again my preference.
Mine is not. And I don't want to tow everywhere at 4500 rpm just to get over the next hill over and over again.
High rpm, low rpm, high rpm, low rpm, see how that gets annoying? Once again my preference.
Some of us don't think getting up in the RPMs in our V8s is tiring. I love hammering down the throttle and hearing the V8 sing. But that is my preference, and the 5.0 is a great engine too.
Like someone said earlier, you like boost, some like RPMs. All these engines will get the same job done just fine.
07-12-2016, 12:46 PM
#67
Senior Member
And that is your preference. You chose the best truck for you. It is tiring for you for your engines to be at 4000k "screaming" up hills. So you got an ecoboost to replace rpms with boost. Nothing wrong with that, the ecoboost is a great engine, I would gladly put one in my truck. Some of us don't think getting up in the RPMs in our V8s is tiring. I love hammering down the throttle and hearing the V8 sing. But that is my preference, and the 5.0 is a great engine too. Like someone said earlier, you like boost, some like RPMs. All these engines will get the same job done just fine.
07-12-2016, 01:12 PM
#68
Member
Other manufacturers like Toyota are starting to use this as well.
07-12-2016, 01:17 PM
#69
you have exactly proved my point. And since your state is the king of flat the 2 engines are likely very alike.
Mine is not. And I don't want to tow everywhere at 4500 rpm just to get over the next hill over and over again.
High rpm, low rpm, high rpm, low rpm, see how that gets annoying? Once again my preference.
Mine is not. And I don't want to tow everywhere at 4500 rpm just to get over the next hill over and over again.
High rpm, low rpm, high rpm, low rpm, see how that gets annoying? Once again my preference.
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