2017 F150 STX 2.7 Ecoboost review.
10-29-2017, 04:40 PM
#1
2017 F150 STX 2.7 Ecoboost review.
Bought my truck back in July. I traded in a 2000 F250 V10 Super Duty I’d owned since new. I was leary of the little motor..... I had a 6.8! A 2.7 with more HP and only 50lbs less torque??? With the 3.73 rear end it had more nut out of the hole than my SD with that big V10 and 4.30 rear end! So far I LOVE THIS TRUCK!! I have a 50 mile one way commute to work and most of that is done in a ‘15 Focus hatch at 40 mpg. The old SD got 12! I’m now running the new girl twice a week and pulling 22 mpg (actual calculated ) consistently. The ride is excellent! The factory mirrors sucked.... too damn small ... I drive a tractor trailer for a living.... upgraded to eBay trailer tow factory clones. The primary purpose of a truck for me is pulling a snowmobile trailer in the winter so that was a really nice upgrade. While I’m rated at 8100 towing capacity and see no problem dragging 1800 lbs of sleds and trailer, I am curious to see how she’ll do on fuel. Knocked the old V10 down to the 9-10 range. 15-16... I’ll be happy!
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10-29-2017, 06:05 PM
#3
Nice you got the same truck as me, all you need to do is disable the Stall N Start, unless you like that feature?
10-29-2017, 06:13 PM
#4
Hate that, hit the off button almost every time I start it and get annoyed when I forget! I’m guessing you can kill it via forscan? Just learning about it as I’m looking to add a back up cam ( I have sync 3)
10-29-2017, 06:36 PM
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10-29-2017, 06:49 PM
#6
Senior Member
Bought my truck back in July. I traded in a 2000 F250 V10 Super Duty I’d owned since new. I was leary of the little motor..... I had a 6.8! A 2.7 with more HP and only 50lbs less torque??? With the 3.73 rear end it had more nut out of the hole than my SD with that big V10 and 4.30 rear end! So far I LOVE THIS TRUCK!! I have a 50 mile one way commute to work and most of that is done in a ‘15 Focus hatch at 40 mpg. The old SD got 12! I’m now running the new girl twice a week and pulling 22 mpg (actual calculated ) consistently. The ride is excellent! The factory mirrors sucked.... too damn small ... I drive a tractor trailer for a living.... upgraded to eBay trailer tow factory clones. The primary purpose of a truck for me is pulling a snowmobile trailer in the winter so that was a really nice upgrade. While I’m rated at 8100 towing capacity and see no problem dragging 1800 lbs of sleds and trailer, I am curious to see how she’ll do on fuel. Knocked the old V10 down to the 9-10 range. 15-16... I’ll be happy!
Do you have a link to the mirrors? Also are they heated?
10-29-2017, 07:02 PM
#7
The 2.7l never ceases to amaze people. I have the SuperCrew with 3.73’s. Wouldn’t have it any other way. Pulls my Pioneer 180 Islander flawlessly and has plenty of get up an go.
Glad to hear you are enjoying yours. That engine really is a cool show of mechanical engineering.
Glad to hear you are enjoying yours. That engine really is a cool show of mechanical engineering.
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10-29-2017, 07:26 PM
#8
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F282225177599
my factories were heated and had the puddle lamps and side spots. These aren’t the exact but close. 22 pin connector is key, lower versions have 8 pin. There are 8 pin versions out there but seem less common. The 8 pin connector is square,22 pin rectangular. There are a ton of them on eBay.
my factories were heated and had the puddle lamps and side spots. These aren’t the exact but close. 22 pin connector is key, lower versions have 8 pin. There are 8 pin versions out there but seem less common. The 8 pin connector is square,22 pin rectangular. There are a ton of them on eBay.
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10-29-2017, 07:30 PM
#9
I fixed mine today with an inch of 18 gauge bell wire, you don't need forscan at all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf0dQEUg9VQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf0dQEUg9VQ
10-29-2017, 08:18 PM
#10
Senior Member
Beautiful truck, btw.
