dseg

I was the same way before test driving.

sholxgt

It's also what I said before hearing a bottom end tick on a brand new one on the lot and discussing the issue with a fleet sales manager that is a family friend.

68injunhed

I like both the Eco motors, too. I went with the 5.0 ultimately because the truck I wanted had one, although I wasn't mad about it. I wanted one, mainly because I'm old school, and love the sound.

Now that I've had the truck a few months,I LIKE it that I have to get in the pedal a little bit to move quicker, I LIKE that it gives me more opportunities to hear that motor.

I say buy what makes you happy, it's great that we have the choices we have.

sholxgt

Couldn't be said better!

acdii

SO, my next truck wont have either an EB or a 5.0. After hearing an F250 6.2 start up I was like, oh that is so sweet. So a 7.3 will be in my next truck.

68injunhed

Keep your EB truck as a fuel tanker.

acdii

LOL it will be a few years and a dedicated tow vehicle, don't think it will matter, and may even get better MPG towing!

tvsjr

Our 6.8 V10 brush trucks average about 4.5MPG... just FYI

acdii

Well thats an old V10, I will be looking for that new 7.3 monster Ford is coming out with.

AirBusPilot

These trucks aren’t really performance vehicles, due to weight and aero, though either engine can be modified to be pretty fast.

I didn’t buy mine to be street king. But, the 470 lb/ft of torque the 3.5 makes is very usuable in real world driving, IMO. Passing on the highway always makes me laugh, it literally leaps and I have to reign it in. There is a minuscule amount of turbo lag on the street, but even in street driving at lower rpm, it’s a blast.

If you like high rpm, and the v8 sound, get the 5.0. For me, in my truck, it’s more important to have huge torque than high HP. And, if I ever tune, the power increase is unreal.

As far as reliability, who knows. Luck of the draw. 1800 miles on mine, it’s very quiet, zero issues and I just changed the oil (I picked M1 5w30 EP, which is group IV. VERY important to use a group IV oil in any turbo engine, since the turbos run very hot and are hard on oil). BTW, I’m getting around 23 mpg driving 75 mph, highway miles.