ericlee

Why all the animosity between engine choice anyways. I bought a 5.0 for my own personal reasons. Are they right or wrong? Neither because they are mine. No one will convince me that any engine choice is better for me... or better in general. In specific ways each engine has advantages and all owners weigh those when they choose. If I did high milage or towed in high altitude maybe my choice would change. Ive said this before.. i would be tickled pink if any of you tossed me keys to your rides and let me go for a rip. Not because I think they are better, or to prove something to myself about my truck, but because I love trucks.. Ford makes great engines and great trucks. A personal fave of mine was a '88 superduty with the 460 and a punched out cat. That thing roared like a lion who's ***** you just stepped on. And yes I know your 2.7 would beat it between lights.

acdii

Wow another beat to death VS thread, and a resurrected one at that. If you like loud, get the 5.0, and if you tow, get the 3.5, they are both the best on the market.

AricsFX

iTrader: (3)

All the 5.0 fanboys are here. Time to shut this bad boy down lol

BUILTTOLAST

SMH

Lots of V6 EB fanboys here,has been for some time,nothing new (defensive,looks at every V8 owners post as a insult,thinks every V8 owners post has a motive,probably thinks every V8 owner is after their GF/wife etc)

"The smallest dog in the park is always the loudest"

Apples

BlackBoost

The 7.0 is for the Shelby, doubt we'll see it in an F-150. Maybe the 250+. Not saying V8's will be completely gone, just saying we probably won't see them in half-tons for very long because the EB's will be way over what's needed in a half-ton.

Wouldn't call myself a fanboy, but I do love the EB, and this week driving the 5.0 just reinforced that. To me it's been a downgrade, but that's according to my needs. The only thing that is "more" is the sound, which I do not enjoy. The rest doesn't matter bcs I usually don't tow or haul, and when I do tow my 7500lb boat, the 2.7 handles it just fine. Again, my opinion based on my preferences. Didn't mean to insult anyone, drive what you want, I'm just stating facts from my vantage point. No need for anyone to get hissy about it.

I think it's kinda funny that if someone says the 3.5 N/A was slow and can't tow much, everyone agrees, including 3.5NA owners. Say the 2.7 EB Can't tow 11,000 lbs, yep you're right, everyone agrees. Call the 5.0 slower than an EB and all the 5.bros throw a fit.

BUILTTOLAST

BlackBoost

I haven't heard anything about the 7.0 V8 going into any Mustang,I heard it will be truck duty (maybe the 6.8 V10/6.2 V8 replacements).Also,I'm willing to bet the 7.0 V8 will not fit in the Mustang (one of the reasons Ford decided not to use the previous 5.8 V8 supercharged GT500 engine in the new GT500 is because it wouldn't fit,said by an SVT engineer themself).

BUILTTOLAST

BlackBoost

No,you didn't insult anyone (or not me atleast).
2.7 V6 EB,5.0 V8,3.5 V6 EB,there is no best engine out of the 3.
Each engine a dream come true.

BlackBoost

http://fordauthority.com/2017/04/lat...ave-a-7-0l-v8/

And yes, the 6.8 will be replaced by the 7.0. So it won't be in a half-ton.

Yes each engine is good. If you drew a Venn diagram, each truck would have its place somewhere on there. The 5.0 just happens to be around the middle and fits as an all-around jack of all trades engines. Not the best mileage or power or acceleration, but just enough of all of them to round it out. The others fit further in the corners towards mileage, power, etc, but that takes them further away from the other points.

BUILTTOLAST

BlackBoost


I won't hold my breath on the 7.0 V8 going into a Mustang (tho that would be awesome).Its still early but who knows.Most reports have claimed a 5.0 V8 EB/5.2 V8 EB going into the new GT500.
As for the 7.0 V8 in truck form (more than likely only be Super Duty),who knows,but more so moral of what I was saying was,a 7.0 V8 in general happening,just voices Ford is not done with V8s,along side of other reasons,despite all the foolish claims from some with their heads in the clouds.Ford knows there is still a large V8 only customer base,and Ford trucks are their bread and butter,their favorite child,their cash cow.
5.0 V8 "only" accounts for 30% of F150 sales vs 70% sales from "THREE" V6 engines.
If Ford killed the V8,they would also lose that 30% of V8 buyers to GM/FCA.
There are people at Ford that get paid alot of money to figure out these things.