BIKERDEANO

How come the 5.0L F-150's don't get any factory 5.0L emblems on them?

pnstps

Probably because its a CAR thing, and putting car emblems on a truck is kinda lame?

I'm not sure why them don't

BIKERDEANO

F-150's get the Eco-blow emblems...

Apples

^ ^ ^ Exactly.


Why do you think it lame? Are the EcoBoost badges on the doors of F150 fitted with the engine also lame? They're engine badges.

I think GT R badges on a different marque (Nissan GT R badges on a Honda, for example), stuff like that is lame.

BShadows

Maybe Ford didn't put badges on the F150 5.0L Because it's just a run of the mill V8?

Marketing, folks. The V8 doesn't have a sexy name. Plastering "Coyote" all over the truck is not a good look. IMO of course.

You know what your badge is? Putting your foot in to the gas pedal and hearing the beautiful 5.0. That's your badge.

Apples

Ah, but the Coyote engine, while mass-produced, is hardly a run-of-the-mill engine. It's more like "state of the art".
Do you know much about it's design? 25 years ago, this would have been a pure racing engine: all-alloy (save for iron, 4-bolt main caps), 8-quart, baffled sump, windage tray, forged crankshaft, four valves per cylinder and dual overhead camshafts... per bank, making this a four-cam, four-valve V8 similar in concept to the Ford Cosworth DFV that won so many Formula 1 races.

In an aluminum-bodied truck. I don't care who you are, that's some cool **** right there.

You're right, though: it does sound great.

Apples

I should add that though I said "25 years ago..." the Coyote is a clean-sheet design brought into production for the 2011 model year Mustang. They tortured it in pre-production testing. And it had to run after that.

Also, the 3.5 makes far more torque, but from artificial aspiration. The 5.0 is a good choice for when engine braking is desired, because of it's displacement. A 2.7 or even a 3.5 when resisting trailer weight on descents will use up more of it's brakes.

janr

Motorsports One

Some say "sticker" and might blemish over time. If you get one, get the ones that are 2-piece and say "accent badge". I got a 5.0 Mustang emblem and the "Coyote V8" part is metal, not plastic or a sticker.

Apples

^ ^ ^ What Motorsports One said.

These are the metal and enamel cloisonné; they're double the $6.50 cost of the sticker variation.

I slapped these on in the dark the other night. I had a chunk of 1 X 3 and used it as an alignment tool. It was too late to figure out the spacing for the correct placement down on the forward edge of the doors.

I used two; one on each front fender. I've debadged the tailgate, leaving only the Ford oval.
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