I have a 2.7 Ecoboost. I wish I had gotten the 5.0 V8

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01-05-2017, 11:38 PM

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No idea what engine was in it, but I saw a 15+ F150 leave a gas station the other day, and it sounded like a 2004 Gran Prix.

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01-06-2017, 05:31 AM

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when gas gets back to $4.00 a gallon ask yourself the same question again.

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01-06-2017, 07:01 AM

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I have a 2.7 Ecoboost. I don't wish I had gotten the 5.0 V8. Not once.

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01-06-2017, 07:18 AM

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I had a 2013 with the 5.0 , a 2014 with the 5.0 and I had custom exhaust on it. Yes is sounded incredible and it hauled some a**. Now I have a 2016 with the 2.7 ecoboost. Performance wise , I think the ecoboost pulls off the line harder and power is instant. Both 5.0's liked to be higher in the rpm's for power. I miss the exhaust note from the 5.0 but I love the mileage and instant power from the ecoboost.

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01-06-2017, 08:34 AM

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sounds to me like OP is catching hell from his buddies for "buying a v6 truck"

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01-06-2017, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by rdg04578

when gas gets back to $4.00 a gallon ask yourself the same question again.

There are no forecasts showing this happening anytime soon. Most analysts thing $3, or slightly above, is possible.

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01-06-2017, 09:36 AM

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sounds to me like OP is catching hell from his buddies for "buying a v6 truck"

I have the 3.5L EB. My buddies didn't say a word once I stomped on the gas. Just saying.

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01-06-2017, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by wolfpack219

It's funny though because my truck is rated to tow 10,100 lbs. That can never happen because I would exceed my payload way before I hit that number, especially with tongue weight on that heavy of a trailer. Realistically I can safely pull around 8k with the family and a light amount of weight in the truck. So if I got a 2.7 with a payload package I would essentially be able to tow the same amount but get the better mileage. Just something to think about.

If you put everything but your passengers into the trailer, you can get close. I did the math and with the Toy Hauler I was buying, by putting most of the cargo in the toy hauler travel trailer, I was under my max payload by quite a bit.

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