New Truck Performance is Ridiculous
08-21-2018, 02:42 PM
#1
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New Truck Performance is Ridiculous
Some of you may be old enough to remember when 0-60 in under 10 seconds was the domain of serious performance cars (Corvette, Porsche etc).
Today we had some time at the dealer waiting on a Buddies F150 Trans Recall to be checked. He has a Gtech Pro RR(?) that has proven to be pretty accurate so we decided to play.
2018 F150 XL 4x2
RCSB 3.3L 3.55
101A Chrome Package
53B Hitch Package
Average 0-60 6.5 Seconds.
Buddy drove since he is lighter.
I can't vouch for absolute accuracy but still is that ridiculous or what?
Guess it helps to be 1000 lb lighter than my Supercrew 302A 4x4 3.5EB.
Today we had some time at the dealer waiting on a Buddies F150 Trans Recall to be checked. He has a Gtech Pro RR(?) that has proven to be pretty accurate so we decided to play.
2018 F150 XL 4x2
RCSB 3.3L 3.55
101A Chrome Package
53B Hitch Package
Average 0-60 6.5 Seconds.
Buddy drove since he is lighter.
I can't vouch for absolute accuracy but still is that ridiculous or what?
Guess it helps to be 1000 lb lighter than my Supercrew 302A 4x4 3.5EB.
08-21-2018, 04:08 PM
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08-21-2018, 05:07 PM
#6
Ive had my 3.5 for 7 months now and she still surprises me when i giver. I wouldve never thought a stock truck could be this quick
Same, i own the EB too. Its a monster of a motor but i cant call it the ecobeast without a slight cringe
Same, i own the EB too. Its a monster of a motor but i cant call it the ecobeast without a slight cringe
08-21-2018, 05:18 PM
#7
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I've been telling people this since I bought my 2015 3,5 EB, was amazed at how snappy these things are.
I was a 70's teenager, in what some would call the prime of the Detroit muscle car years.
I drove more than a few, my buddy had a '69 Shelby GT350, he was 2nd owner, paid $3300 for it in '77. My cousin had a Vette with the 454 in it.
In straight line acceleration my F150 would leave them both in the dust, along with the 454 aluminum block El Camino's, Dodge chargers etc.
I wish my buddy would have kept his Shelby though, and so does he..
For a bit of trivia - if I recall correctly a 0-60 time for the big block 'vette was about 7.2 seconds, while I think the Porsche 911 came in just under that around 6.9 seconds. I used to read Car & Driver, Road & Track religiously back then.
I was a 70's teenager, in what some would call the prime of the Detroit muscle car years.
I drove more than a few, my buddy had a '69 Shelby GT350, he was 2nd owner, paid $3300 for it in '77. My cousin had a Vette with the 454 in it.
In straight line acceleration my F150 would leave them both in the dust, along with the 454 aluminum block El Camino's, Dodge chargers etc.
I wish my buddy would have kept his Shelby though, and so does he..
For a bit of trivia - if I recall correctly a 0-60 time for the big block 'vette was about 7.2 seconds, while I think the Porsche 911 came in just under that around 6.9 seconds. I used to read Car & Driver, Road & Track religiously back then.
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08-21-2018, 05:23 PM
#9
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All the F150 engine choices are great. There really isn't a bad one in the bunch. Performance is pretty amazing for a 5000lb brick, no matter what's under the hood.
08-21-2018, 05:38 PM
#10
I'm surprised what a good motor the 3.5 NA is. Mine is RCLB, 4x4 ,6 spd, 3.73. It's actually pretty quick. Getting 20 MPG.
Still nowhere close the 2.7 EB 93 Perf 5 Star tune....which is a beast. Gets 20 MPG too.
Still nowhere close the 2.7 EB 93 Perf 5 Star tune....which is a beast. Gets 20 MPG too.
