dinoroush

Tow 28 ft TT WITH 2010 fx4 5.4 looking for advice on 5.0

bcb97

Ummm need a little more info. But the only thing I can say is if the 5.4 did it fine then the 5.0 should just do as good or probably better.

surelly09

If you can tow it with the 5.4 the 5.0 will fill in nicely. What advice are you looking for exactly? I recommend using the Tow button located on the shifter. Or even utilizing the manual shifting feature.

dinoroush

Doesn't the 5.0 run at higher rpms than the 5.4? I run an SCT tuner and get 10 mpg when towing. Anyone trade their 5.4 for 5.0?

surelly09

Absolutely no. the 5.0 has a 6 speed tranny. Makes towing alot more efficient in my experience. Also in towing mode with the 6 speed it utilizes all 6 gears where as with the 5.4 in tow mode the truck never went into overdrive.

parkgt

Is going into overdrive a good thing with that size trailer?

What is it about the new 6 speed that will allow it to tow a larger trailer in overdrive without problems down the road?

surelly09

The difference is that the 4 speed tranny behind the 5.4 wasn't designed to tow in OD, thats why the TOWING button disables it. The 6 speed was designed to tow in 6th gear. If you want to though you ensure that the truck doesn't go into 6th gear by either using manual mode or in auto press the down shift button once to "hide" 6th gear

fordjamie

He said a 2010 5.4. It has a 6 speed in 2010

ftrucktough

His 2010 5.4L has a 6-speed transmission too... in fact it's identical. D'oh!

surelly09

Oh ok. I didn't know they put the 6 speed behind the 5.4.