Well sure cause the dealer knows it all

Point to something that they can claim it "is just the way it is" as opposed to digging into it or educating themselves is kinda how the dealers do it sometimes, well ok, most times.

If you are going to buy a turbocharged vehicle, as with any vehicle you buy, it pays in a BIG way to educate yourself so you aren't just the average Joe that might believe whatever the dealer might tell you. I've been around turbo vehicles for more than half my life and have driven vehicles with 90-100mm turbos w/ 6" intakes and 6" exhausts. Now THAT is turbo lag

 

There is a great deal of reasoning behind this, but the most basic reasoning is that they are trying to protect people from themselves. By this i mean they are preventing people from inadvertently spinning the tires, damaging driveline components due to wheelhop, and of course, other possible "dangerous" scenarios.

We also offer some excellent custom tunes and additional modifications for the 5.0L platform as well. The F150 5.0L trucks really come to life once tuned and also combined with a cold air intake make a great impact on performance, throttle response, and improved fuel economy as well. We typically see gains in upwards of 25-30 wheel HP depending on supporting mods and octane. The transmission changes alone make the truck feel like a completely different animal.

 

I've owned turbo cars before and turbo lag is a completely different sensation as opposed to having a delay between the pedal and the engine. I specifically bought the eco because turbo engines are typically easier to get some good gains with minimal mods.




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I have this same thing on my 5.0, and it is tough to get used to it. Why do automakers do this? I know it is common on other brands too. Is it to protect the transmission?


From what I have seen it helps with emissions and fuel economy (probably also helps protect the driveline to some degree as well). Instead of the computer being reactive to the throttle it can be proactive and make adjustments accordingly which is supposed to help with emissions and fuel economy. They also claim it's used for torque management which I'm assuming helps with driveline shock (especially on the eco where all the torque comes on so quick). I read this on the internet so take it with a grain of salt but it makes sense.

 

This works on any Ford or Lincoln vehicle, it is the calibration procedure for the DBW. It calibrates the pedal position to the TB position and takes most or all the slack or dead spot out of it.

 

ECU will learn your driving style. Dumpty-Dump daily driving. Disconnect battery to reset an then drive it sporty.

 

My girl friend bought a nice looking F150 & I like driving it but the lack of throttle response is going to KILL me.
Yes I mean kill me, I'm used to fast throttle response but as I drive her truck & I pull out & expect it to go then it acts up. It will accelerate up to 40 mph then it pauses about ever 100 rpm as it slowly speeds up. Pulling out in 70 mph heavy traffic has lead to some scary situations, it's not a turbo.
I have replaced the TPR on the throttle body& the gas peddle & done the pulling the battery cable then touching it to the other terminal for two min. (my local mechanic told me to do that to reset it. Even after retraining the truck it still has problems mostly when the AC is on sitting in slow traffic but when I pull onto the highway it slowly speeds up. (it takes about 20 to 30 sec to get up to 70 mph) when the traffic going by is moving at 75 to 80 mph.
I'm going to try Twotoilets suggestion to get it going next time I get a chance.

 

First off, you're responding to a thread that is 7 years old. Second, it sounds like your truck may be having some other issue. My 5.0 doesn't respond like that at all. I've been very happy with the performance, though i would like to get it tuned at some point.