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Thread: Ecoboost vs 5.0

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    Ecoboost vs 5.0

    Does anyone have any experience or insight with either of the options in a new f-150? I'm in the market for a new truck and can't swing a raptor or diesel as I plan on keeping my dodge.

    Fuel MPG is important-ish

    My dad has a 2012 f-150 with a 5.0 and honestly I hate how sluggish it is and am leaning towards an ecoboost.
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    if you sell the dodge can you swing the raptor? I don't see why you would need your baja diesel and a raptor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bcolman View Post
    if you sell the dodge can you swing the raptor? I don't see why you would need your baja diesel and a raptor.
    I like my dodge over the raptor, I'm buying a new truck to commute through Houston ( and yes it will still be 4x4 even though it's totally not needed ).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sparling View Post
    Sounds like a turbo'd V6 with a fart can. I take back what I said get the 5.0.

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    Wife has the Ecoboost in an explorer sport - it boogies.

    I had a 5.0 in a 2010 Mustang - it boogied.

    I don't think you can go wrong honestly. I just got rid of my Raptor but it had an awesome interior with great features. If you get any of that interior I don't see how you could be disappointed. The new F-150's are good trucks.

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    Being that they are both quiet from ford I don't care much about the exhaust tone. Also since when have turbo chargers sounded bad?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BroncoJo View Post
    Being that they are both quiet from ford I don't care much about the exhaust tone. Also since when have turbo chargers sounded bad?
    Just a high note versus the deep note the 5.0 has. And yes in the racing scene a turbo'd V6, is not the best sounding thing out there. On the flip side a Turbo'd V10 is drop dead sexy.

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    They don't sound bad with stock exhaust, you just wouldn't ever be able to put an aftermarket exhaust for it. Have you test driven an ecoboost?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sparling View Post
    They don't sound bad with stock exhaust, you just wouldn't ever be able to put an aftermarket exhaust for it. Have you test driven an ecoboost?
    Yes and that's the main reason I'm leaning towards one. What are some good points about the 5.0, besides exhaust?


    Also it looks like exhaust, inter cooler, and tune will get you up to ~450hp and over 500 ftlbs. What would it take to get the 5.0 to those numbers?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BroncoJo View Post
    Yes and that's the main reason I'm leaning towards one. What are some good points about the 5.0, besides exhaust?


    Also it looks like exhaust, inter cooler, and tune will get you up to ~450hp and over 500 ftlbs. What would it take to get the 5.0 to those numbers?
    Whipple. Aren't the Ecoboost's still getting a premium over the 5.0's?

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    Quote Originally Posted by FJAggie07 View Post
    Whipple. Aren't the Ecoboost's still getting a premium over the 5.0's?
    Super charger sounds expensive.

    Ford is making more ecoboost these days and the price is almost the exact same. Also I'm noticing a lot more used ecoboost which doesn't make me feel great either.
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    I have a 13 F150 4x4 with 5.0L. If you think it's sluggish then owning a truck isn't for you. Hauls enough ass that I never think about it and gets 15 mpg around town with a ****load of idling at work and 17.5 mpg highway doing 80-85. I've had it for 7 months with 20k on it so far. I decided against the ecoboost because it was $2k more and seems like a gimmick to me. Plus it's more parts to break after the warranty expires. I like simple on a DD.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sharpe View Post
    I have a 13 F150 4x4 with 5.0L. If you think it's sluggish then owning a truck isn't for you. Hauls enough ass that I never think about it and gets 15 mpg around town with a ****load of idling at work and 17.5 mpg highway doing 80-85. I've had it for 7 months with 20k on it so far. I decided against the ecoboost because it was $2k more and seems like a gimmick to me. Plus it's more parts to break after the warranty expires. I like simple on a DD.
    Ya a 3/4 ton that gets the same or better mpg you describe with 37's and can do long smokey burn outs has me spoiled.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sharpe View Post
    I have a 13 F150 4x4 with 5.0L. If you think it's sluggish then owning a truck isn't for you. Hauls enough ass that I never think about it and gets 15 mpg around town with a ****load of idling at work and 17.5 mpg highway doing 80-85. I've had it for 7 months with 20k on it so far. I decided against the ecoboost because it was $2k more and seems like a gimmick to me. Plus it's more parts to break after the warranty expires. I like simple on a DD.
    Agreed. I have a '12 5.0 fx4. Was originally thinking eco-boost. Lu talked me out of it due to the shatty mileage towing and the retarded replacement cost of the engine. The 5.0 makes more power than anything i've ever owned and half the time the traction control is kicking in when you hammer down under 40 mph. I dont regret the 5.0.

    JB is right, if you are driving through houston sitting in traffic you likely will never see the benefits of an ecoboost anyway.
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