So im sure other people have seen this too, but i just found out ford put a ecoboost engine in there f150 with 420ftlbs WTF!!!!!!!!!!!! 420 ftlbs on a v6 turbo that is all bad.
So that means anyone who gets the 2011 f150 can put a turbo on there v8's legally now

I dont know about you guys but all i can say is REALLY

How is anyone supposed to even keep up with legal upgrades (still able to smog it) when from factory the f150 has more power right off the bat. no i dont know 0-60 or anything of that sorts but still power rating says alot.
We need dodge to make another sport truck worth while, not this new R/T ram that has no additional power in the 5.7.

 

No it isnt. That is great.
I dont know how (what you are saying) works, but in case you havent noticed, people have been doing that forever.

 

Dodge doesn't need a new sport truck to compete with the 3.5 ecoboost, it needs a motor with comparable HP and MPG to put in half tons. Besides give it a little time and see if it has any bugs... Might be a total lemon.

 

I know I like to go fast and have fun but I think, half the fun is being able to do some mods yourself....the problem with the ecoboost is they are already pretty much tuned out and will take more serious upgrades to get more power, our trucks to keep up will just need a SC thrown on

 

my dad works for a a concept/prototype company and he got to take the ecoboost home but damnn that truck is fast and runs good the turbo is on the sides of the motor i own a 2nd gen ram 5.2 starting to fix on.

 

regardless of what ford puts out, i will never own one...again

Ford=Junk IMO (sry laramie)

 

A while back, I read about that V6 ecoboost. It is honestly a pretty sweet piece of engineering, and Ford claims it has reliability too. To prove it, they took a random engine off the assembly line (to prove that it wasn't one that they hand tweeked in any way) and ran it for some crazy amount of hours. Then they installed it in a truck and towed a race car trailer around for some other ridiculous amount of miles. It pretty much performed flawlessly from what I remember reading. MPG's are pretty good too from what I recall. In the 20's I guess.
I grew up in a Ford family but married into a Dodge family. When I was in the market for my current truck, I looked at both. Honestly, the Ford of the same era as my Ram just didn't do it for me like the Dodge did, so I went with the Ram. I've been hooked on Rams since, but there is nothing stopping me from going back to Ford when it is time to look for a new truck. Hopefully when it is time for me to go shopping again, Dodge will have come out with something better or comparable to this ecoboost.

 

Couldn't find the original link, but heres an update to it anyway that recaps the whole story.
http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2011/01...ooks-like.html

 

I am comfortable with my 5.2L and its abilities. Why do people get hot and bothered over this? Seriously, the EcoTec has proven to be a fantastic engine setup for Ford's lineup and it does not affect me in any way unless I were to buy a Ford vehicle (love the Edge but can't afford one, even used).

Seriously, get your priorities straight in life. Oh, and as I always say, "Trucks are for hauling cargo, not for hauling ***."

 

I'd like to do both. Just need a Cummins I guess.