rruff
Explorer
That's a horsepower situation, not torque. Torque is good for lugging and low rpm acceleration.
F150 - 2.7L vs 3.5L vs 5.0L
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Martinjmpr
Wiffleball Batter
Yes.
Another data point, FWIW: I bought my F-150 in another state (UT) so when I brought it to Colorado to register, I was required to get a weight slip. I pulled everything out of the truck and I think it had a half tank of gas. It did have the topper on it (if I'd have known I needed a weight slip I would have gotten one in the 3 - 4 weeks it took for them to build and ship the topper but I didn't find out until the day AFTER the topper was put on.)
Gross weight with the topper was 5445 lbs. If you figure that the cab-high topper is probably 200lbs that is about 5250. With the 7000lb GVWR package that gives it a cargo capacity of about 1750 lbs.
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tacollie
Glamper
That must be specific to your county. We bought our truck in Texas and drove it back to Colorado. All I had to do was a VIN verification.
I like the 6.2 but it's going to be a lot more thirsty. My buddy had one with 35s. It got 12 MPGs. It was a fun truck.
deserteagle56
Adventurer
Bought my F150 3.5 Ecoboost new in 2016. Overall fuel mileage with around 54,000 miles on the odometer - calculated by an Excel spreadsheet and not figures from the lie-o-meter in the dash - is 20.9 mpg. Never been in the shop for any reason - rotate tires and change the oil is all I've done. I love driving diesels because of all the low-end torque, not having to shift down on hills, and this 3.5 Eco engine is the closest thing I've found in a gas engine to a diesel.
And as far as sound - the only sound I want to hear when driving my truck is whatever music I have on the stereo. Spare me the engine and exhaust noise!
And as far as sound - the only sound I want to hear when driving my truck is whatever music I have on the stereo. Spare me the engine and exhaust noise!
PirateMcGee
Expedition Leader
Agreed. It's a common f150....no one wants to hear your look at me exhaust!
Todd780
OverCamper
Tell that to my neighbor about his lifted Ram 1500..... at 6:00 am..... ?
calicamper
Expedition Leader
Its a software update not a repair. As far as I can tell it delays the cold start 2-3 cycles/ turn overs before starting. Likely to improve oil pre feed before starting. Not really noticeable given it starts so quickly anyway. Took about 30 minutes to get the update done at the dealer.
calicamper
Expedition Leader
They were nose heavy and broken front ends is the typical boy racer wanabe failure. Ford went on a weight reduction program for the front end since and it’s starting to show positive results. Lighter more power is always good
The 3.5L is an upgrade compared to the 2.7L, so it does cost more, but a lot of times the 2.7L will have fewer options while the 3.5L will be the more heavily optioned model (for example, the max tow package and all that other stuff). So that's the other reason why you'll see the 3.5L models cost more in general.