Thanks, but I will stick with the time tested & reliable V8's!!!

 

Someone said something about the 3.7. Yes, don't rule that one out in a regular or supercab configuration. I wouldn't want it in a supercrew, but it would be fine in the other two. I much preferred it over the current 4.6s.

 

EB for me. ANYthing that gets better MPG without being so powerless that it takes 7 minutes to try and merge onto the highway.

I've been hyped about EB forever and a day, ever since I heard about it. What's got me even happier is all these reports from sites all over the internet who have now driven all the new engines, and every single one loves the EB engine the best (although all of them seem to like all 4 of the engine choices, not just the EB, which is great for FoMoCo as well).

One of the sites had an awesome quote at the end of their article. It said something to the effect of:
"So, which engine would we choose? The beefy 6.2V8?"
"Nope. We would choose the EB every which way, and even on Sunday. Why? Power, torque and fuel economy."

Now... WHERE IS THE MPG ON EB, FORD?!?!?!?!? Inquiring minds would like to know.

 

By the time I'm in the market again for a truck EB will be a tried and true truck engine choice.

 

Well said. You NAILED it!

 

I got to drive both at the 2011 F150 test drive at the Texas Motor Speedway and my favorite was the 5 liter. It had a sort of european (BMW) feel about it where it seemed smooth and docile down low but after "getting-on-the-cams" it pulled like a freight train up to redline......very nice engine.

The EB on the other hand has great torque down low and keeps a smooth flow of torque as the rpms rise. This one will make a great pullin' engine for those of you who have big trailers to move.

For my money, the 5.0 will be in my next F150.

 

Glad to hear it the 5.0 is the direction im leaning. Heard eb may be summertime release from a dealership...no idea what he knows.

 

Might as well go all out and get the 6.2

 

Would you say the the Ford event was worth it. The reason I ask is that I'm scheduled to attend the one in MD but I have to drive 2 1/2 hours to get there. I would like to test Drive the 6.2L b/c I'm interested in the new Harley

 

I willl take the ecoboost. It has more hp, more torque, is faster and is expected to get 5% better mpg than the 5.0- Oh and it tows like a diesel with none of those shifts to 7000 rpm like the 5.0

 

5% is only 1mpg, I was expecting it to be more

 

Yeah. Unfortunately it's still looking like the EB will only get about 17MPG city, compared to the '09/'10 5.4L which is rated at 14MPG city. Granted, nothing is official yet. But after a year of everyone saying the EB would get 400hp, and now it's official and only gets 365hp, it's hard to believe anything until you see it in writing.

(SCrew 4x4 - never looked at a 4x2, ever.)

 

The 3.7 is supposed to get 23 on the highway according to a sign at the Texas State fair. If Ford can get the ecoboost to run at highway speeds without boost during the epa tests it should do the same or slightly better.

I figure the 3.7 at 17/23
5.0 at 16/22
ecoboost at 17/23 but if they test with a 3.15 axle then maybe 17/25

I believe I read that the ecoboost has 3.15 but 3.7 doesn't so I base the above figures on that.

On Oct 14 ford will tell us epa figure for all but the ecoboost.

 

I thought it was worth it, but it was only 15 miles from my house. At the DFW event, it was raining that day so it probably kept the crowd down. Therefore I was able to drive all the various trucks multiple times.....I spent 3hrs there. I also got to tow on the long course, not the short one that was really pointless.

If you have a 2.5hr drive I'd say grab a gearhead friend and make a day of it. Spend the time driving everything there (don't discount the V6, it is pretty dang nice) to make the event worth the trip. Hold out for the long tow test and drive some of the competitor trucks if you can. Have fun!

 

The only disappointment to me was that we couldn't tow with the 5.0 or 6.2 so now I have no way to compare it to the ecoboost.

And yes, definitely do the longer tow. I think the idea is, while you are driving the short tow course the Ford guy riding with you is feeling you out to see if you tow and how much. After telling him what I tow and how much, he right away offered for me to tow the "long" route. So since they only had one Ecoboost set up for the long tow, they are "preselecting' you before letting you drive it- at least that was my perception.