So I have posted many threads on here getting opinions on the EB. Everyone who has put in their info, I have taken into consideration and am pretty much decided on the EB instead of the 5.0L. Now my newest question is, what state do you EB owners live in and what kind of roads do you drive or tow on?? I am from WV and those of you who have been to WV know we have some big mountains with windy roads and everywhere you go involves climbing a hill to get there. So I would love to hear input on your roads and how your EB does so far. Thanks!!!

 

Can't compare to WV cause I have never been there.
Live in the foothills of southern Alberta,drive in the Rocky Mountains a lot.
Steep elevation changes,drop into valleys gotta come back up....switchbacks too.
There really is no comparison to any V8 I have ever owned...from several 5.4L,to a not so stock Chevy 6.0L.
Takes a lot to make it shift down where as the V8s drop a gear and rev.
Loaded or unloaded it just hauls...and it does it so quietly it's scary...
The Ecoboost is the only reason I bought another F150.

 

Thanks Bosro! I am thinking the roads you drive are somewhat comparable to what we have around here. I am just looking for something that doesnt tach out at 4500rpms and hold there on a steep pull like my 5.4L. It sounds like its gonna blow at any second! Hasn't yet though!! haha!

 

No screaming with the Ecoboost...

 

Yup all my trucks were 4 speeds and more than once they were in 2nd and howling at the moon just to maintain some speed up grade.
That doesn't happen with the Eco...

 

Awesome! Just what I wanted to hear!!! I work at a Ford Dealership and everyone who has bought an EB, no complaints at all!!

 

Have you read this?

 

APT-Thats a great article. Out of everything I have read, thats the first one who picks the 5.0L over the EB. I have done alot of research and listened to alot of opinions and everyone has told me if your current 5.4L gets the job done then you will be happy with the 5.0L. Well, yes my 5.4L gets the job done, but it doesnt like it very well. I def feel the engine is being over worked when pulling my 6500lb camper through the mountains. It stays at high RPM's all the time. I am still leaning towards the EB though. I talked to a guy the other day with an EB SCREW that pulls a TT weighing a little over 8,000 dry, and he said he cant tell its behind him.

 

EB SCREW 6'5 FX4...is what I purchased, however my father in law who is a heavy diesel mechanic, went for the 5.0. He said he loved the new EB, but didnt want to pay the extra for an EB. We (the wife and kids and I) pull a small Seadoo boat (20') and you dont even know its there. Fuel econ is pretty much bang on what the EPA ratings are so far.

 

CHRIS3058-Thanks for your input! I have driven about 3- 5.0L SCREW's and 3 EB SCREWS and the 5.0L seems to lack the bottom end and take off but once you are up to 50 or so, then get into the throttle, it gets with the program. All trucks had 3.73 gears also. Now the EB, well it got with it on take off and just kept going throughout the powerband. So, thats another reason that pushes me towards the EB. Although I agress the extra money can be a factor in some ppls mind, but I feel you are getting your moneys worth with the EB option.

 

My conclusion on that article is different than theirs. Towing 9000 pounds through the mountains at 70mph was effortless and yielded 2mpg more than I get with my old, slower truck on mainly flats. The EB can hold any grade, and accelerate up it on that trip better than any other half ton engine.

 

This is all great news. A couple years back when gas shot up to ~ 4.50 a gallon here in Illinois I traded a 3/4 Dodge with the Hemi for a Honda Ridgeline for the extra mpg. I owned a smaller Lund fishing boat then but bought a much heavier and slightly larger Ranger boat. Needless to say the Honda didn't like that too much but it would do it. Well, after going through a radiator, A/C failure, brakes not working correctly and a couple other things I don't care to remember, I traded after the 4th of July for my 5th Ford truck in the last 30 years. F-100, Ranger, F-150, F-250 and now the F-150. I am going to take the boat to the river this weekend for the first time with the new truck. All this 'doesn't know its back there' is encouraging to say the least.

 

Everyone will have a slightly different experience. I pulled my Tracker 185 aluminum boat 250 miles round-trip twice recently and saw drastically different fuel mileage results. One trip was without cruise control and one trip was with cruise control. Without CC I saw 15 mpg. Without CC I saw 16.5 mpg. Both on the lie-o-meter.

 

APT- yeah I see your point now, I kinda missed that. Your right, doing those pulls without any effort from the truck is pretty good. As far as fuel mileage goes, those 15-16 mpg #'s are a darn sight better than my 12 mpg unloaded and well, lets just say pulling a load i see under 10mpg out of the 5.4L.

 

I get 6.5-8mph towing my 6500 pounds travel trailer in relatively flat Michigan. It loses 1-mph, then I downshift to 2nd gear.

But realistically, towing fuel economy is not that important to me. 1500-2000 miles per year is a lot for me and it isn't much different in cost between what I get an even 10mpg which is about as good as it gets towing with a gasser.