Let’s say you wake up tomorrow with $30 grand in your bank account for the express purpose of buying a new F-150. Choices. Do you want the new twin-turbo tech and the promise of good fuel economy? Or is the always-on torque of the 5.0 more to your liking? This is a battle that, until recently, F-150 […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | October 3, 2013
Conventional wisdom says that if you want to tow stuff, you should have V8 truck. Ford has been hard at work dismantling that impression with their Ecoboost F-150, but it’s not like they don’t have competition. Both Chevy and Toyota have half-ton trucks with V8s with similar tow capacities at similar price points. The question […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | September 5, 2013
Having an engine blow on you is bad news. But having two? Either you have the worst kind of luck or there’s something wrong with how your stuff is setup. In either case, forumer GhostintheMachine has been through it. His ecoboost F-150 has been through no fewer than three engines in the short while that […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | July 18, 2013
F-150 Ecoboost owners that have had issues with stuttering trucks might be getting some vindication soon by means of the NHTSA. They’ve officially begun an investigation into issues after receiving 95 reports of poor performance under sudden acceleration. Essentially, the truck would go weak when you need power the most. You can imagine mashing the […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | May 28, 2013
Desert Endurance Race for 2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost by Thoroughbred Ford
By: Marcus Slater | May 24, 2013
Fact: Drag racing is fun. Fact: Mudding is fun. Combining the two feels like the most natural progression there could ever be. It’s almost as natural as a Ford beating a Dodge in a drag race. BOOM. Seriously though, the lift kit on the F-150 definitely helped out a lot. I don’t doubt that the […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | May 16, 2013
Three owners of Ecoboost-powered vehicles in Ohio are suing Ford, saying their Ecoboost engines are defective. One of the thee is a F150 owner, who claims the Ecoboost lost power while accelerating. There is a long thread on F150forum.com from a member who claims he blew up two Ecoboost engines in his 2012 King Ranch with […] More »
By: 68FordFan | May 15, 2013
