The Boss Engine
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Originally Posted by SuperSport1985
WOW that sucks I kill Hemis left and right and then the speed limiter hits and I hate that, as far as Tundras what the hell are those things????? 
Stock for stock the hemi and tundra will kick or a$$.
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From: Upland, CA
Originally Posted by ManualF150
Sure... even if Ford does put out the 6.2l BOSS engine and a 5 or 6 speed auto... How do WE know that it is really going to help us out?! The way Ford rigs some of the powertrain components you will see 400 engine hp out of the BOSS and only 250 hp to the ground... the rest will be ate up by drivetrain loss. So even though you might get a 6 speed auto... how refined is it going to be?
Totally true
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From: Pearl Harbor
a 6 speed to get better mpg...it will be nice, but I don't think we'll see an earthshaking difference. probly about 1-2 mpg on average.
what that 6 speed will do is improve the over-all driveability of the truck. instead of 3 power fwd gears, you will now have 5 power fwd gears. the final output ratio for 6th will be roughly the same as our current 4th gear is, maybe a little lower.
those 5 gears will allow for deeper gearing and let us better utilize the power of the 4.6/5.4/6.2 I can foresee alot of fun. also, we might see the tow ratings go up. ~10,000 lbs for a 1/2 ton is alot already though.
what that 6 speed will do is improve the over-all driveability of the truck. instead of 3 power fwd gears, you will now have 5 power fwd gears. the final output ratio for 6th will be roughly the same as our current 4th gear is, maybe a little lower.
those 5 gears will allow for deeper gearing and let us better utilize the power of the 4.6/5.4/6.2 I can foresee alot of fun. also, we might see the tow ratings go up. ~10,000 lbs for a 1/2 ton is alot already though.
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From: mobile, Al
Originally Posted by Tylus
a 6 speed to get better mpg...it will be nice, but I don't think we'll see an earthshaking difference. probly about 1-2 mpg on average.
what that 6 speed will do is improve the over-all driveability of the truck. instead of 3 power fwd gears, you will now have 5 power fwd gears. the final output ratio for 6th will be roughly the same as our current 4th gear is, maybe a little lower.
those 5 gears will allow for deeper gearing and let us better utilize the power of the 4.6/5.4/6.2 I can foresee alot of fun. also, we might see the tow ratings go up. ~10,000 lbs for a 1/2 ton is alot already though.
what that 6 speed will do is improve the over-all driveability of the truck. instead of 3 power fwd gears, you will now have 5 power fwd gears. the final output ratio for 6th will be roughly the same as our current 4th gear is, maybe a little lower.
those 5 gears will allow for deeper gearing and let us better utilize the power of the 4.6/5.4/6.2 I can foresee alot of fun. also, we might see the tow ratings go up. ~10,000 lbs for a 1/2 ton is alot already though.
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Originally Posted by Tylus
2 O/D's...that seems weird...I'd have thought it would follow the 6 speed manuals...oh well
Why can't Ford put out some #'s and a firm production date.
Why can't Ford put out some #'s and a firm production date.
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From: WPB, FL
Originally Posted by birddog_61
From what I understand the Boss is not a mod motor.
Blake
Blake
It is going to be a modular motor design still just with larger bore spacing, hence a completely new block. The reason being with the current bore spacing the bores cannot be made much larger safely and we all know there is no replacement for displacement! This is also why there are rumors of a much larger (around 7 liters) variant of this new motor in special addition form most likely but hey its just rumors. Finally a production mod motor with more than 330ci (besides the V10).
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Originally Posted by Tylus
2 O/D's...that seems weird...I'd have thought it would follow the 6 speed manuals...oh well
Why can't Ford put out some #'s and a firm production date.
Why can't Ford put out some #'s and a firm production date.
The new Expy 6-speed has 2 OD's; (0.86:1 & 0.69:1). and a first gear of 4.17:1(!). Nothing new here. With that tranny alone, a 3.73:1 rear gear, and the existing 300HP 5.4 3V, it allows the Expy to more than hold it's own against a 4-speed equipped new 6.0 L Chebbie - both in accel and especially in towing. With the BOSS - it wil be stunning.
They're just ratios... and allows the use of a 4:10 or better rear end.
Best of both worlds, nice tq multiplication in the lower gears & low rpms at cruise.
Last edited by MGDfan; May 3, 2007 at 10:24 AM.
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Originally Posted by weazel
i think its either gonna be
1) 5.4L 4V 6 Speed Tranny
2)5.4L 3V 6 Speed Tranny (i think it will be this) If you notice the F150 tends to fallows what the Expy gets...
1) 5.4L 4V 6 Speed Tranny
2)5.4L 3V 6 Speed Tranny (i think it will be this) If you notice the F150 tends to fallows what the Expy gets...
Cubes sells.
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are you talking about the new BOSS crate engines or some other engine?
http://www.fordracingparts.com/announcements/news48.asp
the boss crate engines are already for sale...
http://www.fordracingparts.com/announcements/news48.asp
the boss crate engines are already for sale...