But remember... that's with my premium chrome rims...

 

Dude on my last road trip with my 5.43v SuperCrew, I got 19.6 MPG & was pushing 80-85MPH the whole way, if I slowed down, heck I'd be getting at least 20 MPG! Smaller engines like v-6's work way too hard to really get good MPG, for the size of the vehicle they are in, & you suffer from driving a truck that has limited payload & towing abilities........not a good tradeoff in my estimation........

 

yeah man, i got the 5.4 n im doin some highway and a lot of suburb and country drivin n im averaging right under 20.

 

Igor posted the following on another forum. Dearborn Derek also confirmed that Igor is a lot closer with his info than the piece from Edmund's...

" LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT

The Edmunds article is COMPLETELY INCORRECT

Their sources basically messed up the releases of the Twin Force engines and the base version of the same engines ..

The below is what I have been posting all over the internet .. and THAT BELOW .. IS CORRECT - unlike the Edmunds piece :

The truck will launch in the fall of 2008 (as a 2009 model) with:
4V DOHC PFI 3.7l V6 (about 280 ft.lbf at 2000 rpm) (not sure about transmission)
3V SOHC PFI 4.6l V8 with 6speed auto (Explorer combo - 292 hp and 300 lb.-ft)
3V SOHC PFI 5.4l 6speed auto (Expedition combo - 300 hp and 365 lb.-ft ) - likely with somewhat more power than this (about 325hp and 380lb-ft)
NO BOSS ENGINES

2009 1/2 Model (Februaury 2009) will add:
2V SOHC PFI 6.2l V8 BOSS engine (iron block, aluminium head) with 6speed auto (425hp)

2010 Model (fall 2009) will add:
DOHC 4.4l Common Rail Diesel with CGI block (315hp and 520 lb-ft)
4V DOHC TT DI 3.5l V6 - Twin Turbocharged Direct injected (Twin Force - 350hp, 380 lb-ft at 2000 rpm)

2011 or 2012 model will add:
4V DOHC TT TIVCT DI 6.2l V8 - Twin independent variable cam timing, twin turbocharged, direct injected (Twin Force - over 650 lb - ft)

So in short: The truck will launch with the 3.7l V6, the 6.2l V8 will be 6 months late, and the Twin Force 3.5l V6 and the Diesel will be 12 months late.

Igor "

 

my only question in this entire thing is: what is ford doing to the 5.4 3v to get 325hp? cams, better intake? now that's news. 25hp/15 lb-ft sounds good.

 

im sorry, im calling bull**** on some of you guys' mpg estimates, unless of course you drive like a grandma!!! and have the V6

oh and my V6 F-150 was quicker than my 5.4L F-150 i have now, which is faster than your newer F-150 with a 5.4L 3v, so calling the V6 slow is kinda moronic, now the V6 in the new F-150 has to be pretty slow

 

I will run my 05 3v 5.4 against your last generation 5.4 supercrew and whoop *** factory to factory....then we can take a run with my tuner and i will still win.

Ive raced my dads 00 with 5.4 and my buddies 03 with 5.4 (both supercabs) and won. As far as a v-6 being faster.......HAHA.......how do you even figure...

 

That's coming out of his ***.

n dont call bull**** on my mpg, i stay right under 2000 rpms, i just go along with the flow, get to the speed limit the same time the most of the people around me do, im not racing, and im saving money doing it

 

Mr.Squirrel is correct. The OBS v6 was pretty dang quick... The NBS... you can tell the weight is there... but not that much... that v6 handles it well.

Besides... what's the point... I can still lay rubber... burnout... waste tires, gas, etc... but I am 1 or 2 seconds slower than you?! I can live with that. That's why it's my DD and my Dak is my funtime machine.

 

damn you guys are idiots

good racing story......

 

bull****!!!

 

oh and to clear stuff up between you guys bitchin about how the V6 is a POS, im going to pull out of my "racing stories bag" for fun my friend and i raced with his 03 V6 F-150 against my dads 04 supercrew 5.4L 3v( before i had my 01 V6 and my know current truck), well we raced from....hell i don't ****in know what speed(cause it was for fun) and he pulled on me right away, the 04 held in there with it and was about at his rear bumper, as far as the better truck....well that obviously goes to the 04

but wait...i just pulled that out of my ***!!!!


...............idiots

if you guys think i am trying to dis the current gen F-150........wow.......just WOW!!

 

lol WOW youre still calling my gas mileage BS.

i got just above 19 today. I have a teaneu cover, no performance/engine mods, no suspension mods, i keep it right under 2000 unless im passing someone.

 

I hope he is not as that is HIGHLY plausible.

 

Yeah arent you doing pretty decent on gas considering your lift n tires?