Hi guys,
I've decided to buy a used 2011 F150 and I'm thinking about an ecoboost engine.
I'm actually interested about ecoboot and prefer it on 5.0L engine. However when I watched some videos on youtube about ecoboost issues I became confused.

I wonder if it's a reliable engine especially in extremely hot weather which is about 122F (50 C)? and how it performs off-road particularly in sand ?
I'd appreciate some help!

 

Personally, I would go for the 5.0, but that is just an opinion. It's been around for a long time and proved it's durability.

 

What is your definition of a long time? The 5.0 debuted in 2010 in the Mustang. The 3.5EB first hit the market in 2009 in the SHO.

OP, drive both and see what you think. The "issues" on the EB have been greatly exaggerated and there have been a few small issues on the 5.0 to watch for also. I have 73,000 on my truck have have nothing but good things to say about the EB. When I'm in the market for another truck I plan on getting another EB.

 

I wonder what was in my 84 Mustang GT....

 

A 4.9L Windsor based engine. Not a single bolt from that engine will fit on a Coyote engine. It would have taken less time to search the internet for this information than to write your ill informed post.

Ok kiddies for the eleventy billionth time 4.9L Windsor =/= 5.0L Coyote.

 

I'm pretty positive that it had a 5.0...

 

^^^ Sorry - it is indeed a cast-iron 4.9L engine - refer to the Ford Engine Wiki. I still own one - I outta know.

==> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Windsor_engine#302

"In the 1980s the 302 became more commonly known as the 5.0 Liter, although its metric displacement is 4,942 cc. It is speculated[who?] that Ford used the "5.0" moniker to distinguish the 302 from their 300 cu. in. inline Six, which was known as the 4.9. Despite its advertised displacement, Car and Driver referred to the 302 as a 4.9 liter engine, even though the normal 302 Ford engine enthusiast always referred to it as a "5-Oh, 5 Liter, or 302"."

The only thing in common between the two is the cylinder count, they are infernal combustion, and the fact that Ford makes them both.


Forgive me, but I simply cannot resist reposting this:



If yall find yeseff overmatched, it's likely due to yall bringin' a lightsaber to a blaster fight ...

MGD

 

Never heard of that before...

Lied to all these years...lol

 

^^^Hahahahahaha! I always like seeing that pic come out.

I can't believe people still can't wrap their heads around the fact that a 4.9L, cast iron block, cam in block, push rod using, Inch standard designed engine has nothing in common with a 5.0L, aluminum block, DOHC, variable valve timing, metric designed engine.

Or to put it another way, someone tried to be a smarta$$ but ended up being a dumba$$.

 

So, not knowing something is being a smartass?

 

No biggie - "5.oh" always sounds better to me than "5.sloh"


MGD

 

Being an 18yo at the time with a new GT it was very quick. (at least to me)

 

Roger that - my '88, with a few tweaks, still puts a smile on my face.


MGD

 

I have only driven one 5.0L, a 2011 fx4 with 34" duratracs. It felt just like my 5.4 in terms of torque and strain but a better pick up and go speed.

Given that's my only experiece, and I love V8 sounds, get the EcoBoost if you drive highway much and fuel economy matters, get the 5.0L if you an to modify it and put an aftermarket exhaust system in it.

 

No, your multiple posts before your Aha movement made you a smartass. We all know a Mustang wore 5.0 badges on the fenders for a long time, posting window stickers to “prove” your point was most certainly more than not knowing something.

If you would have just questioned the displacement issue then I would have given a much different answer. However, I still question your intelligence since you can not immediately understand the differences between cast iron vs. aluminum, cam in block vs DOHC and English vs Metric. Any one of these items should have thrown up a giant red flag that something just might be different between the two.