PickupTrucks.com 2015 Light-Duty V-8 Challenge
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COMPLETELY agree. Chebys 6.2L vs. Ford's 5.0 is not the comparison to make. The premise is totally all wrong. If they really wanted to test V8s, then they could have chosen the smaller V-8 options on all models.
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01-11-2015, 12:27 AM
I don't see why any of you see this as a bad thing. The F150 came in third and had, by far, the smallest V8. Sure it got beat out by the GM twins but they're also another 1.2L more engine. It beat out the likes of the heralded "Hemi" and the supposedly superior to everything but God, Tundra. I think it's laughable that 2 out of 5 trucks with 13% bigger engines that drink gas like it was cheap whiskey couldn't stay with the smallest V8 of the bunch. I see this as a major plus for Ford.
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01-11-2015, 01:18 PM
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Pickuptrucks.com have had other tests using the 3.5tt and 5.3 GM:
http://special-reports.pickuptrucks....challenge.html
http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2013/03...davis-dam.html
The 5.3 is a dog and the 3.5tt was comparable in many tests to the Hemi (the 5.0 was too, but it went against a truck with a different gear ratio)
The annoying part is that they don't keep the tests consistent. The Davis Dam that the EB ran in RAMPAGE! was with a heavier trailer.
This is why I wish TFLtruck would conduct more tests.
http://special-reports.pickuptrucks....challenge.html
http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2013/03...davis-dam.html
The 5.3 is a dog and the 3.5tt was comparable in many tests to the Hemi (the 5.0 was too, but it went against a truck with a different gear ratio)
The annoying part is that they don't keep the tests consistent. The Davis Dam that the EB ran in RAMPAGE! was with a heavier trailer.
This is why I wish TFLtruck would conduct more tests.
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01-11-2015, 01:26 PM
TFLtruck??!!?
Ye hit'che head, boy? Dem useless ayssclown hucklebums would have trouble testin' lawnmowers with any subjectivity or consistency! Plus - they jes' LOVE to hear theyseffs tawk!
LMFAO !!!
Fek me ..... TFL = Those Fekkin' Losers
Ye hit'che head, boy? Dem useless ayssclown hucklebums would have trouble testin' lawnmowers with any subjectivity or consistency! Plus - they jes' LOVE to hear theyseffs tawk!
LMFAO !!!
Fek me ..... TFL = Those Fekkin' Losers
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01-11-2015, 03:24 PM
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what's your beef with TFLtruck? Yeah I know Roman can be kind of a duetch, but no other credible source does a test that is as consistent and as grueling. It tests the full capability of a truck in the worst condition possible (high elevation and steep grade).
Only in that tests did the world find out what a dog the 6.4L Hemi is and what a beast the 3.5tt can be.
Only in that tests did the world find out what a dog the 6.4L Hemi is and what a beast the 3.5tt can be.
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01-11-2015, 03:48 PM
This has to be one of the dumbest vids on the internet. They "attempt" a drag strip in the Fiesta Texas parking lot when there are two 1/4 mile drag strips in the area. Just what the hell did they think they were going to show with a "drag strip" of only 282 feet? The only thing I saw was there was a major moron in the crowd that decided this was a good thing to do. This vid does more harm to Ford than any good. This almost defies logic. Too bad they didn't ask around about other trucks. I know some guys that have 4 cylinder Samurais that would blow the doors off of any of these trucks in 282 feet. My cuzin has a 49 GMC with a modded 235 straight six that would also clean these clowns clock in 282 feet. The Samurais and the GMC wouldn't stand a chance in a 1/4 mile though. This is going on our MOM {Moron Of the Month} Board at work. I bet I win with this.
Hey! Aren't ye the dimwitted hayseed whut said this?
MGD
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01-12-2015, 10:53 AM
