Looking to buy a new truck and am wanting some feedback on whether the new Ecoboost engines are worth the downgrade from the V8 to the V6. Thanks!

 

If I were buying a truck today, I'd almost certainly opt for the V8 -- in my mind, the Ecoboost has no proven track record of reliability that would make me feel comfortable going with that engine. Of course, I tend keep my vehicles until they are driven into the ground, so long term reliability is probably more important to me than it is to your average bear. Five years from now my advice might be different, but as of right now, I've stated my peace......

 

I pretty much feel the same about ecoboost right now. Some of the issues people have been having and Ford not fixing them makes me not want one.

 

Check the V6 and 09-13 sections and read for hour or days. You will find lots of opinions and little facts but some of it is entertaining.

 

If I were buying one, I would go with the 5.0 V8, especially since I usually keep my daily drivers for years.

If I did buy the ecoboost, I would go ahead and purchase 2 turbos and put them up for when they are needed (I have read they were designed to last 150,000 miles).

 

See this is exactly what I was talking about. The engine was tested for a 150,000 mile life cycle for warranty reasons not that it will fall apart at 150,001. This is 50,000 miles more than most gas engines are rated for. The 5.4 was tested for 100,000 miles and there are tons of examples on here where they have lasted 2 and 3 times this. If for some reason a turbo was to go out the rebuild kit is around $100.

Also, the 5.0 is one model year newer than the EB. It was first used in the 2010 Mustang, the 3.5 EB started life in the 2009 SHO and MKS.

 

Hey I love the 5.0 in my truck it is powerful, efficient and sounds great with an exhaust. I never considered having the ecoboost because I don't really do anything where having the turbo'd v6 would have made sense for me. I drive like a gramp and get over 20 on the highway in a 4X4 S'Crew and average 18/19 mixed driving.

 

Yeah, this is what I was thinking. They are both reletively new engines. I think that either would be as reliable as the other. I think that it depends what your doing with your truck. If you need lots of torque go with the twin turbo V6. Want a sweet sounding, high revving V8, get the 5.0.

My truck with the "new" base 3.7 V6 has been fine for what I use it for. No problems here.

 

The coyote has been out for a bit on Ford racing. It is basically a much better, revised version of triton 4.6/5.4 from what I understand.

 

That was the original plan, but things changed. Now about the only things that are the same between the 4.6 and 5.0 are the deck height, bore spacing and bell housing bolt pattern. This was done to keep the tooling in the factory and vehicles the same. The block, heads, intake, bore, stroke and firing order are all different from the 4.6/5.4. It puts out great numbers for its size and sounds really good too.

The EB is based on the Duratec series that Ford has been building for ages. They took the basic design and reworked the bottom end for the new power levels. The heads were reworked for the variable cams and forced induction. The low end grunt of this motor is what sold me after several test drives of both the EB and 5.0.

 

Probably buy the 5 point ohhhhh as you can bolt a blower on it.

The EB style / type of engine has been in Europe for years and is an excellent set up.

Shame they don't offer the 6.2 in all models, configs.

 

What are you smoking??? The EcoBoost has been out for YEARS. Easily TWICE as long as the 5.0L and has sold more units than the 5.0L, 6.2L, and 3.7L COMBINED.

 

When did the first ecoboost come out?

 

The 3.5L was first sold in 2009 in the SHO and MKS. See post #6.

 

But the problem is, from an engineering standpoint, an engine is stressed in a much different way when installed in a truck that tows and hauls thousands of pounds. An engine that will last 200,000 miles in a passenger car will not necessarily last as long in a pickup truck.