In the 2009 and newer F-150 forum there is currently a discussion ongoing about the 6.2L engine. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...the-6-2-a.html

As you all well know, it's standard over here and highly limited over there.

I'm curious as to how this community feels about the Superduty engines today and possibly of tomorrow.

I'd appreciate your honest responses. If you have facts thing bring em, otherwise it's purely an opinion piece.

 

It really just depends on what you're doing with the truck. There is no way I'd own a diesel if I didn't need one. Simply too much $$$ and time to maintain. If you can deal with the MPG's the V10 is the best equalizer out there. I however do require a diesel and therefore have one that I'm very happy with.

 

Being one of the minority who is satisfied with the performance and costs associated with the 5.4, I voted the 6.2.
There are a few farmers and construction guys I hang with that offed thier 6.0/6.4 oilers to get a 2011 SD gasser in the 6.2 version and every one of them are happy as s**t they did.
It really has become a matter of economics. Between the DEF, twice plus maintenance costs and diesel at a full 50cent a gallon premium here, not to mention the 7000+ dollar premium at the dealer check out counter....it's hard for many to justify with 411 hp on tap in the 6.2.
I've driven a few of them and I can say that, like the 5.4, the 6.2 is happiest revving in the upper reaches. The performance off the line and loaded is more than adequate. Heck, I'd say the 2wd with 3.73 is damn quick. So far, the reliability of the 6.2 seems at least as good as the older mod motors. There are literally hundreds of 5.4 and 4.6 CrownVic taxis here running around with 300-500,000 miles on the clock.
The 6.7 certainly has its merits as a tugboat. You simply can't beat its towing capacities. I just think many have weighed the cost benefit thing and have elected the 6.2 on economics alone.
Just my opinion.

 

If I was made of money = Diesel (which I voted for and I own a V10)and would get a new one before any warranty ended. Or mod the heck out of it and blow it up because if I'm made of money who cares. Oh wait I'm not made of money It's also hard to argue with 400HP and 800TQ from the factory!

Normal Living = 6.8 or 6.2 (works for the vast majority of my tasks)

Not really interested in a smaller engine with a big truck, tried that already.

 

I had the 6.2 gasser... burned way too much fuel just doing everyday tasks. While the 6.7 PSD I traded up to is a little more expensive at the pump, the eight extra miles per gallon I'm getting with it makes it more than worth it, IMO. But, I'm also pulling a 10K pound travel trailer several times a month half of the year.

 

$7-8000 more up front, better mpgs, more expensive fuel (20-30cents here)

OR

No upfront engine costs but more frequent trips to the pump with less expensive fuel


=


Probably a more similar cost of total ownership than any of us will ever admit here on FTE.


*note the word similar does not mean exactly the same for those that will say you save $773.23/year. We're talking $30-50k trucks. Not a 2001 used Focus.

It's all good though we own what we want.

 

8 mpg fuel differential?

The friends I referred to are seeing 11-16mpg with the 6.2 (these are work trucks) so I can assume youre seeing 19 - 24 mpg? Thats awesome.

 

I had the 4.x rear diff on it, so I was seeing 10 and 13 empty. Eight may have been a little high, but I know I'm enjoying 16 and 19/20 empty. Towing, of course, was a different story. Between 6 and 7. So glad to see that behind me.

 

even at 4, thats an extra 100 or so miles per tank.

As MD said


It's probably much more similar than we'd like to admit.

 

No one crunches numbers anymore, they just listen to the hype of the media. Sure one might save some here and there. But true cost of ownership is more than gas mpg, oil changes, repair costs, etc...

It's the guy who sells his paid off crew cab lariat "gas guzzling" V10 for 5-6 better mpg's in a diesel. Oh yea he just dropped $45k for that crew cab lariat diesel to "save" at the pump, definitely saving money in that situation. (sarcasm there) So as to not to offend the diesel crowd that same guy sells the paid off V10 for an $32k EcoBoost F150. Or the guy sells off his good running and paid off 6.0/6.4 diesel for a the same new $45K truck in fear it might break or get bad mpgs.

Lets be honest human beings here, most of us want to justify our purchases because we know of each others motor "inadequacies", so we just do pointless arguing about mpgs, repair costs, or how one is bad or better. Really? Who cares. You've got the FORD truck you love.

 

Ain't that the truth.


The only people I'm really pissed at are the EPA jerkoffs who built a graveyard out of great displacements like 300, 351, 460, 7.3, 6.8..... and even 6.0

 

I'd be up for a Ecoboost 5.0 or 5.8 in a F550. Until that happens, (and they get better torque than the V10) I'll be driving V10's.

 

6.8 is not in the grave yet, and I think it's got quite a few years left in the Class 4-7's.

 

Thanks to all who posted, lets keep it going. Well I voted for an ecoboost engine for obvious reasons. The thing that strikes me funny is that there are 11 votes for the 6.7L, 11 votes for the 6.8L and 2 for the small block twin turbo.

I actually anticipated the diesel guys to pony up on the gas turbo since well, a turbo works the same whether it's gas or diesel but without the high $$$ maintenance and fuel.

If I had a crystal ball I would predict that the 3.5L and 2.0L ecoboost engines are the tip of the trend and eventually this technology will migrate into everything Ford.

 

..........6.0......