For you Ecoboost guys. I drove one of these two days ago and was very impressed with it. Now I understand why you guys love your trucks.

Honestly wasn't expecting this result. Not my vid, found on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0cKxXrJidM

 

Nice....Quite a few of my friends are Chebby guys. Although they always use my garage and lift to fix their trucks, while I drink beer and hand them tools. They still don't see the light. It's always nice to see a Ford put the smackdown on a Chebby.

 

That video makes me proud to be a Ford guy!! I love my 5.4L 09' F150. And the 5.0 and Ecoboosts I test drove were even more amazing!! They just werent in my price range yet is all. lol

 

I have a 2012 eco crewcab, 6 1/2' bed 4wd. It's lifted/levelled about 3 1/2", 275/20 Goodyear Wranglers, 3.73 gears. Don't know the truck weight, but I also had a 200+ lb. buddy riding shotgun.

I took it to the track last night and it ran 15.43 @ 89.57 mph on the pass I made. Diff lock on, 2wd, trac control off. I didn't boost it much on launch ('cause I know it usually just spins out) but still had some spin/hop.

There was also a quad cab hemi 4wd which appeared to be totally stock, and I watched him run 16.4 - 16.5 consistently all evening. There was also a Denali crew with the big engine (he claimed at 600hp) that ran consistently around 13.55 in the 90+ mph range.

Just for comparisons. These were actual runs at the local strip, not water cooler talk. As always, your mileage may vary!

Pilgrim

 

13.5 seems a tad slow for a 600hp beast. I think the Denali owner might have been blowing you some hot air. I mean I've seen 5.0L and Ecoboost F-150's run as quick as 14.0 flat with no more than a tune. I would guess any 600hp truck would likely be running low 12's...If not faster.

 

Don't shoot the messenger! I question the 600 number but don't see a heavy 4wd crewcab doing low 12's either. Anyway, just thought some might like the numbers to compare and get a rough idea.

Pilgrim

 

Ecoboost 4x4 SCrew with Livernois tune and no other mods.

Gregs Livernois Tuned 2012 Eco Boost F 150 13 67 ET 4 Door! - YouTube

 

 

The title says Chevy but the pic shows a GMC. Yes, twins but...... Are the 2013's really out yet?

I'm not a believer yet. I need more proof.

The 3.5L truck didn't walk away from the Ford 5.0L or the Ford 6.2L like that, in fact, it didn't really walk away at all.

 

Honestly I have seen a bunch of these videos and for me they don't mean squat. I really could care less how they perform on the drag strip or racing another truck. Where it might be a bit (and I do stress a bit) entertaining, the thing that matters to me is how will it tow, what is the milage, and how will it last.

If I wanted a fast vehicle a truck would not be my first choice. Besides...the person videoing the race was asleep at the wheel!

Regardless of the outcome of these "races" I cannot wait to get my own ecoboost F150!