Very well put.

 

That's good to hear.

 

I have yet to hear an exhaust that makes the eco booster sound good.

 

My choice by a large margin is the 5.0 V8.

 

My nephew commented that the exhaust note on our 3.5L EB sounded "very powerful". Granted, he is not a car nut, but he's no spring chicken either.

That and his step-father fell absolutely in love with our F-150. He's driving a Tundra right now, and it's been a very, very good truck for him. He's had issues with both Ford and Chevy not being reliable enough for him, and he has thrashed his Tundra quite thoroughly. In fact, the Tundra is the first truck he's had that's "gone the distance".

So in the end, YMMV. You pays your money and you takes your chances.

My own opinion is that the F-150 with any of the 4 engine choices is a great truck. I like the EB (either version).

Oh yeah. reading through this thread reminded me. Passing power. Wow. I needed to pass a big rig a couple weeks ago at 4,000' elevation. That EB went around the truck like it was nothing.

 

The EB has more passing power than the V8?

 

Elaborate please :-).

 

It is the twins and 420 ft/lbs at 2500 rpms..... Those turbos give you that "throw you back" power

 

More of every kind of power, off the line, passing, towing uphill, downhill, and sideways across the hills.

That being said, I do agree that if sound is important to you, just get the V8. Sounds much better, and there probably isn't any aftermarket exhaust that can make the EcoBoost sound anywhere near as good.

Both are awesome engines.

 

Sound isn't important but if I can make it sound nice ... I heard one on YouTube I liked.

 

It's the better low-end torque. Look at the torque curves of the two engines, and it will show you the difference. The peak isn't terribly different between the two, but the EB comes on sooner, and flattens out, and holds it.

 

Haven't seen them. Guess I'll have to google.

A couple dealers around here have something like 75+ F150's (2016s) on their lots. Going to see what kind of deal I can get.

 

An impressive display of the torque produced by an Ecoboost

 

That's what I'm hearing from wholesalers in my area. Other parts of the country may be different. Book values and wholesale values tend to vary.

 

Amen! If you fear coking then go to fully-synthetic oil as it handles the high temps much better and, therefore, cokes much less. I'm going to it, but not for that reason. I just want to have the best possible protection.