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+1 to JKBrad. A high-level comparison of the "5 liter V8" over the last few years is below. The important point is that even though they are all "5 liter", there are significant differences.
Yah. I would argue that the 2018+ is less of a truck engine, and more of a Mustang engine. Given a choice, I would prefer the one with the sleeves and better low-end torque.
Thanks for the info GlueGuy .. I knew something had changed, I didn't realize it was everything. And to CathedralClub .. I'd swear we've know each other all our lives ..
Also the 18’s have auto start/stop and 17’s don’t. All new coyote for what 3% gains and 650 rpm higher toque peak. Happy with mine and love to hear her howl!
Damn they really moved the peak torque up the powerband in 2018.
As if the 5.0 needed it moved any higher.
I'll stick with my 15-17.
But just focusing on peaks can be extremely misleading, as we have no idea what the rest of the curve looks like. We don't know that it doesn't make 387 lb-ft at 3850. Just that it makes more at 4500.
I would love to see a good dyno comparison, which is tough to do without a deliberate comparison on the same dyno. Or access to proprietary Ford information, which is a little hard to come by.
But just focusing on peaks can be extremely misleading, as we have no idea what the rest of the curve looks like. We don't know that it doesn't make 387 lb-ft at 3850. Just that it makes more at 4500.
I would love to see a good dyno comparison, which is tough to do without a deliberate comparison on the same dyno. Or access to proprietary Ford information, which is a little hard to come by.
Yes. Torque "values" can be very misleading, whereas torque curves give you a much better picture (no pun intended) of what to expect.
I am reminded of the torque curve below published maybe about 3 or 4 years ago. You get a far better idea what an engine is capable of from this. One immediate thing that pops out is that the 6.2L V8 had higher torque than the 3.5L EB (438 vs 420), but that the 3.5L EB was ahead in the curve all the way until about 4300 RPM.
