View Poll Results: which engine will be in your next F150?
V6
6
0.93%
low/mid v8 - prolly a 4.6/5.4 mod motor
58
8.95%
6.2 boss - new gas v8
173
26.70%
4.4 diesel - let the halftons have torque!
411
63.43%
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so which engine would you choose?
Elder User
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Middle of South Dakota
It would be great to see the old 300 I-6 back. It was the most reliable engine that ford made. It had lost of of low end torque and good mileage. I get 20 on average and the best i got so is 23. If were me i would take the 4.4. the gas engine these days havent imrove in milage at all i think. Are 01 expedition gets like 16mpg at the best on the interstate. 4.4 should get pretty good MPG. but talking about MPG i notice that that companies say that they get better MPG and honestly i think they are the same from 10 years ago. hell i have a 80 VW pickup with a turbo deisel. it gets like 40 MPG with no problem. this is back in the 80s. whats the deal?
Posting Guru
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From: hillsborough nj
Originally Posted by Iversen-fords
It would be great to see the old 300 I-6 back. It was the most reliable engine that ford made. It had lost of of low end torque and good mileage. I get 20 on average and the best i got so is 23. If were me i would take the 4.4. the gas engine these days havent imrove in milage at all i think. Are 01 expedition gets like 16mpg at the best on the interstate. 4.4 should get pretty good MPG. but talking about MPG i notice that that companies say that they get better MPG and honestly i think they are the same from 10 years ago. hell i have a 80 VW pickup with a turbo deisel. it gets like 40 MPG with no problem. this is back in the 80s. whats the deal?
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Joined: Oct 2007
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Originally Posted by Iversen-fords
It would be great to see the old 300 I-6 back. It was the most reliable engine that ford made. It had lost of of low end torque and good mileage. I get 20 on average and the best i got so is 23.
I would like to see a small diesel option with manual tranny and a manual transfercase in either a v8 or I6 format.
Lead Driver
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Campbell River, B.C.
Originally Posted by 04 FX4 Lineman
GAS GAS GAS with all the emmissions diesels as we know them will be a POS and money wise the pay out on a diesel compared to gas is so far out there it it not even funny.
But in the end, all it would mean is higher CO2 emissions and higher fuel prices.
If I could, I would vote for the good ol' 4.9 too. But while waiting for hell to freeze over, I'll just keep my old diesel on the road (not one single emission control).
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Originally Posted by David85
The problem isn't just the emissions, its the fuel type. In Europe, many vehicles that are diesels could meet EPA standards, but in practice, the fuel in north america is what would cause them to fail emissions testing. 5% BioDiesel could go a long way in reducing solid particulate emissions, but the distribution would have to be there first, a similar problem that already happened with ULSD.
But in the end, all it would mean is higher CO2 emissions and higher fuel prices.
If I could, I would vote for the good ol' 4.9 too. But while waiting for hell to freeze over, I'll just keep my old diesel on the road (not one single emission control).
But in the end, all it would mean is higher CO2 emissions and higher fuel prices.
If I could, I would vote for the good ol' 4.9 too. But while waiting for hell to freeze over, I'll just keep my old diesel on the road (not one single emission control).
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Lead Driver
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Campbell River, B.C.
Originally Posted by 04 FX4 Lineman
Dave: What do u pay for dielsel, I am in wa. state and we are at about 3.60 a gal. UL reg. is at 3.15???
Although propane has only gone up $0.10/liter in the last 5 years
. And $0.03 of that is just another tax that the provincial government slapped on all fuels.
Junior User
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 64
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From: Oklahoma
Originally Posted by David85
Both gas and diesel seem to be around $4.00 a gal, but when the prices go ape s*** because some one in another hemisphere wants to blow something up, diesel price is still, for the most part, more stable than gas.
Elder User
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Middle of South Dakota
Where the hell are you living at that gas is almost $4? I firgured $2.8 is a rip off your really getting the shaft. Ok this what I figure what you could do. get an older vehicle with no emmisons on it, put an newer engine in it or something like that. Cut all the emmisons crap out of it and you should be good for mpg. would work better with diesle engines better i would think.
Lead Driver
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From: Campbell River, B.C.
The fact of the matter is that americans still have the cheapest gas in the free world, followed by canada, dispite how much it has drifted up in cost in recet years. I think the only place that has cheaper gas is venezuela (less that $1 per gal) as ordered, by the socialist government (chavez).
By all rights we (canadians) should have lower prices, since our dollar is slightly stronger than the american dollar, and we are a net exporter of oil. But I can't really complain, because the economy has been on fire up here for several years now, in no small part due to high oil prices.
If you want a gasser without emission controls, get any year of truck you want and switch over to LPG, as far as I know, it burns so clean (and completely), that there are no emission controls needed. If diesel is what you want, get an older NON powerstroke diesel, 1983-1993.5 had no emission controls from factory. Why do you think I drive an upgraded 86'? Theres also no PCM to deal with.
By all rights we (canadians) should have lower prices, since our dollar is slightly stronger than the american dollar, and we are a net exporter of oil. But I can't really complain, because the economy has been on fire up here for several years now, in no small part due to high oil prices.
If you want a gasser without emission controls, get any year of truck you want and switch over to LPG, as far as I know, it burns so clean (and completely), that there are no emission controls needed. If diesel is what you want, get an older NON powerstroke diesel, 1983-1993.5 had no emission controls from factory. Why do you think I drive an upgraded 86'? Theres also no PCM to deal with.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Dec 2001
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From: Virginia
Originally Posted by David85
By all rights we (canadians) should have lower prices, since our dollar is slightly stronger than the american dollar
I know the Canuck dollar is MUCH stronger vs the US dollar then it has been in like forever, but I think that it's still only worth about 93 cents....
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From: Campbell River, B.C.
Originally Posted by Petrol
when did that happen :dunno:
I know the Canuck dollar is MUCH stronger vs the US dollar then it has been in like forever, but I think that it's still only worth about 93 cents....
I know the Canuck dollar is MUCH stronger vs the US dollar then it has been in like forever, but I think that it's still only worth about 93 cents....
You should check the latest exchange rate. Today the canadian dollar traded around $1.06US before closing a little lower. Its mainly becuase of the amount of oil that canada has, but still, the most shocked people on the planet are canadians when it comes to how high our dollar has gone in so little time. We can't believe it ether.
Last edited by David85; Oct 31, 2007 at 08:59 PM.
Tuned
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 496
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From: Arizona
Originally Posted by David85
0.93 was ages ago, several months even (summer).
You should check the latest exchange rate. Today the canadian dollar traded around $1.06US before closing a little lower. Its mainly becuase of the amount of oil that canada has, but still, the most shocked people on the planet are canadians when it comes to how high our dollar has gone in so little time. We can't believe it ether.
You should check the latest exchange rate. Today the canadian dollar traded around $1.06US before closing a little lower. Its mainly becuase of the amount of oil that canada has, but still, the most shocked people on the planet are canadians when it comes to how high our dollar has gone in so little time. We can't believe it ether.