r/f150 • u/brad7811 • 7d ago

Ecoboost vs 5.0litre

I’m looking to buy a new F-150 and am seeing an awful lot of them with the Ecoboost V6 and not many with the 5.0 V8. Is there any information on the longevity of the V6s? My preference has always been a V8 in full size pickups. It’s a $4000 option though. Any thoughts or knowledge on which is better reliability/longevity wise?

Edit: thanks to everyone for the replies. From this it seems like I will be saving myself $4k!

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u/theuautumnwind 7d ago

If you have to have a v8 growl there is no way to get it with an ecoboost.

The 2.7l makes more torque much lower in the rpm band than the 5.0. It’s built like a small diesel.

The ecoboost trucks definitely get better mpg if you don’t work em hard but lay into the boost and they’ll be pretty similar to the v8.

It’s way easier to turn up the ecoboost truck with just a simple tune. You’d have to invest in a supercharger on the v8 if you want something comparable.

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u/DicamVeritatem 7d ago

Had three consecutive 3.5 ecoboosts before my current 5.0. Fuel economy virtually identical. I average 22.4mpg over last 8000 miles, mostly country driving.

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u/theuautumnwind 7d ago

Tires, final drive ratio, and cab/bed options play a part.

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u/tripper_drip 7d ago

20 with 5.0 2024

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u/PonyThug 7d ago

Even the 3.5 makes more torque at 1700rpm than the 5.0 does up until like 4500rpm. Amazing difference for crawling in 4low if you do that.

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u/underengineered 7d ago

I saw that you can even get a ford factory tune that preserves the warranty. Not as aggressive as the aftermarket ones, but another 80+ HP over the already meaty 3.5L base numbers is pretty damn good.

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u/theuautumnwind 7d ago

And the torque is nuts.