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Sooperdave Enthusiast

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100% city driving... I could do a little better and still breakin her in, but I can't seem to keep my foot out of it. LOL Can't wait for 1st road trip. I'm already beating the rated city of 15 so I'm hoping to better the 21 hwy rating.

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A tuned ecoboost with intake and exhaust is capable 13.5's all day. It's a FI truck, the "Proper" way to "race" it is to brake boost it to around 2200rpm. There are not many trucks out there that will get out of the hole faster.

 

I'd expect that or better with a tuned intake/exhaust 6.2 as well. Naturally you won't gain as much power with the tune as the turbo motor, but you don't have very far to go. A tune will allow the 6.2 to powerbrake launch at 2600 RPM, which by itself is probably worth several tenths over stock.

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Is the quarter mile times the best way to determine the performance of a 5000 lb. pickup truck? Most of us want pulling power and the ability to accelerate quickly onto freeway ramps and pass cars on two lane roads. The 6.2 is no doubt, a beast. The Eco Boost is a bit of a hot rod, but has that turbo lag for a second or two then comes on hard. I am amazed at the power increase in my 5.3 after several tanks of E-85. I don't know or really care how it would stack up against either a 6.2 or an Eco Boost in a 1/4 mile drag race. I have a motorcycle for that. My truck has more than adequate power for everyday driving and is really responsive on E-85. I like knowing if I step on it I won't have to wait for the turbos to spool up. Zero to 60 means nothing to me let's see 30 to 60 times or 50 to 80. That's where I want performance in my truck. Just the way I look at things.

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I'd expect that or better with a tuned intake/exhaust 6.2 as well. Naturally you won't gain as much power with the tune as the turbo motor, but you don't have very far to go. A tune will allow the 6.2 to powerbrake launch at 2600 RPM, which by itself is probably worth several tenths over stock.

 

You could brake launch higher, but there really wouldn't be any traction with the EB. There is no doubt the new 6.2 is on heck of a platform. I wish I could have got that motor in a LT....I just could NOT justify the price difference to go to the LTZ just to have the 6.2L. I could have went with a SLE I think...but they didn't have one.

Jon A Senior Enthusiast

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You could brake launch higher, but there really wouldn't be any traction with the EB.

 

Oh yeah, that's in 4WD. In 2WD it just sits there and smokes the rears...could do that all day. Fun, but expensive (34" Duratracs)!

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I have a 2014 sle double cab 4x4 5.3 with 3.08 gears I am getting around 29 mpg on the highway and about 22 in town after 3700 km I am getting an avarge of 24 mpg I love the milage on this truck, my buddy has a f150 eco boost he is only getting 22 mpg avarage.

nards444 Senior Enthusiast

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Is the quarter mile times the best way to determine the performance of a 5000 lb. pickup truck? Most of us want pulling power and the ability to accelerate quickly onto freeway ramps and pass cars on two lane roads. The 6.2 is no doubt, a beast. The Eco Boost is a bit of a hot rod, but has that turbo lag for a second or two then comes on hard. I am amazed at the power increase in my 5.3 after several tanks of E-85. I don't know or really care how it would stack up against either a 6.2 or an Eco Boost in a 1/4 mile drag race. I have a motorcycle for that. My truck has more than adequate power for everyday driving and is really responsive on E-85. I like knowing if I step on it I won't have to wait for the turbos to spool up. Zero to 60 means nothing to me let's see 30 to 60 times or 50 to 80. That's where I want performance in my truck. Just the way I look at things.

To be honest if you owned one you would know the spooling up factor is not like you think. No where close in lag like a diesel. IN fact there is probably less hesitation on that then the 5.3. In the end the 5.3 is still outclassed by the Eco in my opinion, takes off faster, pulls harder, better accelration, etc. Reason being HP is the same but its got 40 more lbs of torque and you get every bit of it at 2500rpm, vs the 5.3 your getting it over a 2-3k rpm range, makes a big difference.

nards444 Senior Enthusiast

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I have a 2014 sle double cab 4x4 5.3 with 3.08 gears I am getting around 29 mpg on the highway and about 22 in town after 3700 km I am getting an avarge of 24 mpg I love the milage on this truck, my buddy has a f150 eco boost he is only getting 22 mpg avarage.

not sure thats a fair comparison as the eco doesnt even come in anything less 3.31 with 4x4, and more than likely has 3.55 or 3.73 gearing. which is probably good for 4-6mpg in its self. Then to top it off driving styles, I have a feeling to get that MPG your nursing it.

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I have a 2014 sle double cab 4x4 5.3 with 3.08 gears I am getting around 29 mpg on the highway and about 22 in town after 3700 km I am getting an avarge of 24 mpg I love the milage on this truck, my buddy has a f150 eco boost he is only getting 22 mpg avarage.

Do you have the remote Onstar app? It has a life to date mileage on it. My guess is that you are no where near 24 MPG. Mine is 14.2 L/100 KM which is about 20 MPG imperial. I do a combiantion of City and rural roads, not alot of highway and have over 5K kilometers..Just curious what yours would be.

gmissed Enthusiast

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29 MPG on the highway may be fudging a little.

Guessing he's talking imperial measure as he's from Canada. Transalates to about 24 MPG US.

KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

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Guessing he's talking imperial measure as he's from Canada. Transalates to about 24 MPG US.

I have the 342 gear I get 19 MPH @ 75 MPH, I reset as Im getting on the freeway. If I was to go any slower Id be forced off the road. My Geneses gets 27 MPG at the same speed. My geneses Coup that I traded in for the truck got 29 MPG on the same HWY, they are V6 powered. I would expect to pick up 1-2 MPG @ 70 MPH, here most people cruise at 80 MPH or more.

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To be honest if you owned one you would know the spooling up factor is not like you think. No where close in lag like a diesel. IN fact there is probably less hesitation on that then the 5.3. In the end the 5.3 is still outclassed by the Eco in my opinion, takes off faster, pulls harder, better accelration, etc. Reason being HP is the same but its got 40 more lbs of torque and you get every bit of it at 2500rpm, vs the 5.3 your getting it over a 2-3k rpm range, makes a big difference.

I don't own one but I have driven one and I have four friends with them. I did feel a lag. My point was the 5.3 has decent power for everyday use. 1/4 mile times are irrelevant to me. If I had wanted more power I'd have gotten the 6.2. which outclasses Ford's little V-6. for power any day. Just for fun I did try E-85 in my 5.3, and after a few tanks the performance has increased quite a bit, not that I needed it. The biggest reason I didn't buy a Ford was because turbos aren't noted for reliability, nor were the Fords I owned in the past. All the power in the world doesn't mean squat if the truck won't get me home.

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I don't own one but I have driven one and I have four friends with them. I did feel a lag. My point was the 5.3 has decent power for everyday use. 1/4 mile times are irrelevant to me. If I had wanted more power I'd have gotten the 6.2. which outclasses Ford's little V-6. for power any day. Just for fun I did try E-85 in my 5.3, and after a few tanks the performance has increased quite a bit, not that I needed it. The biggest reason I didn't buy a Ford was because turbos aren't noted for reliability, nor were the Fords I owned in the past. All the power in the world doesn't mean squat if the truck won't get me home.

Another person who has an opinion about Ford's EB and has absolutlety no clue about what he's talking about. Internet is great isn't it.

2014bluesle4x4DC Enthusiast

2014bluesle4x4DC

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I am nursing the truck. I dont feel like paying for any gas that I dont have to. Like any vehicle it is how you drive it. I could het 14 mpg in this truck if I wanted to. Just dont deel like paying for it. And I would imagin you guys in the states would get better mpg since it is warmer there. I am getting these numbers when the outside temp is around 10º C I would think I am going to get better when we get the 30ºC temps. I have not added anything to the truck.

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