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Turtle n Peeps

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Posted: 06/04/23 09:33am

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FishOnOne wrote:

Turtle n Peeps wrote:

Grit dog wrote:

High miles = stay away from high tech. Get a 5.0 slap new cam phasers in it and drive it like a rental….
Save the twin turbo rigs for someone with more money or less brains.

Grit pretty much nailed it on the money.

OP a little reading about the Ecoboost engine.

A little more reading about the valve problems.

If you love high maintenance and high maintenance cost a high mileage Ecoboot truck is a great way to make your love affair real.

The 2nd Gen Ecoboost engines have both direct and port injection so carbon build is minimized. Also the 2018 5.0 has both direct and port injection as well.

The only truck gas engines that are port injection only is the Hemi and the Ford 7.3 gas engine.

Ya I knew the EB has double injectors. Unfortunately Ford screwed the software and it only cuts down on the carbon buildup. They need to have more on time for the port injectors, and less for the DI, but for some reason they don't.
I haven't worked on any of the newer stuff so I didn't know the 5.0 was DI. Thanks for the update.

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FishOnOne

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Posted: 06/05/23 04:54pm

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F150 3.5EB Tow Test...

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'12 Ford Super Duty FX4 ELD CC 6.7 PSD 400HP 800ft/lbs "270k Miles"
'16 Sprinter 319MKS "Wide Body"

mlts22

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Posted: 06/30/23 12:48pm

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If I were buying a F-150, where it would be towing stuff, as well as a daily driver, I'd go for the hybrid, mainly because it provides some off the line torque from the electric motor. The main reason for this is generator mode, and making sure it had the 7000 watt power option. With this, it means not having to carry a generator, nor worry about it being stolen.

wowens79

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Also good luck finding one at a decent price. My sons in college, and wanted to go from his 2002 Jeep, to a truck. We spent about a month looking, and I was shocked how many trucks from up in the rust belt are brought down to ATL, and how many have a rebuilt title.
He finally decided to stick with his Jeep until he/we can save up more, or prices come down. We saw some absolute **** they were asking $15-18k for.

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2002 Chevy Silverado 1500HD 6.0l 268k miles (retired)
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way2roll

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Moot point now, I switched gears (pardon the pun) and bought a BMW. Wasn't what I was looking for but I really liked it. Might be my favorite car to date and I've had a lot. If I need materials for projects I think I'll just get a landscape trailer to tow behind the jeep.

Thanks all.

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way2roll wrote:

Pictures or it didn't happen!

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way2roll

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blt2ski wrote:

way2roll wrote:

Pictures or it didn't happen!

Marty

I've never been able to figure out posting pictures on this site. :-)

MFL

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way2roll wrote:

blt2ski wrote:

way2roll wrote:

Pictures or it didn't happen!

Marty

I've never been able to figure out posting pictures on this site. :-)

What??...anyone can google rv.net photo posting, follow easy instructions. Just a cop out, maybe didn't happen? You seem to be a savvy guy...we're waiting. [emoticon]