2011 Ford F150 STX vs Silverado LS

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This is real world mpg. A heck of a lot better than the the 4.6 V8 I had in the 97 F150 I owned....although it did get 21 to 22 on the interstate with the AC running. But that was before ethanol was put in gasoline.

Sure the Ecoboost doesn't sound like a V8.....but the sounds of the turbos spinning up is cool.

Actually, the only gripe I have with my truck is the fact that the bed walls are so dang tall! Then add the ride height....it's as high as a 4wd in the rear.....makes it hard for a short guy like me to reach in the back! And no, I don't have the steps on mine.
 
Yeah that drives me nuts on all the new trucks, they jack the heck out of them which I guess looks "cool". But for those of use who actually use them as designed its a PITA.

Low trucks are a lot easier to load.
 
Originally Posted By: Smokefan1977
My FIL paid 29770.00 for his 2011 F150 ECSB 2wd XLT with the Ecoboost. We paid 28500.00 for our 07 CCSB 2wd 5.4 XLT.

I work on all major truck brands and they all have issues, but I take my battle with ford. The 5.0 has lots of power and the ford transmission is unbeatable in these trucks. Go drive them all before you decide based on price. Fords are heavier for a reason the payload is also more. Buy a car if you want a V6.

FWIW the Inline 300 is by far one of the longest lasting engines EVER built. Much like cummins its a proven fact that inlines routinly have longer longevity.

Go shopping you can get a great deal now on 2011 or wait until mid oct when new model year is introduced for the best deals


I have to disagree with the 300 being long lasting. I've seen them blow head gaskets and have main bearing issues and it gets the same mileage as a V-8.
 
Originally Posted By: kelpie
Originally Posted By: Smokefan1977
My FIL paid 29770.00 for his 2011 F150 ECSB 2wd XLT with the Ecoboost. We paid 28500.00 for our 07 CCSB 2wd 5.4 XLT.

I work on all major truck brands and they all have issues, but I take my battle with ford. The 5.0 has lots of power and the ford transmission is unbeatable in these trucks. Go drive them all before you decide based on price. Fords are heavier for a reason the payload is also more. Buy a car if you want a V6.

FWIW the Inline 300 is by far one of the longest lasting engines EVER built. Much like cummins its a proven fact that inlines routinly have longer longevity.

Go shopping you can get a great deal now on 2011 or wait until mid oct when new model year is introduced for the best deals


I have to disagree with the 300 being long lasting. I've seen them blow head gaskets and have main bearing issues and it gets the same mileage as a V-8.


I think you must live in the Twilight Zone.... It was a tractor engine that was oft fitted to irrigation equipment. It is (or was) still in production to run gensets and pumps long after Ford stopped using it in the trucks because of how ridiculously durable it was.

Yes, it was horrible on fuel. I owned one.

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Yep, that's right. SEVEN mains! One of the old 300 straight sixes best attributes.

We used to run them 200-300k miles and then just rebuild the top end and put them right back in!

I had one that I put an Offy manifold on that used a micro 4bbl carb and it was dynamite. Even got good mileage!
 
I think the only real "weakness" of those 300s, or at least the later ones, was the nylon timing gears. The nylon would strip away and they'd jump time. But I always liked how they used the gears and not a chain. Ford certainly isn't the only one from that era who used nylon, but we did used to sell a lot of timing sets for these.

It's a testament to how long they ran, though, which is why I used the word 'weakness' loosely. Most other engines were too tired to keep by the time the timing set was worn out.
 
Originally Posted By: Hokiefyd
I think the only real "weakness" of those 300s, or at least the later ones, was the nylon timing gears. The nylon would strip away and they'd jump time. But I always liked how they used the gears and not a chain. Ford certainly isn't the only one from that era who used nylon, but we did used to sell a lot of timing sets for these.

It's a testament to how long they ran, though, which is why I used the word 'weakness' loosely. Most other engines were too tired to keep by the time the timing set was worn out.


The nylon gears coming apart is what took mine out. The engine had never been apart, sat a lot, and ultimately instead of tearing into it to replace the gears, I swapped it out for a 302HO.

It likely would have gone on running forever had I swapped in some new gears.
 
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