new rig, 2015 F150 Platinum
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It's the hours that kill you. No time to spend the money. It's also why you'll get the bed liner you want.
It's the hours that kill you. No time to spend the money. It's also why you'll get the bed liner you want.
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Yup have had them on several veh. Better then scratching the paint
Its now legal to go 75% tint on the whole W/S
The tint I want is ceramic tint and typically not done at dealers unless high end, we're talking cars/trucks are $500, ft windshield is wanting $300
Very high heat rejection vs darkness, dark doesn't mean heat rejection
Google: huper optik or solar adaptive tint (photosync)
Thinking maybe bed rug vs spray in, if I go spray in I'll do line-x
No need for 4x4, this is a city truck
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Never understood tinted windshields, or tinted taillights and headlights.
That one time when you need 4x4 and are thinking about who you can call, remember this thread haha
I settled for Lariat so I could get all the truck things like max tow, 4x4, big gas tank, trailer brake controller, etc. Still got my AC seats and that's all i care about
These aluminum F150s are hot rods. My 15 V8 smokes my '12 EcoBoost with 3.73s and my '13 Ecoboost.
Oh, and don't you love the back seat leg room
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That one time when you need 4x4 and are thinking about who you can call, remember this thread haha
I settled for Lariat so I could get all the truck things like max tow, 4x4, big gas tank, trailer brake controller, etc. Still got my AC seats and that's all i care about
These aluminum F150s are hot rods. My 15 V8 smokes my '12 EcoBoost with 3.73s and my '13 Ecoboost.
Oh, and don't you love the back seat leg room
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the_persuader
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Good looking ride! If I was in the market for a new half ton, the F150 would be my choice. I'm not a big fan of the new Silverados or Rams.
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Never understood tinted windshields, or tinted taillights and headlights.
That one time when you need 4x4 and are thinking about who you can call, remember this thread haha
I settled for Lariat so I could get all the truck things like max tow, 4x4, big gas tank, trailer brake controller, etc. Still got my AC seats and that's all i care about
These aluminum F150s are hot rods. My 15 V8 smokes my '12 EcoBoost with 3.73s and my '1 Ecoboost.
Oh, and don't you love the back seat leg room
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There is a V8 that's faster than the turbo?
have max tow, 3.55, trailer brake as well.
big gas tank is nice, but i drive to in-laws in Kansas all too many times 12hrs , and never have we driven till the tank was emptyish, we stop ever 3-4 hrs
and last yr when we drove to Disney Fla w/ MiL we stopped like every 1.5hrs, UGH!
big gas tank is nice, but i drive to in-laws in Kansas all too many times 12hrs , and never have we driven till the tank was emptyish, we stop ever 3-4 hrs
and last yr when we drove to Disney Fla w/ MiL we stopped like every 1.5hrs, UGH!
The 5.0 V8 is no slouch. My point was that the new '15 aluminum F150 is so light that the V8 version smokes my older F150 with EcoBoost and 3.73 gears. I had a '15 with 3.5 EcoBoost and it was a rocketship. But I traded it for the V8 and no ragrets.
Heck, even the new 2.7 EcoBoost makes for a quick truck. They have 325hp/365tq which is what the base 5.3 Chevy trucks had until a few years ago; and the F150 is 800lbs lighter.
I just got tired of turbo lag, and my EcoBoost trucks never got any better mpg than the V8s...
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Ecoboost is Ford's version of exploding gas in the same manner as diesel. They still use a spark plug, but the way it's injected mimics smashing the gas like fuel oil. Exploding every bit of fuel in the combustion chamber. It uses less fuel and produces more power per gas used. Makes more use of the fuel kinda thing.
Pretty smart idea.
Pretty smart idea.
the_persuader
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The Ecoboost made sense in the power department over the 5.0 and was more comparable to a 6.2, but got substantially better fuel economy. Our '11 averages 17 mpg out of a crew cab 4x4 with a diesel like torque curve. Turbo lag is pretty low. And with a tune only, an Ecoboost can gain 90 rwhp. Only drawback is the lack of V8 exhaust sound.
I can't comment on the '15's as I haven't driven one yet.
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the_persuader
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I had a 4th Gen Ram as a company truck. Just not a big fan.
I have owned 2 Dodges as well. There's positives and negatives with every brand.
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The new 5.0 V8 in the '15 makes more power than the 3.5 EcoBoost. It also gets better mpg. The EcoBoost has low turbo lag compared to my Duramax, but it's still there and it's still annoying.
My '12 and '13 EcoBoost F150s had 3.73 and 3.31 gears respectively, and averaged 15 and 18 mpg, again respectively. Both were 4x4 crew cab short bed and neither ever got close to the EPA estimates on fuel economy. Even when you really, really tried on the highway, they were a few points off the 21mpg on the window sticker.
While the EcoBoost may sound cool on paper, it's not so good in execution. It's not much quicker than the 5.0 (now it certainly is not), and it's no more fuel efficient. Put a trailer behind it and the mpg numbers are single digit. Pretty pathetic for a drivetrain which was marketed as the best for towing. Not to mention the price premium to get the EcoBoost.
No more EcoBoost for me. But with all that said, I still have my '13 and it has 105k miles on it. Not a single problem with it. My '12 was in the shop 6 times in the first year though, half of which were for major engine issues related to the throttle body.
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Just read about a 14 Eco w a seized motor, on local motorcycle forum
He did have a light tune on it
My in laws pull a combine header w/ their eco, they said it pills better then there hemi did
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He did have a light tune on it
My in laws pull a combine header w/ their eco, they said it pills better then there hemi did
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Well, the deal is done. Nice looking truck.
The 5.0 you got would pull better and is the better truck. $0.02
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