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08-20-2017, 09:50 AM
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OK - I guess we all are kids at heart. If I need instant acceleration and a good seat of the pants kick from something well beyond 300 REAL Hp, I drag this thing out of the garage where it nestles 99.9% of the time. Now, why do I know or have a really good idea of that Hp? I chose all of the ingredients inside that engine with personal and 'loving' care (along with every other part on that car build). Then I 'did' the engine and transmission a second time, just because Electronics amount to a full MSD ignition system. Everything else is mechanical and all Ford repro, OEM or custom fab.
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08-20-2017, 09:57 AM
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Location: Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave W
OK - I guess we all are kids at heart. If I need instant acceleration and a good seat of the pants kick from something well beyond 300 REAL Hp, I drag this thing out of the garage where it nestles 99.9% of the time. Now, why do I know or have a really good idea of that Hp? I chose all of the ingredients inside that engine with personal and 'loving' care (along with every other part on that car build). Then I 'did' the engine and transmission a second time, just because Electronics amount to a full MSD ignition system. Everything else is mechanical and all Ford repro, OEM or custom fab.
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Gorgeous car!
"kids" need their toys
-Brian
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08-20-2017, 10:16 AM
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Site Team
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Dave W,
Great looking automobile. My DW just shakes her head when I start talking about wanting a new toy. So far I've been able to talk her into everything except an airplane. She has drawn the line at that and I'm afraid if I cross it I'll be "forever flying solo".... Hmmmmm
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2015 F250 6.7l 4x4
2014 Cougar X Lite 27RKS
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08-20-2017, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by JRTJH
Dave W,
Great looking automobile. My DW just shakes her head when I start talking about wanting a new toy. So far I've been able to talk her into everything except an airplane. She has drawn the line at that and I'm afraid if I cross it I'll be "forever flying solo".... Hmmmmm
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Thanks.
I've not even talked airplanes as they are and have been forever outside the reach of my wallet's discretionary contents but my DW just lets me do whatever ..... and that car is one of the results. She understands the difference between a man and a boy is only the price of their toys. Thankfully
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08-20-2017, 10:56 AM
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Location: Colorado Springs
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Originally Posted by bsmith0404
A couple points, yes there is still turbo lag on the trucks. The smaller turbos that are used in cars spool up much faster and the lag has been all but eliminated on some of them. The larger the turbo, the more air it takes to spool it up, the greater the lag.
As for the new cars and computers, I considered putting EFI on my 75 corvette when I built the motor, but I still enjoy old school stuff on an old school V8. I give it a comfortable mid altitude tune. Actually in NM I'm sitting at about 3500 feet so a good tune here still works well at sea level and at 8,000 ft. It may not perform as well at certain elevations, but 450 HP vs 400 HP is still fun to drive and moves along just fine.
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Talk to your tuner about increasing throttle response
Any of them can fix that delay.
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08-20-2017, 11:29 AM
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Location: Las Cruces
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Ok, here's my toy. It is a bit further along now, actually drivable at this point, but I needed room in the garage for some home remodeling projects so it's been tucked away safely back in the car trailer so no fresh pics. Plenty of throttle response, no electronics to get in the way, just a Holley carb dumping plenty of fuel down the high rise with wide open 2.02s to allow the flow being created by the 10:1 jugs.
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08-20-2017, 01:17 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Parker
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Hello all! I'm a long time lurker and first time poster. I do have a 2016 f150 with the 3.5 ecoboost towing a 2810BH. Have had the truck for over a year and put 2800 miles towing so far this summer. When buying this truck I definitely wanted the sweet sounding 5.0 but after driving both back to back I can definitely say the 3.5 was hands down better with its power delivery. The way the tranny slips a little off the line let's the turbos spool quick and you are off. Lag is minimal. Living in Colorado and towing up these passes was not a problem at all. I accelerated from 45 to 65 going up monarch pass at 9500 feet with no problem. Fuel mileage does suffer a lot when I am towing hard like that, around 10-12ish. But that's the price of making power. Off the line acceleration, the 5.0 can't touch it. The only downside to the 3.5 is the exhaust sound. It sounds like a leaf blower, but I'm willing to live with it for the power. Now if they made a supercharger to go with that coyote 5.0 I would have definitely gone that route.
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08-20-2017, 03:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Forza319
Hello all! I'm a long time lurker and first time poster. .... Now if they made a supercharger to go with that coyote 5.0 I would have definitely gone that route.
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Welcome to the "visible part of the forum" !!! We're happy to have found a topic that would motivate you to start posting and we're glad you did LOL
As for that supercharged 5.0, Ford has been letting the rumors survive (they won't deny or confirm) that they are working on an EcoBoost 5.0 for the SuperDuty line as a replacement for the "aging 6.2L engine".. Whether there's any truth to it or not, who knows..... They also wouldn't confirm or deny the existence of plans for a diesel F150 and it's due in showrooms next spring, so there's hope for your "trade-in and upgrade" LOL
Welcome to the forum !!!
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2015 F250 6.7l 4x4
2014 Cougar X Lite 27RKS
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08-29-2017, 04:02 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2012
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This Ford tech chose a Dodge in 05, and I still have it
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08-29-2017, 04:27 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Colorado Springs
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Feel for ya .
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08-29-2017, 04:39 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by madmaxmutt
Feel for ya .
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It was a Goldilocks thing, it gets the job done.
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