Just hit 30k miles on my 2023 and over the last few weeks the truck has developed a pretty aggressive clunk when I take off from stop lights. If I ease the throttle super slow no clunk. I recall on older models sometimes you have to drop the driveshaft and grease the slip yolk splines. Is this...
The 5.5L DOHC V8 is putting out 1,064 HP/830 LB FT of torque. Ford is going to need to add the N/A 5.0’s PFDI dual injection strategy to the 5.2 Supercharged motor to clear these #’s on pump gas. PI ain’t gonna cut it against this motor...
A few dealers have posted about this recently on YouTube. Ford has been acting shady about general stock trucks for the 5.0 and some dealers even claim 3.5 EB. Ford won’t let the dealers order what they want lately it seems and are telling dealers they must order the hybrid. Doesn’t sound like...
Particularly for trucks. I was looking at sales of the F-150 over the last 20 years, and I know Ford touts #1 selling vehicle in USA. However compared to the late 90s and early 2000’s they are selling anywhere between 150,000 to 200,000 less units annually today than 20 years ago. Are the price...
TFL dropped a new video yesterday. Each truck was impressive in its own right but the F-150 definitely left some to be desired in the downhill braking. Granted no exhaust brakes in a gas engine so not exactly a surprise. Impressed that the 5.0 matched the 6.7 Cummins on wide open throttle...
What gives? My F-150 5.0L V8 shifts every gear at 6,800 rpm at wide open throttle. The Mustang GT shifted considerably lower foot to the floor (we are talking like 6,000-6,200 rpm). It shifted at 7,250 only on gear 1-2, the engine will not go any higher than 6,200 on any other gear change. My...
Interested in the updates as this is a refresh and not a whole new gen.
I notice for 2024 the 5.0L V8 now is rated the exact same as the 3.5 EB on fuel economy per the EPA stickers when walking around the Ford dealer lot yesterday. Can Ford adjust the average based on how many trucks they plan...
5 newer cars/trucks stolen in my neighborhood last night, they said the perpetrators are getting signals off spare transponders in everyone’s houses and then stealing push to start vehicles with their computer. Hoping my transponder key is what kept mine from being jacked. It seems you have to...
What do we think? I think we are either looking at a hybrid 5.0 V8 with 650+ HP or a new generation Voodoo with an improved crank (S650 GT350). I’d like to see it be another naturally aspirated monster rather than blown, I think they should save the blown GT-500 for 2025-2026 when the Zora comes...
For those who have been following, insurance groups are losing big on auto and home policies. In 2022 State Farm sold $46 Billion in policies but had $43.7 Billion in claims. Add expenses for overhead and processing claims and they lost $13 Billion. The 2023 earnings were announced and WOW...
Curious on the Direct Injection pressures. The 3.5 EcoBoost is 150 Bar/2150 psi, the 5.0 V8 is 200 Bar/3,000 psi, the 2.3 EcoBoost is 5,000 psi. The new Ram Hurricane is 350 Bar/5075 psi.
Whats with the wildly differing values? It doesn’t seem to coincide with N/A vs F/I since the 5.0’s...