Barko1
Senior Member
Don't know that I seen anything posted on this. No small diesel but over 400# of torque and over 11,000 towing.
The twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V6 makes 365 horsepower at 5,000 rpm and a whopping 420 lb-ft of torque at 2,500 rpm. Ninety percent of that torque is available from 1,700 to 5,000 rpm. That's enough to tow 11,300 pounds and, at least on paper, silence any critics who claim they "ain't buyin' no dang V6."
The 3.5-liter EcoBoost also powers the current Taurus SHO, Ford Flex and Lincoln MKS and MKT.
The engine is loaded with high-tech componentry that would have seemed like science fiction to the engineers who built the flathead straight-six of the 1948 model year. Ford's twin independent variable cam timing adjusts the phases on each camshaft by up to 60 degrees on the intake cam and 50 degrees on the exhaust. BorgWarner makes the two turbochargers — one for each bank of cylinders — that add up to 13.5 psi of boost to the combustion process. An intercooler sits up front, sharing grille space with the radiator. Direct injection blasts fuel into the combustion chambers at 2,100 psi. Cast iron exhaust manifolds are durable and help with catalyst light-off. Computer mapping for the turbo is unique to the F-150.
"Truck customers should think of the EcoBoost truck engine as a gas-powered engine with diesel-type capability and characteristics," said Jim Mazuchowski, V6 engines program manager. "The twin turbochargers and direct injection give it the broad, flat torque curve that makes towing with a diesel so effortless — and hard acceleration so much fun."
But the EcoBoost V6 engine and its peripheries weigh about the same as the previous 5.4-liter V8, so there's no loss of curb weight based on having two fewer cylinders.
The twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V6 makes 365 horsepower at 5,000 rpm and a whopping 420 lb-ft of torque at 2,500 rpm. Ninety percent of that torque is available from 1,700 to 5,000 rpm. That's enough to tow 11,300 pounds and, at least on paper, silence any critics who claim they "ain't buyin' no dang V6."
The 3.5-liter EcoBoost also powers the current Taurus SHO, Ford Flex and Lincoln MKS and MKT.
The engine is loaded with high-tech componentry that would have seemed like science fiction to the engineers who built the flathead straight-six of the 1948 model year. Ford's twin independent variable cam timing adjusts the phases on each camshaft by up to 60 degrees on the intake cam and 50 degrees on the exhaust. BorgWarner makes the two turbochargers — one for each bank of cylinders — that add up to 13.5 psi of boost to the combustion process. An intercooler sits up front, sharing grille space with the radiator. Direct injection blasts fuel into the combustion chambers at 2,100 psi. Cast iron exhaust manifolds are durable and help with catalyst light-off. Computer mapping for the turbo is unique to the F-150.
"Truck customers should think of the EcoBoost truck engine as a gas-powered engine with diesel-type capability and characteristics," said Jim Mazuchowski, V6 engines program manager. "The twin turbochargers and direct injection give it the broad, flat torque curve that makes towing with a diesel so effortless — and hard acceleration so much fun."
But the EcoBoost V6 engine and its peripheries weigh about the same as the previous 5.4-liter V8, so there's no loss of curb weight based on having two fewer cylinders.
