TGPWS 10: The Tentacle Invasion

relentless044

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I had a 14 f150 3.5 ecoboost

not nearly as cool sounding as all the v8's it'd leave in the dust, both loaded and non

was eternally impressed with the way it hauled my full size bronco back from dallas
 

relentless044

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speaking of such, ecoboost (toyota only 10+ years behind ford on this one)
I towed a dude whos jeep broke down that had a 5.7 tundra, bs'ing trucks told him I usually averaged high teens low 20's and he was like huh, maybe all that carbon build up is worth it cause I struggle to break 15
 

BEEFY

I Smile when Gasoline Can Freeze
Hit plus 10 at my place today. It's the end of September and should be closer to -20. And we are still in a stage 5 drought. Should have 4'-6' of snow in my yard. Have none. And was Talking with a neighbor and he showed me tulip that are starting to come up. Thinking we are going to have a bad fire year in my area.
 

Subsport

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I had a 14 f150 3.5 ecoboost

not nearly as cool sounding as all the v8's it'd leave in the dust, both loaded and non

was eternally impressed with the way it hauled my full size bronco back from dallas
All respect to the Ecoboost. Mr brother-in-law has one in his F150 and loves it. But I’d still get one with a 5.0 just to keep it simple.
 

relentless044

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All respect to the Ecoboost. Mr brother-in-law has one in his F150 and loves it. But I’d still get one with a 5.0 just to keep it simple.
I’ve had 2 5.0 f150s, first got stolen, 2nd is on this forum somewhere, used it to haul an Isuzu truck to North Carolina and loved it and it’s 10 speed, traded because I love my 6.7 powerstrokes

The 3.5 eco is faster, and does tow a lot better, and that’s sayin something cause the 5.0 is no slouch, only issue in 120k miles was a radiator hose
 

Xterrorista

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5.0, 12lb Paxton, 355 gearing, hurst.. I had way too much fun at 18. Bought a 5.0 GT sleeper, dude built it to be a Saleen clone. Still got 5k after I bent up the uniframe..
 

Subsport

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I’ve had 2 5.0 f150s, first got stolen, 2nd is on this forum somewhere, used it to haul an Isuzu truck to North Carolina and loved it and it’s 10 speed, traded because I love my 6.7 powerstrokes

The 3.5 eco is faster, and does tow a lot better, and that’s sayin something cause the 5.0 is no slouch, only issue in 120k miles was a radiator hose
Oh yeah. Friend of mine has an explorer st with a twin-turbo ecoboost and that thing is stoopid fast. Forced induction definitely enhances performance. It also wears out engines faster. I just want fuss free so I’ll settle for the 5.0.
 

relentless044

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Oh yeah. Friend of mine has an explorer st with a twin-turbo ecoboost and that thing is stoopid fast. Forced induction definitely enhances performance. It also wears out engines faster. I just want fuss free so I’ll settle for the 5.0.
theres plenty of ecoboost f150's over the 500k mark
 

relentless044

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This is important. Toyota had a legacy of reliability and innovation. But they're behind the 8 ball on this. If Toyota was doing smaller turbos in the same timeline as Ford, I guarantee they'd be better.
Better how?

I'll admit, a lot of my hate for toyota if you can call it that, is because they don't perform

Dead reliable? sure, I'll give you that, but they build v6's with the power of an i4 and the mpg of a v8

the 5.7? powerful? yes, reliable? yes, mpg? worse than a triton v10

fast cheap reliable pick 2

I will stick with ford over toyota any day of the week, or our beloved nissan>toyota
 

relentless044

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If their is one thing I've learned from all my workplace drama is that my worth is not overstated

the amount of hey bro, we heard things at your current business aren't going so well, if we can do anything, just let us know
 

Fromfrontier2Xterra

I bought a Taco
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The Toyota tax is bullshiat.
Yep. Only reason I have the one I do is the stupid deal I got it. Bought a 2018 used in 2020 with only 1,800 miles on. Poor dude bought it. Got diagnosed with terminal cancer and traded it back in with it hardly being driven to get a new car for his wife straight up so she had a new vehicle when he was gone. Got basically a brand new truck with spray bed liner, tri-cover, and wind breakers on the window for the price of used.
 

relentless044

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sadly, this year, tgpws won't be opened by someone whos gonna feel it in the morning cause its new years but we all past 30
 
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