Thougths on new F150's

[88Racing]

Ford is not being as soft on its warranty claims if they find out that the pcm has been flashed......there is now a login required from the tech.....if a flash has been detected with out a login its comes up as a login failure....the battery disconnect excuse doesn't work anymore....the ecoboost is especially being watched very closely for tweaks and mods....

Test drove 3 trucks a couple of weeks ago...all with the 6.2.....raptor screw....limited.....Harley.....the raptor by far had the best shifting and gitty up out of all of them....

[martinoledad]

Wow that kind of sucks about the pcm login deal but i guess its smart on their part.

I figured that the 6.2 would have the most power or bite taking off...but I also know it has the worst MPG so it would be fun to test drive but wouldnt be the engine for me. at least thats what i told my dad when we were talking about it. If i had the money and this truck paid off I would definitely get the Ecoboost engine.

[ticopowell]

Originally Posted by 88Racing

Ford is not being as soft on its warranty claims if they find out that the pcm has been flashed......there is now a login required from the tech.....if a flash has been detected with out a login its comes up as a login failure....the battery disconnect excuse doesn't work anymore....the ecoboost is especially being watched very closely for tweaks and mods....

Test drove 3 trucks a couple of weeks ago...all with the 6.2.....raptor screw....limited.....Harley.....the raptor by far had the best shifting and gitty up out of all of them....

Well that sucks.. and I assume that means that custom tunes are really out of the question warranty wise because of the login? or will they still allow some stuff? and I am betting that I already know the answer, but how does the 6.2 compare to the ecoboost? I am guessing that it has more power and stuff, and I bet it can get quite the upgrades, but is it that much more than the ecoboost to merit around half the gas mileage?

[martinoledad]

Well the Ecoboost is still a V-6 and the 6.2 is a huge V-8.... I bet with some good tuning and upgrades the 6.2 could be a powerful and get about average MPG. I think if i were to get the Ecoboost I wouldnt upgrade ANYTHING!!! until the warranty expire, but with the power and MPG it has stock there really isnt any need to.

[907DAVE]

That EcoBoost is one bad mutha!

If I were to ever buy a gasser(not likely) thats what I would get, the 6.2 just is not up to the same level of technology.