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Originally Posted by Expunge
It does, but you still have turbo lag and all the power is in the upper RPM's where a truck engine should not be. And when it comes to longevity, I will take a V8 over a twin turbo v6 any day. It is well documented that Ford's turbo's have issues after 70K miles.
But that does not fit Ford's vision of lighter and more MPG's. So expect turbo's and Aluminum in the next Ranger.
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Lag is minimal. My '13 F-150 SuperCrew equipped with the 1st gen 3.5EB is over 110k miles. . . no issues.
"All the power is in the upper RPM where a truck engine should not be."
3.5EB HO delivers max torque of 510lbft @ 3500rpm.
GM's truck duty 6.2 delivers 460lbft @ 4100rpm.
3.5EB HO max HP of 450 is @ 5000rpm
Truck 6.2L max HP of 420 is @ 5600rpm
But, i digress.
The new Ranger should by all means utilize the 2.7EB, in a HO guise, as its top tier engine. It fits current playbook being put out by Ford Performance, what with pushing the EB name further and further.
Base could be a NA 2.3, a 3.0L Powerstroke should be an option, and the 2.7EB and a 2.7EB HO can sit at the top.