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- 40 million trucks.
Ford has sold 40 million F-Series pickup trucks
since they were introduced 75 years ago.
While there's been a Ford truck for pretty much everyone,
the debate has been going steady since the introduction
of the EcoBoost on which engine is actually better.
But, today we're not talking about the EcoBoost.
I'm Dustin, Dusti.Co on Instagram,
and in today's video we're talking about the fire breathing
flat-plane crank having variable valves goodness,
that is the Coyote engine to find out
is a 5.0-liter F-150 really worth it.
- [Man in background] Hell yeah.
- Let's get it.
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That's that, let's talk about F-150s.
The year, it's 2009, and Farmville is officially launching
for the first time on Facebook.
While it's not quite as controversial as your friend,
not adding you as a friend on Farmville,
and sending you a stack of hay so you can level up,
and then you can get like three cows instead of two,
things at the old Ford Motor Company,
they're gettin' a little spicy.
In 2009, Ford introduced the 12th generation of F-150s.
And with it came to all new engine options.
One of them was the EcoBoost,
the twin turbo-powered V6 that made 365 horsepower.
And of course the bell of the ball,
the star of today's show, if you would,
the 5.0-liter Coyote V8.
And with this Ford effectively
took an already divided market between Ford versus Chevy,
and the then split them further down the middle
into two groups.
It's a classic debate, EcoBoost versus Coyote.
Displacement versus forced induction,
that's gone on forever.
But what makes the Coyote so damn special?
Getting its name from a race car driven
by the one and only A.J. Foyt,
who you may or may not remember
from the iconic GT40 Ford program,
the old LeMans back in the 60s.
Rhe Coyote was introduced as the next generation
of Ford V8, replacing the 5.4 liter and the 4.6 litter V8s
that had previously been adopted
in the Mustang in the F-150.
This new generation of Ford power plant
would come out swinging like a white girl
at a Miranda Lambert concert, that just don't need no man.
It featured a cast aluminum block,
Twin Independent Variable Valve Cam Timing,
and made 360 horsepower right out of the gate,
which is respectable at the time.
This variable valve timing
would ultimately help the Coyote be so damn good.
Reducing emissions, improving fuel economy,
and of course, giving you that power curve
when you want it most, which is good,
because the name of the game at the time
was competing with General Motors.
At the time of the Coyotes introduction,
General Motors was absolutely dominating
the domestic muscle car market,
with their LS2-Powered Camaro.
General Motors was straight up just mopping the floor
with the old Ford Motor Company.
Ford knew that if they wanted to be competitive
this new generation of engines
had to be an absolute banger, and banger it was.
Americans at the time, had become accustomed
to big torque fire-breathing V8s.
So the launch of the F-150
was instantly a success with the Coyote.
Plus in case you've never heard one of these things, right,
with an exhaust on 'em,
allow me to just grace your eardrums for just a moment.
(truck engine starting)
- [Man] Oh, that's nice.
- [Woman] Oh, that's nice.
- [Man] See.
- Fun fact, though.
Did you know that the EcoBoost is actually rated
to tow more than the 5.0s are?
That's right, in 2011, the 5.0-liter V8
was rated for a maximum towing capacity of 9,100 pounds.
Whereas the Twin Turbo EcoBoost V6 was rated
for a maximum towing capacity of over 11,000 pounds.
That's quite literally, a ton more weight
than the 5.0-liters rated for, which surprises most people.
If horsepower's more your game though, than no worries.
Shelby offers a from the dealer, complete package,
5.0-liter powered Shelby F-150 that absolutely shreds.
Outfitted with a Shelby super charger,
and straight down to party,
these trucks are just fuckin' gnarly.
Literally, everything on these trucks is engineered
from the carbon fiber intake,
to the Shelby Branded Borla Exhaust tips.
They touch everything on these things.
They look nasty, and better yet,
they do some gnarly burnouts.
They're awesome, if street trucks are your thing,
these are for you.
Ever heard of crash bars?
If you're not familiar with them, and you have an F-150,
then you're gonna wanna listen up.
If you want bigger wheels and tires on your F-150,
regardless if you have an Eco Boost, or a 5.0-liter,
then chances are, you may run into some rubbing issues
on the crash bars.
These crash bars, if you're not familiar,
sit inside of your fender well, and are made to,
and I quote, reduce significant risk of injury
to person's right leg due some intrusion
into the cabin in the event of a crash.
Well, legally, we can't tell you what to do.
One, because we're not your dad,
two, because we're not a lawyer.
There have been several cases of folks
who have maybe modified their crash bars
to alleviate, rubbing and scrubbing
from a bigger wheel and tire setup.
Again, that's just what we heard though, from a friend.
At the end of the day,
what makes the 5.0-liter Coyote V8 trucks so damn appealing
is that they're just simple.
They're simple by design.
Well sure, the EcoBoost does have a higher tow rating.
The Coyote is just a simple American V8.
There's no turbos to go out, no oil feed lines to break,
and piss out all your oil,
and no intercooler boots to pop off,
when you're towing a trailer through the mountains.
It's easy to see why Ford
continues to keep this engine around,
even still to this day.
Would you drive a 5.0-liter F-150,
or are you more of an EcoBoost guy?
Let us know down to the comment section below.
And of course, you guys already know,
if you need wheels and tires for your truck,
be that F-150, or really anything else,
check us out, CustomOffsets.com.
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