I'll take a Raptor with a 5.0L please...

[AutoXRacer]

I'll take a Raptor with a 5.0L please...
And I'll slap one of these... No need for an R... lol

 

[NASSTY]

Sounds like a fun but spendy DIY project.

 

[FordTechOne]

No thanks. I’ve seen more than my fair share of 5.0’s melt down a piston with those aftermarket kits. 5.0 is 12:1 compression and the pistons are not designed for F/I, it’s simply a bad combination with poor long term reliability.

Notice you lose the factory 5/60 powertrain coverage; it only includes a 3/36, and that’s through Roush.

 

[Ruger]

No thanks. I’ve seen more than my fair share of 5.0’s melt down a piston with those aftermarket kits. 5.0 is 12:1 compression and the pistons are not designed for F/I, it’s simply a bad combination with poor long term reliability.

Notice you lose the factory 5/60 powertrain coverage; it only includes a 3/36, and that’s through Roush.

Yes, but it won't have cam phaser problems, a leaky oil pan, a leaky transmission pan...

 

[Raptorial]

Yes, but it won't have cam phaser problems, a leaky oil pan, a leaky transmission pan...

FI and high compression will yield much bigger issues than the above

 

[Rango]

Yes, but it won't have cam phaser problems, a leaky oil pan, a leaky transmission pan...

Hey Ruger is still here!

 

[goblues38]

no thanks

 

[FordTechOne]

Yes, but it won't have cam phaser problems, a leaky oil pan, a leaky transmission pan...

You have clue what you’re talking about as usual, just trolling. Transmission pans have nothing to do with the engine, and 5.0 uses the same transmission regardless. 5.0 has also had issues with VCT solenoids and cam phaser noise, there are TSBs for those concerns. 5.0 has a composite oil pan, 2018+ 3.5 is aluminum.

 

[watisthis]

No thanks. I’ve seen more than my fair share of 5.0’s melt down a piston with those aftermarket kits. 5.0 is 12:1 compression and the pistons are not designed for F/I, it’s simply a bad combination with poor long term reliability.

Notice you lose the factory 5/60 powertrain coverage; it only includes a 3/36, and that’s through Roush.

What? The 5.0 is incredibly good with boost. Sure, ring lands are the weak point, but as long as you don't have chocolate milk for gas you'll be fine with, honestly, conservative levels of power. The 5.0 is easily the best bang for your buck when it comes to boost and reliability at the moment.

However, as someone who owns a Mustang and a Raptor I'm fine with only one being a v8. I don't need two sub 12mpg vehicles especially if only can only fit two people.

 

[FordTechOne]

What? The 5.0 is incredibly good with boost. Sure, ring lands are the weak point, but as long as you don't have chocolate milk for gas you'll be fine with, honestly, conservative levels of power. The 5.0 is easily the best bang for your buck when it comes to boost and reliability at the moment.

However, as someone who owns a Mustang and a Raptor I'm fine with only one being a v8. I don't need two sub 12mpg vehicles especially if only can only fit two people.

Yes, adding F/I to an engine like the 5.0 offers a ton of power potential. The 5.0 upper end provides incredible airflow and high RPM power. The issue is that although it can pound out 700 at the crank, it can’t do so with anything close to OEM reliability. Hence why Ford developed the 5.2 Predator.

I’m sure you could get away with a supercharged 5.0 Mustang for a lot longer than an F-150, most of the failures I’ve seen have been in trucks.