I purchased a new Ram in 2014 SCSB Hemi 6 speed 3.92 posi, man I though that truck was the sh!t. Then my wife decided she wanted to go camping after telling me for 20 years "I don't camp". We bought a 25' camper that weighs about 5500 lbs loaded, I hook my Hemi onto it and start trying to pull this around Idaho, every way you go seems like it's uphill, man I was disappointed, this damned truck won't pull anything, it's screaming it's lungs out in 4th, 3rd, and sometimes in 2nd trying to deal with not mountains but large hills and it rides like a lumber wagon.
So I do a bunch of research and decide to replace it with an Ecoboost, I though maybe I'll buy a new one but after pricing it out I decide I need to buy a used one instead, still real expensive. Then I ran across this 2011 I purchased it has 60,000 miles, it's an XLT Supercab "finally a place for the dog to ride" SB 4X4 "never owned a 4X4 before" 3.5 Ecoboost, it was ordered with 7700LBS package, max Trailer Tow and the 3.73 rear end and a bunch of other stuff, $6,000 in options, just what I need it was affordable from a real Ford dealership.
I've been driving this truck around for 3 weeks so far and I must say this is way more truck than that Ram, even with 50,000 more miles. It rides better, doesn't try to beat your brains out, the cab is much more roomy and has more leg room, is quieter, the transmission shifts so much better and smoother than the Ram it's hard to believe, it just overall seems like a much more sturdy truck and performance, this truck would have absolutely eat that Ram for lunch even though it weighs close to a 1000LBS more, this truck seems to run way better than the Hemi ever did, "the Hemi had an S&B filter system, custom exhaust, and a custom tune"
I've put in new plugs and coil boots, cleaned all the sensors in the intake track, drilled a small hole in the intercooler, installed a green filter, changed out the factory box caps, changed the rear speakers, put on a new set of Michelins, and changed 13 lug nuts that where messed up, I have a UPR catch can on the way for it also. Im still have to change the coolant and get some Royal Purple in it.
So far this change from Ram to a Ford seems to be a real upgrade, I just hope this truck pulls that trailer like I see them pull in all the videos on You Tube.
I'm looking forward to this camping season instead of dreading it.
So I do a bunch of research and decide to replace it with an Ecoboost, I though maybe I'll buy a new one but after pricing it out I decide I need to buy a used one instead, still real expensive. Then I ran across this 2011 I purchased it has 60,000 miles, it's an XLT Supercab "finally a place for the dog to ride" SB 4X4 "never owned a 4X4 before" 3.5 Ecoboost, it was ordered with 7700LBS package, max Trailer Tow and the 3.73 rear end and a bunch of other stuff, $6,000 in options, just what I need it was affordable from a real Ford dealership.
I've been driving this truck around for 3 weeks so far and I must say this is way more truck than that Ram, even with 50,000 more miles. It rides better, doesn't try to beat your brains out, the cab is much more roomy and has more leg room, is quieter, the transmission shifts so much better and smoother than the Ram it's hard to believe, it just overall seems like a much more sturdy truck and performance, this truck would have absolutely eat that Ram for lunch even though it weighs close to a 1000LBS more, this truck seems to run way better than the Hemi ever did, "the Hemi had an S&B filter system, custom exhaust, and a custom tune"
I've put in new plugs and coil boots, cleaned all the sensors in the intake track, drilled a small hole in the intercooler, installed a green filter, changed out the factory box caps, changed the rear speakers, put on a new set of Michelins, and changed 13 lug nuts that where messed up, I have a UPR catch can on the way for it also. Im still have to change the coolant and get some Royal Purple in it.
So far this change from Ram to a Ford seems to be a real upgrade, I just hope this truck pulls that trailer like I see them pull in all the videos on You Tube.
I'm looking forward to this camping season instead of dreading it.
