Ive seen F150s with the 2.7 make over 500whp with bolt ons and tune. Ive seen 2.3 mustangs and rangers making 400. The only real advantage to a coyote is the sound and bragging rights.
Plus throw on a supercharger and fuggedaboutit
You will never convince the "gazillian HP on paper" crowd that intense throttle response matters to some. You can get it with either a big NA engine, or a TVS'd "smaller" engine (or hybrids, but not my thing, yet). Not going to get it from a straight turbo motor, no matter what you do (well, maybe electric turbos, but cylinder pressures @ low RPM's would probably blow it up then).Although I do not have an issue with the 2.7 in my Squatch, I will say that it is very lazy in the first two gears. It seems to come alive after that. Once someone cracks the ECM I'm sure that will be fixed but then you have to think of the transmission longevity.
Another point I would like to bring up is that I realize most know of the 5.0 but I feel the better engine suited to the Bronc is the Godzilla. 7.3 liters, bored and stroked 351 Windsor, WAAAAAAAY more torque than a OHC, high RPM 5.0, at a lot lower RPM. Made for the RV and Super Duty market. Gets single digit gas mileage but I would take that off idle torque any day. Also the 7.3 is a much smaller package. By that I mean it does not have those huge DOHC heads on top of it. It is the size of a conventional, old school, V-8.
Just my 2 cents.
Towing in a Bronco shouldn't be a factor, but why not offer several engine choices? 2.3L on the BB, 2.3/2.7 on mid tier BD/OBX, 2.7/5.0 on higher end BL/WT/HE, and supercharged 5.0 in the BRaptor.
Still no replacement for displacement, not to mention wont sound the same
Until you get on the trails and realize you need that low-end torq. CONTROLLABLE low-end tq. I have been on the trails with a 5.0 and a 2.7, and the 2.7 has way more control down low.
The only reason I wanted a bronco was because I always loved the first generation bronco. So, even though the performance would not match the 2.7, if the 5.0 was available, that’s what I would order because I love the sound of a V-8. The 2.7 is also significantly quicker to 60 mph than the 5.0 which shouldn’t matter but it just goes to show you how much performance improvement you get going from the 5.0 to the 2.7.
Because honestly the 5.0 is not a great engine for this application. Ford's mod motors have to be wound up to get power out of them. Great for the mustang, just eh for the F-150. Almost everyone I know that has had both engines in the F-150 and uses them for truck stuff prefers the ecoboost family. The coyote just has no low end grunt. Even in F-150 configuration, it doesn't make peak torque until over 4K RPM. Don't get me wrong, I love V-8s. The coyote is a good V8 for the mustang. It's an ok V8 for the F-150. I think in the bronco it would be just the wrong tool for the job.
Given that I have both (a F-150 3.5 Ecoboost and a 5.0 V8) the Ecoboost is the stronger stock motor, but the V8 gets the nod on the sound and the fuel economy. However, adding a supercharger to the 5.0 can instantly change the equation.
