Why not put turbos on 2500 gas trucks
I hear all these great reviews on the Eco-Boost engine and all the power it creates. Somewhere I read a few years back it had more HP and torque then my 2500 HD gas. Why doesn't Ford or Chevy offer ...
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blt2ski wrote:
I'd take one of the 3.5 eco boosts in a 25 series truck! ......A properly setup motor, trans, axel ratio to tire diam, and one can get 20+ mpg even in a 25 series reg cab rig in the 5000 lb tare range, run down the road at 10K max gvw, maybe 12-15K gcw doing local delivery etc.......styling!
Yep. Those 3.5L ecoboost engines look like very capable power plants. They make 425+ ft lbs of torque at fairly low RPM and I think they're in the 400HP range. That's plenty for a gas powered 2500 truck. I too have wondered why that's not an option in the F250.
It might also be buyer apathy. I had a friend that bought an F150 with the 5.0L V8. The TT be bought was too big and I tried to convince him he would have been better off with the 3.5L. 'Nope, I had to have a V8 to get the most power'. There was no convincing him that the 3.5L was more towing capable.
Could it still be there is a significant demographic that just can't believe that a V6 makes enough power to pull heavy loads? I dunno. When I bought my RAM I strongly considered either an F150 with 3.5L or a RAM 1500 with EcoDiesel. Ultimately I decided I wanted a good sized 5er so I went bigger with a Cummins. But....had I decided to stay with a smaller 5er or TT then either of those 1/2 ton trucks would have been perfect choices.
KJ
