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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The ecoboost makes about 85% of it's torque at 1500 rpm.
There is no reason to ever have to rev it out.
It tows like a turbo diesel at low rpms.
Without the trailer, doing about 55 on state routes I can often get in the mid to high 20 mpg's, on some back roads at @ 40 mph it gets 30 plus. Towing it is about like everything else maybe 10 to as much as 13 mpg, depending on winds, hills in Central and north FL don't seem to change that at all.
We've taken ours from key west, to Asheville NC, to New Orleans. Never a hiccup.
3.5L EcoBoost F-150 Specs & Info
365 HP & 420 TQ (Raptpr's 3.5L - 450 HP & 510 TQ)
17 mpg city/ 23 mpg highway / 20 mpg combined
3,180 lbs Payload Rating / 12,200 lbs towing capacity
Direct Fuel Injection
Dual Over Head Camshafts
Maintains 90% peak torque from 1,700 RPM to 5,000 RPM
There is no reason to ever have to rev it out.
It tows like a turbo diesel at low rpms.
Without the trailer, doing about 55 on state routes I can often get in the mid to high 20 mpg's, on some back roads at @ 40 mph it gets 30 plus. Towing it is about like everything else maybe 10 to as much as 13 mpg, depending on winds, hills in Central and north FL don't seem to change that at all.
We've taken ours from key west, to Asheville NC, to New Orleans. Never a hiccup.
3.5L EcoBoost F-150 Specs & Info
365 HP & 420 TQ (Raptpr's 3.5L - 450 HP & 510 TQ)
17 mpg city/ 23 mpg highway / 20 mpg combined
3,180 lbs Payload Rating / 12,200 lbs towing capacity
Direct Fuel Injection
Dual Over Head Camshafts
Maintains 90% peak torque from 1,700 RPM to 5,000 RPM
