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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I have many direct automotive design and engineering related contacts working for all the big names (and large vendors of the big names) and they either don't know anything except the project they are currently on or they cannot say a word about it. They are practically sworn to keep their mouth shut.
I can tell you as a matter of fact though...Automotive Engineers do not set
(have the final word) for any intervals found in our manuals.
And we'll never know what any given OEM considers to be a typical life cycle of any given major component or entire vehicle.
In short, an OEM will NEVER tell owners a specific time or mileage when to replace a turbo! That's sales and marketing suicide.
I can tell you as a matter of fact though...Automotive Engineers do not set
(have the final word) for any intervals found in our manuals.
And we'll never know what any given OEM considers to be a typical life cycle of any given major component or entire vehicle.
In short, an OEM will NEVER tell owners a specific time or mileage when to replace a turbo! That's sales and marketing suicide.
