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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A modern turbo truck is not going to use any more fuel than a normally aspirated truck. If anything it will use slightly LESS fuel than an engine of the same displacement, but the engine wouldn't be the same displacement. It would be SMALLER just like the Ecoboost 3.5L is now vs. the 5.0L V8.
That was the whole point of the Ecoboost in the first place. Small efficient engine for moving the truck around empty, big horsepower and torque when you need it.
The reason that Ford hasn't put the 3.5L Ecoboost in the SD trucks yet is because of the way SD trucks are typically used. Your average everyday F150 is a commuter, grocery getter, take the kids to soccer practice. Typical "heavy" use is towing the travel trailer to the local campground a few times every summer with one or two longer trips. Ford SD trucks are meant to be WORK trucks, and while some end up being grocery getters, far more of them get loaded up with thousands of pounds of weight, hooked to heavy trailers, and/or saddled with snow plows and run like that 5-6 days a week.
Ford simply isn't confident enough in the EB engine to handle that kind of continuous work, and don't see enough of a benefit in designing a larger turbo gas engine to make it worthwhile.
It would be nice to have the option of getting the 3.5L EB in an F250 or F350, if you're going to use the truck for occasional towing only, but I'm sure Ford is afraid that people will order trucks in with EB's to do "real work" and be disappointed in the longevity of the engine.
That was the whole point of the Ecoboost in the first place. Small efficient engine for moving the truck around empty, big horsepower and torque when you need it.
The reason that Ford hasn't put the 3.5L Ecoboost in the SD trucks yet is because of the way SD trucks are typically used. Your average everyday F150 is a commuter, grocery getter, take the kids to soccer practice. Typical "heavy" use is towing the travel trailer to the local campground a few times every summer with one or two longer trips. Ford SD trucks are meant to be WORK trucks, and while some end up being grocery getters, far more of them get loaded up with thousands of pounds of weight, hooked to heavy trailers, and/or saddled with snow plows and run like that 5-6 days a week.
Ford simply isn't confident enough in the EB engine to handle that kind of continuous work, and don't see enough of a benefit in designing a larger turbo gas engine to make it worthwhile.
It would be nice to have the option of getting the 3.5L EB in an F250 or F350, if you're going to use the truck for occasional towing only, but I'm sure Ford is afraid that people will order trucks in with EB's to do "real work" and be disappointed in the longevity of the engine.
