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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2112 wrote:
The F250 weighs over 2000lbs more than an F150. I get 20.5 MPG running empty on the highway in my EB. If I dropped 1 ton of payload in my bed I would get probably about 12 MPG. Hitch a trailer to it and it would only get worse.
According to Google, a F150 Supercrew's curb weight is 4,487 to 5,238 lbs. A F250 Supercrew's curb weight is 5,683 to 6,695 lbs. Maybe comparing a light F150 to a Diesel F250 would get that 2k lbs difference but not gas engine to gas engine.
Should you drop 1 ton in the bed of your truck as, say dirt or gravel your MPG wouldn't be that bad at highway speed. The aerodynamics is mainly what kills MPG.
I tow a 11' tall, 35' bumper to hitch, 9900 lb GVWR trailer with a F150 EB. Highway I can get 10-13MPG if it's flat. 5-9 in the hills. About the same as a V8 but with more power.
None of us really knows the MPG of this mythical engine. Probably wouldn't be worse than the current 6.2 unloaded and about the same towing.
