Anyone towing with a tuned/modified Ecoboost?
2012 F150 EB Max Tow Supercrew. Got around 5,000 miles towing, 16k total on the odometer. Figure it's broke-in and duty-tested. Pulling a 2013 Jayco Whitehawk. 32' 7200-7700lbs. I want to see a ...
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Have you run 91 octane gas towing compared to 87 octane? It says in the manual that if you are towing heavy, you will see some performance gains by running 91..
I'm still a towing virgin with my Eco, but that will change in a couple of weeks.. :)
My trailer is only #5000 fully loaded, so not too worried about it's performance on 87, but would like to hear if running 91 makes any difference.
I don't expect any better mpgs towing. Once you get in them turbos, all bets are off and 10 mpg is probably all it's going to give. ;)
Anyway, I'm on a F150 board a lot and they don't seem to be talking much about tunes/performance mods on the Eco. (F150online) They have them of course, but just not much talk about them??
Good luck!
Mitch
I'm still a towing virgin with my Eco, but that will change in a couple of weeks.. :)
My trailer is only #5000 fully loaded, so not too worried about it's performance on 87, but would like to hear if running 91 makes any difference.
I don't expect any better mpgs towing. Once you get in them turbos, all bets are off and 10 mpg is probably all it's going to give. ;)
Anyway, I'm on a F150 board a lot and they don't seem to be talking much about tunes/performance mods on the Eco. (F150online) They have them of course, but just not much talk about them??
Good luck!
Mitch
