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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Kevin O. wrote:Ric Flair wrote:I love how you just "TROLL" your way into EVERY F150 topic with your useless comments.....
Ford engineers took a video of an ecoboost when pushed too hard.....
Don't do it
It was kinda funny, though, you have to admit!
On topic, there is no way I'd tune my EB and tow with it. I haven't looked into the tuner options for gas engines, but I was investigating putting something on my Duramax. Most everything I found recommended setting back to or close to stock for towing. And as far as real world experience, my BIL let one of his installers use his truck for a job (also a Duramax) that entailed towing a 10k lb trailer from SLC to Park City and forgot to set his Bullydog back to stock, and he toasted the transmission (he had it running on some super "level-5 Crazy Eddie" tune or something for some reason I don't understand ...).
Anyway, I'd be worried about something similar on the EB -- the engine block might be able to handle it, but what about the rest of the components that are running the extra power?
