Ecoboost engine question
With the Eco doing so well and loved by many and bragged about by Ford. Why is it not offered in the F250 ? I love mine but I'm curious.
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I can't remember any high-boost (turbo or supercharged) gasoline engines in heavy-duty on-road applications, and for good reason - duty cycle as noted above.
You do see them in boats (a high-boost, high-load application for comparison), but how reliable have they been? I know they're high-performance, but still...
I don't want to rebuild my truck engine every 500, 1000 or even 2000 hours.
As Ecoboost owners who tow heavy will tell you (IMHO the honest ones), you get poor mileage under load - you have to run really rich to prevent detonation and keep EGT's low so you don't melt cats. And by the time you build it strong enough to handle a hard duty cycle, IMHO its a pricey motor.
Plus it's hard to overcome a diesel's inherent efficiency (unthrottled so fewer pumping losses), not to mention higher BTU's compared to gasoline.
But who knows...someone will probably come up with something to prove me completely wrong LOL
You do see them in boats (a high-boost, high-load application for comparison), but how reliable have they been? I know they're high-performance, but still...
I don't want to rebuild my truck engine every 500, 1000 or even 2000 hours.
As Ecoboost owners who tow heavy will tell you (IMHO the honest ones), you get poor mileage under load - you have to run really rich to prevent detonation and keep EGT's low so you don't melt cats. And by the time you build it strong enough to handle a hard duty cycle, IMHO its a pricey motor.
Plus it's hard to overcome a diesel's inherent efficiency (unthrottled so fewer pumping losses), not to mention higher BTU's compared to gasoline.
But who knows...someone will probably come up with something to prove me completely wrong LOL
