Ecoboost Expedition up the Ike
3.5L Ecoboost Expedition 10-speed towing 7k up the Ike. Apparently Ford fixed the grade shifting on the 10-speed making down hill descents better with the Ecoboost. Up hill was what you would expe...
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SidecarFlip wrote:FishOnOne wrote:
Went back and watched the entire video and was really impressed that the EcoBoost pulled that load at 3k rpm's and held 60mph. Very diesel like performance and something the V8 gas engines couldn't do without serious rpm's.
I'm wondering what the engine failure rate will be in the real world. It's obviously taking a loot of boost to do that at 3K rpm.
I know there has been an ongoing issue with the eco-boost engine in the Focus RS because of the excessive boost required to make the high power requirement of the engine..
Time will tell I guess. I'll stick with my diesel.
Nah. I remember the many prognostications when the Ecoboost debuted in 2010 about how we'd see these things lining the side of the interstates with blown up guts. Never came to fruition, but I suppose 8 years isn't enough proof for some.
The Focus RS issues have been traced to an incorrectly spec'd head gasket, if you believe the sources and internet sleuths.
wrong head gasket
