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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RSD559 wrote:I tend to agree that there would be very little "eco" when the small engine would always be in boost just to move even an empty super duty along. The current 3.5 might work just fine for that duty but it wouldn't be economical.
You don't think people are pushing these engines in their F-150s? Pulling way more than they should every day? I'm more inclined to believe that they have spent tons of money developing the diesel engines and don't want to risk having a different engine platform knock the diesels off their pedestal. And, EcoBoost engines are way less expensive than their diesel brethren. So I think it's money.
Or it could be how much of a gas hog the EcoBoost can be when it is boosting. A heavier Super Duty truck may have the turbo spinning all of the time. Unless it's in a much larger engine.
