Ecoboost vs. V8 - Can you explain?
I'm nowhere near being a gearhead, and I can't seem to wrap my mind around how the Ecoboost outperforms the V8 in towing. I understand the fuel economy issue, but how is it that the V6 can actually h...
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rjstractor wrote:JRscooby wrote:
Cost associated with re-engineering a whole new motor/supporting systems and completely re-tooling the factories? IMHO, they did that.
Had a engine that was pretty cheap to run, and real dependable back when using points and carb. Instead of putting Fuel Injection on that when needed to clean the exhaust everything had to go V. Ford put throttle body on the 302 V8, and made big improvement in power and economy. Why not the 300 inch 6? If they had, then would not take much to add the turbo
They added fuel injection to the 300 as well in 1987 and it was the standard F150 engine until 1996 when the truck was completely redesigned. Even with EFI the 300 had only 145 hp.
And physically was a monster. They would have been better off to design a new straight six then continue with the 300. It didn't even have a crossflow head.
