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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srt20 wrote:
Inline maybe a better design, but they just dont fit in vehicles well anymore. Curved down hoods, shorter front ends, etc. The V block engines barely fit now. Look under the hood of a V8 diesel with turbos. Its shoved way under the cowl, and all the way to the radiator support. Then add 2 more cylinders to that length...
BTW I have a 3.5L Ecoboost. And either I have a bad one or there's alot of people that fib about their mpg. I got 7.9mpg towing a 30ft enclosed all aluminum 7.5ft wide trailer that weighed about 5000lbs loaded. And I havent seen 20mpg on the EVIC (which always reads high) in a LONG time.
Turbocharged gas engines need fuel.
Yep you must have got a bad one, had the improper gearing, too high speed...etc
I've towed over 60k now with my 2 ecos and they consistently get 10 or better and that is not per that lie o meter that is hand calculated. The lie o meter always tells me above 11 and that is towing my 7000lb 30 foot travel trailer through the mountains of pa, west virginia, and north carolina. All engines need fuel and my 2 turbo charged ecos require less fuel to do the same as any naturally aspirated gas engine I have owned towing or not...the 5.4 and 5.0 being the absolute worst...
