F150 2.7 EB vs 5L V8 towing mpg
The 2.7 EB truck had a 3.55 axle, the 5.0L had a 3.31, both 10 speed auto crew can 4x4s, towing a 7000# horse trailer. The 5.0L V8 rated at 395hp/400tq did 9.8 mpg The 2.7L EB rated at 325hp/400tq...
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:Groover wrote:
I still don't feel like anyone has explained why turbocharging a gas engine is so much less effective than turbocharging a diesel.
I don't know what you mean by less effective?
Mostly I am referring to durability. I think the fact that most turbo-diesels are built for commercial use while historically many turbo-gas engines have been built for performance have led some people to conclude a turbo-gas engines are not durable and unsuited for truck use. I support the notion that most engines will last as long as they are designed and built to last, the type of combustion is at most indirectly related to durability.
I guess that I was just commenting on what I perceive as prejudice against turbo-charged gas in trucks that is founded more in history than current reality.
