F150 Ecoboost Stock Versus Tuned
As an owner of an Ecoboost that was tuned by Mike over at 5 Star, I can tell you his tunes are legit. They don't just add power, but the shift and torque converter improvements completely change the...
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JeremyFr wrote:
To the OP, just wanted to tell you about my most recent experience with my tune.
I just completed towing from Tacoma WA, to Anaheim CA. Overall I got 10.2 MPG towing a 6200LB trailer and an overall GCVW of just shy of 13k.
The truck did amazing over all the passes and did not require a single brake application coming down the Tejon pass (Grapevine) To say a tune is worth it, is an understatement. And not once did it approach redline on the downhills.
Temps were all great the entire trip.
I did the same some years back. I did two trips from south Texas to Moab, UT towing my off road Jeep, a RZR, some spare parts, and gear(9.5k total) in my old 5 Star tuned F150HD. Went up to see some fiends in Ouray, CO and then cut across to Moab. Highest elevation was 11k ft and had some pretty steep passes.
Never got close to redline going down, and had more than enough power to maintain all speed limits going up.
