F150 ecoboost towing
Just got back from our first trip with new truck/trailer combo. I am impressed. The truck was very comfortable to drive, got good gas mileage, felt comfortable towing, had little sway, and had power t...
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:
Thoughts?
When you're passing twice the amount of fuel and air of a normally aspirated engine, turbocharged engines will get hot very quickly.
When you have a very small engine and cram it full of air and fuel you won't have much of a duty cycle.
When pushed to the max in hot weather the EB will get hot and derate to save itself.
A premium fuel will give you a slight cushion from the derate. Octane boost will give you even more.
Totally agree. You making a basically small engine do something that a bigger gas engine or diesel do with less stress.Also the EB's fuel efficiency drops off under load, you have to drop it down in gears to save the engine
