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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tragusa3 wrote:
I don't have the background of some of the knowledgeable posters you've had, but wanted to add that I manually downshift on grades. The engine is very reluctant to do so itself. It never seems to be "lugging", but I feel more comfortable up above 2k rpm while climbing. Hearing the comments of better cooling at higher rpm, I may start keeping it even a little higher.
So, define manually downshifting to me. Will you shift to 2 or lock out 5 and 6 while in D? Or will you go M and pick your gear?
