Ford 2.7 Ecoboost - power question
This looks like a great engine at 325HP. That is about the same power as my trusty 5.9 Cummins ISB. On edit: If each engine is in a 1 ton chassis and matched to it's proper transmission and re...
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tragusa3 wrote:
You should try towing with one. I just got back from a 6000 mile trip towing 5000 pounds, and it (3.5ltr) was never close to its "limits". It was a relaxed tow, even up the Ike gauntlet and several other passes. I think opinions would start changing if they came from people that have used them.
Ecoboosts have great power and pull up hills really well. I was pretty well set on getting one and have driven them quite a bit - a good friend has had a couple and we camp/hunt together, so I've got experience with them. Where they falter from what I've seen isn't so much going up hills, but coming back down them. Plus since they're only in the half tons, you're working with pretty limited payload issues and often inadequate tires.
I would be interested in how one would perform in an F250, though. With the right gearing you might be able to set up a pretty nice tow rig that offered really good unloaded MPGs.
