Why not put turbos on 2500 gas trucks
I hear all these great reviews on the Eco-Boost engine and all the power it creates. Somewhere I read a few years back it had more HP and torque then my 2500 HD gas. Why doesn't Ford or Chevy offer ...
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The F250 weighs over 2000lbs more than an F150. I get 20.5 MPG running empty on the highway in my EB. If I dropped 1 ton of payload in my bed I would get probably about 12 MPG. Hitch a trailer to it and it would only get worse.
The turbos load up at about 1800 RPM and I can see it happening on the instantaneous fuel usage indicator. The turbos on a 3.5EB F250 would always be loaded, 100% duty cycle and would suck the gas. Forget 4WD. That would only make it worse.
An F250 with a 3.5EB would get horrible gas mileage empty.
That would remove the incentive of owning the truck.
The turbos load up at about 1800 RPM and I can see it happening on the instantaneous fuel usage indicator. The turbos on a 3.5EB F250 would always be loaded, 100% duty cycle and would suck the gas. Forget 4WD. That would only make it worse.
An F250 with a 3.5EB would get horrible gas mileage empty.
That would remove the incentive of owning the truck.
