F150 Ecoboost vs F250 Diesel mileage
I have been pulling my equipment trailer for my business with an F150 3.5 Ecoboost for 3 years now and averaging about 8.7mpg on 87 octane. I got rear-ended last week and the Ecoboost will be in the ...
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Lantley wrote:ShinerBock wrote:Lantley wrote:
ShinerBock I agree with what your saying for the most part.
I interpret the manual to say For optimum performance use premium while towing.
Why would one not want optimum performance?
How can one accurately compare Ego Boost performance to the F250 diesel unless the Ego Boost is delivering optimum performance?
Ego Boost? Is that a spell check typo?
Why would one not want optimum performance? Because it may not be needed. If you can tow the weight you need while being able to maintain the speed you want to and have no issues getting up to speed then why would you want to pay extra in fuel costs for more performance that is not needed? Now if you are one that just wants the best performance all the time or actually need that extra 15 hp to maintain speed while towing then they have that option. With the truck empty and/or under light load, you will likely feel no difference in the gains with 93 octane since the gains are mostly at peak.
Although, if someone wanted better performance in an Ecoboost and still wanted to run 87 then I would recommend a 5 Star tune. Removing all of the emissions programming brought my old Ecoboost up another 60 hp and 100 lb-ft on my 87 tow tune which is way more than 93 octane will add on the stock tune. The engine has a lot of emissions nannies holding it back and even do more harm to the engine is some cases.
The title of this thread is Ego Boost vs. F250 Diesel.
What's the point of the comparison if you are going to handicap the Ego Boost with cheap gas.
Ah, so Ego boost is not a typo and is a passive aggressive kindergarten way of making fun of the OP's vehicle. Got it.
The point was that Lynnmor told the OP, Groover, that he needed to run premium in his Ecoboost in which Groover responded that he never needed to. I was backing up the OP based on my own experiences towing with multiple Ecoboost trucks that there is no significant difference in running 87 over 93. You really aren't going to notice an additional 15-20 hp and 10 lb-ft unless you are running at wide open throttle and counting every millisecond. There is also not a significant fuel mileage difference either from my old fuel records.
