Joining the eco boost club

Maury82 wrote:

Ralph Cramden wrote:

Samsonsworld wrote:

Maury82 wrote:
isn't worth that mediocre engine and transmission combination

You know, just the other day I was thinking about hanging a set of labia off the receiver hitch of my F250.

Uhmmmm....no. Seriously, while not as powerful as the ecoboost, it does have class leading torque and a beefed up tranny. I wouldn't call them mediocre.

Now look what you have done!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You got Maury's reciever labia all tied up and twisted around ROFLMAO

What I mean by that, is once you start towing at 80% of its ratings, which is over 10k lbs, that engine is going to be singing a high note. That won't hurt anything, but it has towing capacity higher than the EB, weighs more, while producing its torque and horse power at a higher engine RPM.

It will handle the 10Klbs load better than the EB, but not pull it better.

I would like Fast Lane Truck to do a stopping test and an Ike Gauntlet comparing the Gas F250 versus the HDPP F150. EB, 6.5 box pulling a 10k load.

There will be a difference, but I'm betting there won't be a huge difference.

The F150 can stop better than the F250 when not towing, and I wouldn't be surprised if it stop shorter or not much longer than the F250 with a 10k load behind it.

This is exactly what I mean by keeping it real. Why on earth would you assume that an F150 would stop faster than the
F250 towing the same weight? Part of the reason the F250 has a higher tow rating is it's braking ability.

By your logic, a 6.7l F250 should be a better at towing 10k lbs then my 6.7l F450 because it's lighter, has better power to weight ratio, and can probably stop faster when empty.

I can assure you, it's not.

I've seen the HDPP F150's in action locally. I'm in construction and a couple of my subcontractors have them. Like I said, nice trucks for a half ton and I've considered using one as a daily driver.