Traded the Tahoe in on an Ecoboost
What a difference. The Tahoe was more for fuel economy than towing. All of about 12.5 mpg It had the 4.8 with 3.23 gears. And a second gear that seemed about 8000 rpm. The F-150 3.5L Ecoboost is ...
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Lynnmor wrote:
You bought the worst gear ratio if you want to protect the transmission.
My bad. I thought it was 3.55 when I got it. But it didn't struggle, or hunt for gears or anything. I guess a light enough trailer and enough torque to keep it in the higher gears makes a big difference. My Tahoe would downshift on overpasses. The F-150 only downshifted on long steep grades. Huge difference.
