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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Turtle n Peeps wrote:
Congrats on your new truck! Turbo engines tow nicely!
Be aware that your gauges are software smoothed. What you see is not what you get.
Yep, I use a scangauge2 in my Nissan, and it displays the actual water temp.
By comparison, the factory dash gauge for temp "stays in the middle" from 155 degrees on up to (apparently 232 ). I've never seen more than 210 or so, but of course the factory gauge needle was still right there in the middle.
Some of the OEM's also report out trans temp on the automatics to the OBD port, so the scangauge "may" also be able to show trans temp.
Enjoy your new truck OP.... I test drove one of those, and it's a nice truck and a strong running motor for sure.
