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Turtle n Peeps wrote:
Here is a great video on the EcoBoost.
The guy does a great job of talking about the good and the problems with this engine.
When this guy talks about this being a high performance engine he is a 100% correct. This engine needs to be thought of as pretty much a race engine. As mentioned, race engines need impeccable maintenance.
Another thing about this engine and engines like this. They don't have much duty cycle. That's why class 8 diesels have a big CID displacement in them. We can make big power with a little engine but when the weather turns hot and the mountains get steep you need that big mass to displace the heat the engine produces.
In short, if you are going to pound on this engine day in and day out up steep mountains in hot weather this engine is not for you IMHO.
If you are a weekend warrior and pull a trailer now and then in easy or moderate conditions this might be a great engine for you.
โJun-08-2022 07:26 AM
2112 wrote:
I drive a 2011 3.5L ecoboost with 164K miles on it without any problems YET. It tows my 9400lb FW great on mostly flatlands.
Towing anything at 75mph will render you horrible gas mileage
โJun-07-2022 08:47 PM
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โJun-07-2022 02:10 PM
Turtle n Peeps wrote:
Here is a great video on the EcoBoost.
The guy does a great job of talking about the good and the problems with this engine.
When this guy talks about this being a high performance engine he is a 100% correct. This engine needs to be thought of as pretty much a race engine. As mentioned, race engines need impeccable maintenance.
Another thing about this engine and engines like this. They don't have much duty cycle. That's why class 8 diesels have a big CID displacement in them. We can make big power with a little engine but when the weather turns hot and the mountains get steep you need that big mass to displace the heat the engine produces.
In short, if you are going to pound on this engine day in and day out up steep mountains in hot weather this engine is not for you IMHO.
If you are a weekend warrior and pull a trailer now and then in easy or moderate conditions this might be a great engine for you.
โJun-07-2022 01:02 PM
โJun-07-2022 11:19 AM
Turtle n Peeps wrote:
Here is a great video on the EcoBoost.
The guy does a great job of talking about the good and the problems with this engine.
When this guy talks about this being a high performance engine he is a 100% correct. This engine needs to be thought of as pretty much a race engine. As mentioned, race engines need impeccable maintenance.
Another thing about this engine and engines like this. They don't have much duty cycle. That's why class 8 diesels have a big CID displacement in them. We can make big power with a little engine but when the weather turns hot and the mountains get steep you need that big mass to displace the heat the engine produces.
In short, if you are going to pound on this engine day in and day out up steep mountains in hot weather this engine is not for you IMHO.
If you are a weekend warrior and pull a trailer now and then in easy or moderate conditions this might be a great engine for you.
โJun-07-2022 10:59 AM
Bionic Man wrote:
I have a 2019 Expedition MAX as a secondary tow vehicle for my 7000 pound boat.
Towed a very light 17โ fishing boat back from North Dakota a few weeks back. 75 mph with some wind and I was at 9 mpg. There really doesnโt seem to be a huge difference in MPG when towing regardless of weight.