F150 ecoboost
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No havent....but i have heard they tow really well. and they are actually pretty good with accerlation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw1zdFZwlLU heres a video for you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw1zdFZwlLU heres a video for you.
heckler56
Active member
The power is there. I tow a 23" Legend trailer. I changed this year from having diesels for the last 11 yrs (F-350 recently and Excursions) to a 2011 F150 Crew Cab and can say it can pull without issue.
I miss the heft of the Super Duty and the Excursions, so I need to pay a little more attention that I have a trailer attached. The gas mileage is worse than the previous diesels, but I will not be shelling out another $1 per gallon.
I miss the heft of the Super Duty and the Excursions, so I need to pay a little more attention that I have a trailer attached. The gas mileage is worse than the previous diesels, but I will not be shelling out another $1 per gallon.
Here diesel is about 16% more than 87 octane. Not sure about the Ecoboost with MPG but comparing my 350 to my buddies 150 with the 5.4, I get 18.5 mpg combined driving and her gets 17.5. And I have a heavier foot but still not a whole lot of difference. At 60 mph I was getting 26 mpg!! I just cant drive that slow. lol
When towing my 7x16 enclosed I get 14 mpg. When we use his truck we 9 - 9.5. Or just under 36%.
So on a typical round trip for me to the U.P. is as follows:
680 miles
F-350 would use 48 gallons at $3.86/gal for a total of $185.28
F-150 would use 76 gallons at $3.19/gal for a total of $242.44 (57.16 more)
I'm not sure what the Ecoboost is going out the door for. But I got a good deal on my F-350 Lariat. Just under $61,000 MSRP and talked them down to invoice minus rebates which brought it down to $49,000 +TTL.
Personally, I am not real interested in towing with a turbo 6. Not too interested in towing with gas period. The 350 is my first diesel and the benefits are glaring. I don't miss running 6K rpm up grades. Now before Ford came out with the Ecoboost they were looking at putting the 4.4L diesel in the 150. 309 HP and 516 lb-ft of torque...Now THAT I would be VERY interested in. Doubt it will happen though as it would really gouge into the Super Duty sales.
My .02
When towing my 7x16 enclosed I get 14 mpg. When we use his truck we 9 - 9.5. Or just under 36%.
So on a typical round trip for me to the U.P. is as follows:
680 miles
F-350 would use 48 gallons at $3.86/gal for a total of $185.28
F-150 would use 76 gallons at $3.19/gal for a total of $242.44 (57.16 more)
I'm not sure what the Ecoboost is going out the door for. But I got a good deal on my F-350 Lariat. Just under $61,000 MSRP and talked them down to invoice minus rebates which brought it down to $49,000 +TTL.
Personally, I am not real interested in towing with a turbo 6. Not too interested in towing with gas period. The 350 is my first diesel and the benefits are glaring. I don't miss running 6K rpm up grades. Now before Ford came out with the Ecoboost they were looking at putting the 4.4L diesel in the 150. 309 HP and 516 lb-ft of torque...Now THAT I would be VERY interested in. Doubt it will happen though as it would really gouge into the Super Duty sales.
My .02
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Right their with ya. I love my F250 diesel and will never go back to gas while pulling. I have a 30 ft enclosed and dealer by me keeps trying to telling me the F150 will have no problem pulling. I don't believe it....Ill stick with the heavy duty!
24' x 8.5' aluminum V nose
Obriengotwake
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I pull a 7x27 with a 2006 5.4L SuperCrew F-150. I get about 9-11 MPG with 5 sleds and hauls easy. Not debating the power but we always find it to be cheaper to take the F-150 over a 7.3L Powerstroke. With the ecoboost you will not see a huge increase in towing mileage but you will not downshift as much with the torque produced by the turbo.
It all comes down to how much you tow. I cannot justify the the added cost for the once a month I haul a large trailer. Plus the 22-25 MPG empty drive to work has me thinking about upgrading to the Ecoboost. (It is only a 750-1250 dollar option depending on when the truck was built).
It all comes down to how much you tow. I cannot justify the the added cost for the once a month I haul a large trailer. Plus the 22-25 MPG empty drive to work has me thinking about upgrading to the Ecoboost. (It is only a 750-1250 dollar option depending on when the truck was built).
True there is an up-charge. However, you can recoup some of that in added resale value. As for oil changes, I do my own. The new trucks tell you when to change via the oil monitoring system. Some people are getting 10,000 miles between changes. I am old fashioned and still do it every 5,000. However, according to all the service techs on the Ford sites it is more than acceptable to wait for the truck to tell you it's time. As for expense, I use 13 qts of Rotella T-6 synthetic. A gallon is $20 at Wal-Mart. So oil runs $65 and a filter at Napa was $11. So for a FULLY synthetic oil change it costs me $76. Plus changing the oil in the new Super Duty is simple. Thanks to the ground clearance you don't even need ramps or a lift. Just takes about 30 mins.
Now the REAL question is, when are they going to come out with an Eco Boost 5.4 or better yet 6.2? ;-)
Now the REAL question is, when are they going to come out with an Eco Boost 5.4 or better yet 6.2? ;-)
I store the trailer in the Marquette area and my towing is basically limited to the UP. The problem is that it is a 430 mile trip to get there and we try to make 3 trips a year.
25 mpg with the 5.4?? You may have the most efficient 5.4 ever built. lol I had an Expedition and best I could do was 19. My buddy with has an 09 150 SuperCrew gets about the same on the interstate. 17-18 mpg combined driving.
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Obriengotwake
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That is the Ecobost MPG not my 5.4L. I had one for a few days and thats about what I got with it and the truck only had 20 miles on it but I also was a little lighter on the pedal to see what I could get. Ecoboost is a 3.5 V6. I would estimate 21-23 MPG with the Ecoboost with my heavy foot.
I own a 2011 F350 with the new 6.7 diesel (36k miles on the truck) and I average 17.5 mpg with a combination of city and highway driving and towing light loads. I have seen it as low as 11mpg and as high as 22mpg it all depends on how you drive and the conditions you are driving in. I have a friend who has a 2011 F150 with the eco boost (15k miles on the truck) and we do about the same type of driving and he is lucky to average 16.5 mpg. The eco boost is an incredibly smooth and powerful engine, but it is not getting anywhere near the mpg numbers that ford says it will get.
The 6.0 has a horrible stigma about it thanks to International.
As for the Ecoboost mpg. The 150 forums tend to agree that though the ecoboost is great. It's not getting the advertised numbers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCTba9HD_GI
As for the Ecoboost mpg. The 150 forums tend to agree that though the ecoboost is great. It's not getting the advertised numbers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCTba9HD_GI
I have GMC HD 2500 and average 13 all around and was figuring that the around town mileage would go up considerably and therefore justify a little less performance when loaded. I can tell you the 6.0 in my GMC is a gas pig when loaded pulling my 24 ft wagon I average 7 mpg. This has to be better.
