re: Ford ecoboost for towing....anyone with experience?

Posted by tke857

Member since Jan 2012

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Posted on 11/22/17 at 8:30 am to Janky

that 3.5 eco is a beast. 2.7 is nice as well as long as youre not towing anything too heavy.

Posted by Placebeaux

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Posted on 11/22/17 at 8:30 am to El Segundo Guy

Your troll work needs work. A good place to sharpen your skills is the soccer board.

Posted by bayourougebengal

Member since Mar 2008

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Posted on 11/22/17 at 8:32 am to Clames

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It'll well outlast your penny-pinched Hemi. Seriously, your engine is one of the cheapest built engines in the entire Chrysler portfolio. Only a few hundred dollar option over the boat anchor V6 when they came out. They used cast toner rings that would crack when baws like you put too much faith into those early Hemi Ram commercials...

I'll be at 9 years in January so...

Posted by donRANDOMnumbers

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Posted on 11/22/17 at 8:34 am to Janky

it tows fine. i tow a 25 ft bay boat. doesn't even blink.

Posted by MardiGrasCajun

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Member since Sep 2005

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Posted on 11/22/17 at 8:39 am to bayourougebengal

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Is reason enough for me to not get a Ford, and I was really looking at them for my next truck.

Morons leave their antenna on while going through an automatic car wash. You should always remove the antenna. Actually, you should never use an automatic car wash in the first place. They will streak, scratch and tear up your ride.

Posted by madmaxvol

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Posted on 11/22/17 at 8:41 am to Placebeaux

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I had a tundra before and it would average 8-9mpg towing so yeah 12.3 is very good.

I had a Tundra with the 4.7...if it was towing something, it would stare down 8 mpg without blinking. Awesome truck, but it was thirsty.

Posted by member12

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Member since May 2008

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Posted on 11/22/17 at 10:09 am to bayourougebengal

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And that's ok but let's see how long your eco boost lasts you

It will be replaced with another one just like it within 5 years.

Posted by goofball

Member since Mar 2015

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Posted on 11/22/17 at 10:11 am to MardiGrasCajun

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Actually, you should never use an automatic car wash in the first place. They will streak, scratch and tear up your ride

And apparently cause expensive sheet metal damage on some trucks.

I have had antennas bend, but never ripped out of the fender.

This post was edited on 11/22/17 at 10:12 am

Posted by convertedtiger

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Posted on 11/22/17 at 10:36 am to tke857

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2.7 is nice as well as long as youre not towing anything too heavy.

This. SO's maxes out at around 7200lbs. I tell her that she may be able to leave mine in the dust with her's but with my 3.73 rear end, I can drag her's down the street with a horse trailer behind it.

Mine can pull twice that. I won't be winning any gas mileage awards though.

This post was edited on 11/22/17 at 10:38 am

Posted by jordan21210

Member since Apr 2009

14228 posts

Posted on 11/22/17 at 10:41 am to Clames

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It'll well outlast your penny-pinched Hemi. Seriously, your engine is one of the cheapest built engines in the entire Chrysler portfolio. Only a few hundred dollar option over the boat anchor V6 when they came out.

What a stupid statement.

Posted by KSLSUFan

Member since Sep 2017

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Posted on 11/22/17 at 10:43 am to Placebeaux

it doesnt matter if you win by a inch or a mile....winnings winning