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| Until some of you take an Ecoboost for a drive you will not understand the drivability and enjoyable experience it provides, it's very hard to describe. Ill give it a try, Driving around all day keeping up with traffic and never breaking 3k rpm is a start, dragging a skid steer and trailer weighing at at 10k in 6th gear down the highway with never more than a drop to 5th no matter the hill or wind is another, same goes for towing my 20 ft boat down to the lake, driving 80 mph down the interstate into a stiff 30-40 mph head wind and again nary a shift from OD, standing on the go pedal from a dead stop and lighting em up 30 ft later as the turbos hit full spool, power brake it a bit to spool the turbos and you'll wonder if you lost 5k or 10k miles off the rear skins, and yet at the end of the day it'll provide mileage on par or better than its nearest competition. Never mind what a $350 tuner will do for it. FYI, this engine debuted as the twin force in 2008, ramped into mainstream production in 2011 and yet outside of the World Wide Web I've yet to hear of one blowing an engine or losing a turbo. With 5 running around our shop, and 20 or so clients and friends that have them, the only complaint I've heard has been those that expected better fuel efficiency. Im not afraid to throw stones when there deserved, if you want to get me going we can talk about the infamous 6.0l diesel, the GM instrument clusters, or the steering issues in the GM lambda chassis vehicles. You all go ahead and wait until you think they are proven, in the mean time mine will be headed to fleet duty next year when it hits a 100k on the clock and I'll be driving another Ecoboost next year, except this time it'll be made out of my recycled beer cans. I'll be enjoying the innovation while you stand by those engines from GM and Ram that are more than a decade old. Happy trails. | |
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