iknfixit

Google 0 to 60 or zero to sixty. ECO 6.0 seconds. PSD about 8.0. ? Right?

GlennRMK

Makes perfect sense to me.

My buddy has an 05 Duramax.

I've towed the exact same trailer loaded exactly the same, around 6k I would say, on the exact same route with my 11 Ecoboost and his truck and I couldn't really tell much difference. Thats with me driving his truck too FYI.

B-xp

I dont like the instant gauge, I go by the trip gauge seems to be more accurate from my calculations.

Half_ton

babied it this whole tank, nothing above 4K rpms and that's even merging! Mostly highway at 70-72

GlennRMK

Thats not babied.

A person can easily drive an ecoboost without ever getting over 2500 RPM

I find my truck does a lot better on fuel at 70. I can usually get 17-18 MPG. If I do 80 I get like 15 MPG.

I have tough time doing it when the speed limit is 75 here, but I try to just slow down and the cruise. Saves $$$

B-xp

Could be getting crappy fuel, seen that lots before.....experiment go to different stations, my last truck only liked esso fuel, this truck seems to like shell, dont know why.

GlennRMK

Non ethanol is better. I try to never use ethanol if I can help it.

We have one station in town that sells non ethanol so thats the only place I buy.

the developer

There Is NO replacement for a diesel. But IMO the ecoboost is as close as your ever going to get thanks to cafe and other reasons to a diesel 1/2 ton. When I first got my truck I was really pissed I didnt get a 6.2 liter as I hated (still do) how it sounds, and how much of a dog it is off the line empty and loaded. But It has really grown on me, especially after hooking up to loads I normally used a 2500HD duramax for, its not as good, but for a 1/2 ton im very impressed, and the day to day comfort is night and day from the duramax which rides like a garbage truck. Still sluggish from a light (same feel whether I push the peddle 10% or 100%) But get it above 10 mph and it takes off pretty well. I am very hard to impress, and I think the ecoboost is slow, but I also thought my vette was slow when it was stock.

jcain

Show them that dyno.

cerhai

best I have ever seen on my ecoboost is a 1hr trip at 60mph with some rolling hills with non-ethanol premium gas, I had it at 27mpg on instant gauge for about 20 miles then the hills started it dropped to 23mpg, but that was far from ordinary driving I was trying to keep the green bar up top the entire time, I spent more time looking at the bar then the road. Sometime I wish the MPG gauges were not there I wouldn't care how I drive it, all I do now is try to keep the bar up top.