Got my Powerboost last week. I'm wanting to do a 2" leveling kit. A coworker of mine had the same truck (he didn't keep it long) and had his leveled and he said it didn't seem to go into all electric mode as much after leveling. I've noticed that it seems on hills it "knows" it's not level and doesn't go into all electric mode if it knows there's a hill. Could this be true? Does it use the built in gyro to know it's on a hill?

Anyone with a leveled powerboost noticed a change?

 

Just being leveled should have absolutely nothing to do with it not going to electric. Tilting a truck is not the same as a hill that requires more power.

So, if your co-workers truck was level I'd feel safe to say he had new tires and wheels. Or at least new tires. Those tires were probably over sized.
Larger tires changes the shift point and/or requires more power. If the tires robbed enough power, it won't go into electric mode.


At the end of the day this is the same as any gasoline engine since the dawn of time. Add bigger tires and you will see MPG hit. In the Powerboost world, it may simple mean, less electric mode.

The truck is so smart that it refuses to allow the use of the batteries while the truck is tilted, well that's a new one to me! And seems silly Ford would do that. Especially since we live in a time where all the auto manufacturers need to get the absolute best MPG rating as possible. It's never going to achieve a good MPG (comparatively speaking) if the inclimeter refuses to allow use of battery power.
The reason the truck knows it is on a hill is because the driver pushed on the gas pedal harder, requiring more oomph to make it go uphill.

Please contact your coworker to ask what size tires he has on his powerboost.

Also, you could sketch up the difference in angle based on the wheelbase the truck will set once the front is raised about 2", using the rear wheel as the fulcrum. The angle over the long distance is fairly minimal, not at all like going up a 3% grade.

 

Please adjust your headlights after leveling.

 

It does not go into electric mode on hills because the increased torque needed will drain the battery faster.

James

 

It's possible. If you level the truck they you are raising the nose up a few degrees from it's factory position which the computer may interpret as a slight incline. If you then go up a sight incline the difference gets exaggerated where the computer then thinks you're climbing an incline greater that you actually are.