26 Gallon to 36 Gallon fuel tank mod on Ecoboost
11-08-2011, 09:07 PM
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11-08-2011, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by SailorDon
Ecoboost gives 16 city mpg and 23 highway mpg according to MotorTrend. With a 26 gallon tank that gives you 416 miles and 598 miles range respectively.
With a 36 gallon tank you would get 576 and 828 miles per tank.
If you Ecoboost guys can outlast the range of your 26 gallon gas tank, you have excellent endurance.
Y'all are talking like a bunch of long haul truckers. How many times per year do you travel over 400 miles from home? In the 2 years I have owned my truck, only 2 trips over 400 miles from home.
With a 36 gallon tank you would get 576 and 828 miles per tank.
If you Ecoboost guys can outlast the range of your 26 gallon gas tank, you have excellent endurance.
Y'all are talking like a bunch of long haul truckers. How many times per year do you travel over 400 miles from home? In the 2 years I have owned my truck, only 2 trips over 400 miles from home.
11-09-2011, 03:30 AM
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11-09-2011, 05:27 AM
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I'm considering taking along 2 six gallon gas cans when we take a vacation out West...just in case.
I still think is was a very stupid move on Fords part to even offer a 26 gallon tank. They should have put 36's in across the line. Why do you think Henry Fords first auto was only offered in black? To keep costs down.
I still think is was a very stupid move on Fords part to even offer a 26 gallon tank. They should have put 36's in across the line. Why do you think Henry Fords first auto was only offered in black? To keep costs down.
11-09-2011, 11:19 AM
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As suggested earlier in this thread, if interested in performing the fuel tank swap, keep an eye out for '12 EcoBoost 4x4s popping up in local junkyards. I grabbed a 36 gal. tank out of a '09 4x4 complete, everything I needed, plus skidplates I did not have, for $200. The swap went well, and I have been greatly pleased with the bigger tank in my '10 screw 5.4.
Something that worked well for me was getting the VIN for the junkyard truck and running the VIN search to get the Window Sticker. That gives all the info you need to make sure what equipment is on the truck.
Something that worked well for me was getting the VIN for the junkyard truck and running the VIN search to get the Window Sticker. That gives all the info you need to make sure what equipment is on the truck.
11-09-2011, 03:37 PM
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As suggested earlier in this thread, if interested in performing the fuel tank swap, keep an eye out for '12 EcoBoost 4x4s popping up in local junkyards. I grabbed a 36 gal. tank out of a '09 4x4 complete, everything I needed, plus skidplates I did not have, for $200. The swap went well, and I have been greatly pleased with the bigger tank in my '10 screw 5.4.
Something that worked well for me was getting the VIN for the junkyard truck and running the VIN search to get the Window Sticker. That gives all the info you need to make sure what equipment is on the truck.
Something that worked well for me was getting the VIN for the junkyard truck and running the VIN search to get the Window Sticker. That gives all the info you need to make sure what equipment is on the truck.