6.2L vs. Ecoboost Towing Heavy
09-22-2013, 09:41 PM
#51
Senior Member
Something don't sound right with you truck. There are plenty of videos and comments on here that say otherwise.
I also pull a fairly heavy boat and sometimes I forget its back there. I also hit a very steep grade on the haul to the lake. It pulls like my 2010 F-250 Diesel I traded. Plus, diesel is getting more and more expensive. Having owned both, I am happy with saving gas and money and having similar results driving a gasser.
I have no experience with the 6.2L, but the dealer convinced me to go with the Ecoboost over the 6.2 for towing.
09-22-2013, 09:53 PM
#52
Senior Member
They're going up hill. You have to go here http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/12...l#post13288031 to see the whole truck line-up.
I still think the lines are being blurred. The F150 6.2 isn't the same as an F250 6.2. Guys keep talking about the 250 6.2 but this is an F150 comparison. An F150 6.2 would have had an entirely different performance, more power/torque and almost 1,500lbs lighter than the F350.
Last edited by WarSurfer; 09-22-2013 at 09:56 PM.
09-22-2013, 11:15 PM
#53
Lite Up The Twins
Uhh, yeh, considering I have owned both and the diesel had less HP but more torque, the results were similar. Do you own a 6.4l diesel? I did and the only thing I miss about it was the heavy duty suspension which was far more superior than my F150's. The F250 drank diesel at 4.00 dollars a gallon which I could not justify. Don't get me wrong, the 6.4 is a great motor and one that could me modded out to out pull any truck on the road, but as far as money saved at the pump you cant go wrong with the Ecoboost. It pulls my boat on the same steep grade my Diesel did and I can hardly tell the difference.
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09-23-2013, 09:01 AM
#54
Member
Guys act like the newer diesel numbers are the same numbers earlier diesels were putting down... Older diesels could tow but times have changed. A newer 1/2 ton can probably tow better than a 10 year old super duty. (suspension obviously will make a huge difference)
09-23-2013, 12:51 PM
#55
Senior Member
Another thing to consider is engine braking in T/H mode. From what I've read there is next to no engine braking from the Eco. The 6.2 engine brakes very well.
09-23-2013, 01:04 PM
#56
Member
Not true. I have the tow package on my 13 F150 Eco and it has engine braking. When I was going down some steep hills in Missouri it kicked in many times. I kinda got annoying.
09-23-2013, 01:28 PM
#57
Member
It does have engine braking but it is a relatively low compression motor and does not provide very much engine braking at all.
09-23-2013, 01:54 PM
#58
Member
I thought in his post he meant that the Eco didnt have the engine breaking option at all, but I see he just meant it isnt that good.
09-23-2013, 02:00 PM
#59
Member
interesting, my mistake.
09-23-2013, 02:15 PM
#60
Senior Member
