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Originally Posted by Thrillz
My wife wanted the ecoboost i wasn't drinking that kool-aid. No matter what i start up now its the beautiful sound of a V8. Firing up a V8 before/after work is one the best parts of my day. Its awesome.
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I can't complain too much because my truck is a work truck so I'm happy that they give me a truck to do my 40,000+ miles a year in. However, you are a smart man for not "drinking the kool-aid". IMO, Ford can keep their two turbos, I want my two cylinders back!! My "eco"boost engine gets worse gas mileage than my old 5.4L V8. It also gets worse mileage than the new 5.0's in trucks. This has been my only turbo vehicle and as such has ruined me for turbos in the future. In slow moving heavy traffic, when you want to keep up on someone so that every idiot on the road doesn't try and smash themselves in front of you the turbos seem to kick in just about the time that the person in front of you puts their brakes back on. So there's some power, some power, some power, crap load of power and brake lights lighting up. I typically keep my transmission in a lower gear to keep the turbos spooled in that situation for instant power. (I know awful gas mileage, but it was crap anyway.)