Got a new tow rig......Ecoboost

[bkm]

My 5.4 got 8mpg and wouldn't get away from it's own stink while pulling my camper. I can handle the gas mileage as long as the power is there. A lot of my decision also had to do with having a new vehicle that is reliable and comfortable for the family on long hauls. We already have a trip to Denver in June planned,but we'll be camperless this time.

[El Camexican]

Congatulations! Ahhh that new car smell! I bet you'll love it.

It won't last long (the smell), he's a fan of Mexican food if you know what I mean

Those things haul ass. The only downsides are the fuel economy when driven by someone who knows where all the local speed traps are (just saying) and the oil drip on the exhaust pipe tip. Other than that they seem to be awesome for the 20 minutes I've been in one.

[bkm]

I'll make sure we drive the wife's car or my corolla when we go for south of the border cuisine. What is this oil drip? Btw I drive like an old man with no where to go and all day to get there. Around town in the hills I'm getting 17mpg.

[El Camexican]

What is this oil drip?

Not sure if its due to running synthetic oil on break-in, or loose tolerances, but the Ford eco truck I’m familiar with (lady driven) developed a pretty large ring of greasy, dusty residue on the tip of the tail pipe with just a couple thousand miles on it that was juicy enough to cause a drip of oil to form the day I noticed it. I told her to take it in and show the service department. She had her husband go in and they told him it was normal for those trucks.

My Chevy also had oily ring on the edge of the rim of the pipe for the first 10,000 miles, but nothing like the Ford. I know GM uses semi-synthetic oil from the get go and now with about 16,000 miles on mine it seems to be clearing up. Still dark inside the pipe, but not oily.

While we’re on the topic, the tail pipe of my wife’s SUV is literally silver on the inside for as far as I can see up it. You can still see the spangle of the galvanized finish at 65,000 miles. Amazing when you consider what a POS the rest of it is and that car ran full synthetic from day one.

When you get a few thousand clicks on it let us know what it looks like, maybe it was just her unit.

[bkm]

The soot around the tailpipe is due to the direct injection and lack of egr valve. Mine has it also, just not dripping.

[bkm]

It makes great fertilizer for my weed plants though.

[yamaha225dr]

BKM is correct.

[El Camexican]

Hey EL at least i didn`t say POS like you did ! Thou`est should cherish all Ford , Chevy and Dogge they have your best interest at heart !

The "POS" reference was about a Mercedes, but it's a "Dodge Mercedes", so that may be where the "S" part comes from.

[bkm]

Rolling fossil fuel in the not so Eco boost.

[bkm]

I towed my first load today. I hooked up to my buddies camper which is bigger and heavier than mine. I have a steep hill by my house that is an instant 10 percent grade with no way of getting a decent run (yeagerb has been up Miller Hill and can attest to it's steepness). It pulled it without a problem and was gaining speed before I had to shut it down for the stop sign. I honestly was grinning ear to ear the entire little trip. I am very pleased with the power and will not hesitate to drag my camper anywhere I feel.

[bkm]

Well I just pulled the trigger on a SCT x4 tuner from 5 Star Tuning. I can't wait to pull the camper this weekend.

5 Star claims an extra 100 ft lbs of torque at the wheels below 3000 rpm's.

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[El Camexican]

No warrantee concerns?

[bkm]

No warrantee concerns?

There are, but I went with these guys because they offer a power train warranty in the event Ford denies a claim. They are also the most conservative tune out there that retains 100% of the factory pcm failsafe monitors. If one parameter goes higher than factory threshold, the factory "limp" mode will still enable.

I mainly did it for towing and economy and stayed away from "performance only" tunes.

I drive like an old man and have only put 7k miles on it since last march. 2k of those were one trip to Denver and back.

[vegas250rr]

Hope all goes well with that!... Update for me, I got air ride bags a week ago and can't wait to try them out! (350$ shipped from Amazon, which is a listed retailer so they will still honor all warrantees!)

[DohcBikes]

So you're saying it didn't have enough power...