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    John - pretty confident Rob has the 1/4 mile time and speed test stats. - along with fuel usage, HP/torque curves, tire rotations count, G force #s, drag coefficients, and a picture of Cate's smile when she won the race !

    KC - my apologizes for continuing the off track performance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toes in the water View Post
    John - pretty confident Rob has the 1/4 mile time and speed test stats. - along with fuel usage, HP/torque curves, tire rotations count, G force #s, drag coefficients, and a picture of Cate's smile when she won the race !

    KC - my apologizes for continuing the off track performance.

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    But can a F150 with HDPP beat them both over the 1/4 mile?
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    My wife has a Fusion Titanuim EB with AWD and thing is pretty quick also. The only thing I'm not fond of is the sound of the engine when you step on it. It sounds really wimpy until you get it wound up a little. I guess I'm just to use to the old varoom V8 muscle cars (had a few of those). We do have a little Miata MX5 that I have done some exhaust work on and it sounds better than the EB. Both of them have dual exhaust but the MX5 just sounds better.
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    According to Car&Driver . . . 0-60 is 5.7 seconds for the Ecoboost F150 and 7.2 seconds for the diesel F350. Both 4x4 CrewCabs. The HDPP might be a little quicker with its 3.73 rear axle vs the 3.55 tested.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cate&Rob View Post
    According to Car&Driver . . . 0-60 is 5.7 seconds for the Ecoboost F150 and 7.2 seconds for the diesel F350. Both 4x4 CrewCabs. The HDPP might be a little quicker with its 3.73 rear axle vs the 3.55 tested.

    Rob
    Now do the same test with 10k+ lbs behind you going up a hill. . Oh yea decibels in your ear is a factor too....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cate&Rob View Post
    Hey Dan - I was talking to my Ford dealer the other day about HDPP F150s . . . he says he only sells a couple of these a year. I said . . . Hell! I sell more than that!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BabyBober View Post
    Now do the same test with 10k+ lbs behind you going up a hill. . Oh yea decibels in your ear is a factor too....

    Sorry couldn’t resist.
    Yeah . . . that would definitely come out differently . But, there are always 18 wheelers on the hills that I have to pull out to pass with 10,000 lbs in tow.
    You can definitely hear the turbo spin up if you have the window open, but engine noise is not annoying. Similar noise level to newer diesels and definitely quieter than diesels from a few years ago.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cate&Rob View Post
    Yeah . . . that would definitely come out differently . But, there are always 18 wheelers on the hills that I have to pull out to pass with 10,000 lbs in tow.
    You can definitely hear the turbo spin up if you have the window open, but engine noise is not annoying. Similar noise level to newer diesels and definitely quieter than diesels from a few years ago.

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    Hi Rob, it is all in good fun... One of the main reasons I went diesel was the gear range/ RPM of the engines. Having towed for years with a gasser, that 4000+ RPM whine always stressed me out over long periods of hill climbs and fighting head winds. I know the engine is designed for it but my brain still says STOP! No matter how strong the eco boost is, it is still a gasser and needs that high RPM to get its HP.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WhittleBurner View Post
    Rob our son is a master mechanic and the head mechanic in the shop that he is at. He believes that Ecoboost is one of the best engines on the market. He sees less problems from it then most other engines.
    But we knew that. I pulled my 10K fiver for 3 seasons with my 2011 Ecoboost. The new engine for 2017 is supposed to be even better.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BabyBober View Post
    Hi Rob, it is all in good fun... One of the main reasons I went diesel was the gear range/ RPM of the engines. Having towed for years with a gasser, that 4000+ RPM whine always stressed me out over long periods of hill climbs and fighting head winds. I know the engine is designed for it but my brain still says STOP! No matter how strong the eco boost is, it is still a gasser and needs that high RPM to get its HP.

    Jim
    Hi Jim - I have seldom seen 4000 RPM when towing with the Ecoboost. Highway towing cruise is 60 MPH at 2100 RPM. The turbos give the Ecoboost a “diesel shaped” torque curve reaching full torque before 2000 RPM.

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