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2011 F150 Eco Boost Sighted

Ford Eco Boost Forum- Ford is about half a year away from starting production of its six-cylinder EcoBoost-equipped 2011 F-150 half-ton pickup, but our spy photographers have just sent us the first images of the boosted pickup in testing. Ford is currently using a SuperCab FX4 model to test the EcoBoost motor.

Although the body of the truck is not visually different from the standard F-150, you can clearly see an intercooler framed in the middle of the lower bumper, hinting at the twin-turbo V6 within.

The EcoBoost twin-turbo system runs at up to 1,740 degrees, according to Ford. An air-to-air intercooler is used to cool the compressed intake air before it enters the engine’s combustion chamber, and water cooling protects the internal turbo bearings in the high-temperature operating environment. Using two turbochargers, rather than one larger one, helps fight turbo lag.

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