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Here're a couple of points didn't see covered in this thread. The 2.3L EcoBoost includes an air/oil separator installed at the factory, so there is a system in place to prevent oil from the PCV system getting into the intake system. The issue of valve contamination with direct-injected engines...

I can't tell you how many times after getting in my wife's Escape I've stomped the floor looking for a clutch pedal. The only thing worse is going down the stairs and you think there's one more step, but there isn't. :curse:

Something to keep in mind that I've mentioned in the past about these sensors and tunes. Every production part has a failure/defect rate. In other words, a certain number of parts come off the production line, make it through QA testing, and get sold that will fail and/or have defects right out...

Should be no surprise. To date no one has posted any data showing the stock sensor to be more prone to failure than the Motorcraft equivalent--which is likely why Ford continues to install them in in ALL of its cars equipped with the 2.3L EcoBoost, not just Mustangs. Nor has anyone posted any...

Some clarification on a few points. You don't immediately go to court if you have a warranty dispute. Your warranty document states that Ford participates in the BBB Auto Line dispute resolution program. That's where you would go first. Court would be a last resort. Most auto manufacturers do...

Irony is dead.

It depends on what you mean by "better." Better heat handling? Better contaminant handling? Better lubricity? Better longevity? If you go strictly based on lubricity, when used for manufacturer-recommended intervals, there is no significant difference between oils of the same type and viscosity...

Nope, Klingon. :dance:

Judge not, lest ye be judged...

I don't know why this is controversial at all. Everyone's different. Some don't mind a loud exhaust, others do. Who cares what other people like? You do you. If you have the exhaust system why is it any problem for you to offer it to the guy for sale? Just because you like loud exhaust systems...

Please let me know if anything I posted is not factual. No, not with ease, with money. The Ford Mustang has always been about high performance for the masses. There's a reason why the EcoBoost outsells the GT. Since you repeated yourself I will too: There's only one car manufacturer on the...

I live on Earth, where last time I checked the laws of physics still apply. When it comes to discussions like this you have to get away from squishy terms like "healthy." What does that mean? Top fuel dragster engines live "healthy" lives...for about 4 seconds. Words like "reliable" and...

The fact that someone was able to boost a Coyote engine (or 3, or 100) long enough to run 1/4 mile without blowing it up says nothing about whether it's overengineered or not. This is anecdote; you need data to make that claim. Unless you have access to the engineering data used by the designers...

The 2.3L EcoBoost can absolutely compete with the Coyote--with appropriate upgrades. It's just that by the time you get done paying for the appropriate upgrades you will have likely paid more than if you had simply bought a GT. That aside, how do you know the Coyote engine is overengineered? If...

According to Dave Percak, chief engineer for the S550 program, cars running the software used for the FP tune were tested on fully instrumented test cars alongside those running the stock software for the equivalent of 60K miles. Test engines are torn down and measured following testing, with...

The "problem" is that you think this is a problem. The fact Ford didn't "overengineer" the engine to produce more power than designed is a feature, not a bug. Since when is it incumbent on a manufacturer to design their engines to produce more-than-stock power? Modern engine designers and...

Agreed. As far as I know, there is only one manufacturer selling a production 4cyl engine producing more than 400 HP, and I don't believe it's available in the U.S. If it were easy everyone would be doing it.

According to Ford, this update adds Waze to the list of apps that you may run directly from Sync, and further adds to Alexa routines added in the last update.

Yes, there is a difference in the way they sound, and that's one of the things engineers take into account when designing a speaker or speaker system. Different speakers using different materials may be paired together to complement each other. I remember paper speakers rotting out in older...

I don't know who manufactured the speakers Ford installs in the Mustang, but there is nothing inherently inferior in paper speakers. Some of the best consumer-grade speakers on the market use paper drivers. Paper speakers got a bad rap for use in automobiles because untreated paper tends to...