Ecoboost warrantied power unlock?

"It would be a treat to pair the Mustang’s full dynamic potential with the least-expensive engine, particularly since that engine is actually good, but that doesn’t fit Ford’s marketing scheme. The House of EcoBoost has acknowledged the 2.3-liter engine’s shortcomings to a degree and is working on a software fix to unlock more power that customers will be upgraded to under warranty in the coming months. "

:shrug::clap2:

I hope this is accurate!

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2015-ford-mustang-ecoboost-convertible-test-review

e30og said:

"It would be a treat to pair the Mustang’s full dynamic potential with the least-expensive engine, particularly since that engine is actually good, but that doesn’t fit Ford’s marketing scheme. The House of EcoBoost has acknowledged the 2.3-liter engine’s shortcomings to a degree and is working on a software fix to unlock more power that customers will be upgraded to under warranty in the coming months. "

:shrug::clap2:

I hope this is accurate!

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2015-ford-mustang-ecoboost-convertible-test-review

Click to expand...

Thats very interesting. Maybe the Ford Performance tune?

I'll believe it when I see it. Author may be getting the Ford Racing Tune (which I don't believe we'll even see by the end of the year) with something else .


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

By then everyone with an Ecoboost will have a tune anyways.

PRG3k said:

I'll believe it when I see it. Author may be getting the Ford Racing Tune (which I don't believe we'll even see by the end of the year) with something else .


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Click to expand...

me too

C/D covered the Ford Racing tune and its associated warranty already a while ago. Hope this is true if it is included in the warranty

Is the Ecoboost convertible's added weight really that much of a factor to slow down their 0-60 times or do these guys just suck at driving? Maybe their car was on 87 octane :shrug:

Yeah it's just the Focus RS tune
The engines are IDENTICAL ford Just wanted to leave more breathing room between the EB and the GT, to not cannibalize sales to people that were on the fence. (I know most GT owners here were never on the fence) Now they have to uncork it, or explain to alot of customers why the same engine makes more power in a hatchback!

Glenn G said:

Yeah it's just the Focus RS tune
The engines are IDENTICAL ford Just wanted to leave more breathing room between the EB and the GT, to not cannibalize sales to people that were on the fence. (I know most GT owners here were never on the fence) Now they have to uncork it, or explain to alot of customers why the same engine makes more power in a hatchback!

Click to expand...

Thaaat's right.

Glenn G said:

Yeah it's just the Focus RS tune
The engines are IDENTICAL ford Just wanted to leave more breathing room between the EB and the GT, to not cannibalize sales to people that were on the fence. (I know most GT owners here were never on the fence) Now they have to uncork it, or explain to alot of customers why the same engine makes more power in a hatchback!

Click to expand...

Speculation or do you know something?

Glenn G said:

Yeah it's just the Focus RS tune
The engines are IDENTICAL ford Just wanted to leave more breathing room between the EB and the GT, to not cannibalize sales to people that were on the fence. (I know most GT owners here were never on the fence) Now they have to uncork it, or explain to alot of customers why the same engine makes more power in a hatchback!

Click to expand...

Ford stated in the Focus RS press release that the differences for the RS was a revised turbo flange design, cylinder head design, and i think a different turbo.

"Versus that version of the engine, the RS’s features a larger turbo compressor, a larger intercooler, a freer-flowing intake, and a bigger-diameter performance exhaust system with an active valve in the tailpipe. (You can hear it in this hype video.) The head uses a different aluminum alloy capable of withstanding higher temperatures, and the cylinders have stronger cast-iron liners. There’s also a mega-size radiator."

e30og said:

"Versus that version of the engine, the RS’s features a larger turbo compressor, a larger intercooler, a freer-flowing intake, and a bigger-diameter performance exhaust system with an active valve in the tailpipe. (You can hear it in this hype video.) The head uses a different aluminum alloy capable of withstanding higher temperatures, and the cylinders have stronger cast-iron liners. There’s also a mega-size radiator."

Click to expand...

Maybe C&D is talking about the Ford Performance tune.

e30og said:

"Versus that version of the engine, the RS’s features a larger turbo compressor,

Click to expand...

That would be nice, will probably make it on to the Mustang soon.

e30og said:

a larger intercooler, a freer-flowing intake, and a bigger-diameter performance exhaust system with an active valve in the tailpipe.

Click to expand...

The stock Mustang intercooler is garbage anyway, I'll qote MAPerformance in saying 'only suitable for beating whoever decided to put it in there on the Head" and freer flowing intakes and Exhausts ate not part of the engine per se and IMHO, as a former automotive engineering student, (not an expert by any means but I do know quite a bit more than the layman) Deliberate bottlenecks to increase the spread between the Eco and GT, Sort of like Porsche hobbles the Cayman to keep the distance greater to the more expensive 911.

e30og said:

(You can hear it in this hype video.) The head uses a different aluminum alloy capable of withstanding higher temperatures, and the cylinders have stronger cast-iron liners. There’s also a mega-size radiator."

Click to expand...

So i haven't heard of Ecoboosts melting down or having problems with the cylinder liners, map is running 500 whp on their's and waiting for it to pop but it seems to be holding up well.

Remember this was the 2.3's first year of production and it is absolutely normal for small improvements to be made during the life of all engines. This just sound like FORD doing a good job of spinning normal engine lifecycle development as "major upgrades".

As shown by all the Great companies we have here, a tune alone will have the stock ecoboost pushing equal or greater numbers than the RS

Glenn G said:

The stock Mustang intercooler is garbage anyway, I'll qote MAPerformance in saying 'only suitable for beating whoever decided to put it in there on the Head" ...

Click to expand...

The European spec cars have an improved (larger) intercooler standard, to support German Autobahn usage (driving long distances at 100MPH+). I guess it's one of the only good changes they made for us.

My Bama tune rules, I dyno'd 294/349 and backed it up with 295/351 at Ford Carlisle