EcoBoost Track Use

[Aleksey@HTM]

Who has done any form of racing with their EcoBoost?

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[wiSC]

If you count autocross as racing, I'll be doing a couple events in this year.

 

[destoups]

If you count autocross as racing, I'll be doing a couple events in this year.

Me as well -- got it on a Thursday and it had four drivers and 28 runs on it by the following Sunday! Did well, too.

Nice to see there's more than one.

 

[Anthony@HTM]

If you count autocross as racing, I'll be doing a couple events in this year.

Me as well -- got it on a Thursday and it had four drivers and 28 runs on it by the following Sunday! Did well, too.

Nice to see there's more than one.

That's awesome, definitely a nice way to get into racing! Have you guys thought about HPDE events?

 

[wiSC]

That's awesome, definitely a nice way to get into racing! Have you guys thought about HPDE events?

Our car club hosts HPDE events at a local kart track. It's fun, but definitely not "big boy" HPDE. Max speed on the track is around 65-70mph (depending on car of course), and typical lap times in the 1:15-1:20 range, still fun though!

 

[Aleksey@HTM]

Our car club hosts HPDE events at a local kart track. It's fun, but definitely not "big boy" HPDE. Max speed on the track is around 65-70mph (depending on car of course), and typical lap times in the 1:15-1:20 range, still fun though!

That sounds pretty fun. I am guessing its quite narrow and technical for a car. Do you have any videos?

 

[wiSC]

That sounds pretty fun. I am guessing its quite narrow and technical for a car. Do you have any videos?

YouTube search "USAIR Lapping", there are a bunch of videos of other people on that track. It definitely tests how nimble the car is, but I wouldn't say it's too narrow or technical. Here is a photo of me on that track with my '98 V6.

 

[Aleksey@HTM]

YouTube search "USAIR Lapping", there are a bunch of videos of other people on that track. It definitely tests how nimble the car is, but I wouldn't say it's too narrow or technical. Here is a photo of me on that track with my '98 V6.

Looking good.

What kind of power is your v6 making?

 

[wiSC]

Looking good.

What kind of power is your v6 making?

I still have the mail order tune for it, and it is insanely rich (like...less than 10:1 AFR at WOT), but it puts out 172rwhp/254rwtq. Enough to have fun with, but definitely room for improvement. I'd benefit A LOT from a true dyno tune, but I think I might go a different route with the car, and hate to invest more money in my current setup. The roots blower has given me a decent amount of trouble with intake temps and oil temps. I can make it about 7-8 minutes at an HPDE event before my 250°F+ intake temps and pegged oil temp gauge start to scare me and I end my session.

I'd like to buy a wrecked/salvage '01 Cobra for a donor car. Just some good reliable N/A power.

 

[Aleksey@HTM]

I still have the mail order tune for it, and it is insanely rich (like...less than 10:1 AFR at WOT), but it puts out 172rwhp/254rwtq. Enough to have fun with, but definitely room for improvement. I'd benefit A LOT from a true dyno tune, but I think I might go a different route with the car, and hate to invest more money in my current setup. The roots blower has given me a decent amount of trouble with intake temps and oil temps. I can make it about 7-8 minutes at an HPDE event before my 250°F+ intake temps and pegged oil temp gauge start to scare me and I end my session.

I'd like to buy a wrecked/salvage '01 Cobra for a donor car. Just some good reliable N/A power.

Heat can me a pain to deal with.

Have you put your EB though its paces at the track?

 

[wiSC]

Heat can me a pain to deal with.

Have you put your EB though its paces at the track?

I haven't. I just got it about 2-1/2 weeks ago, and there hasn't been a local event since then. I've heard that the EcoBoost has the same oil temp and intake air temp issues that my V6 has though :(

 

[Aleksey@HTM]

I haven't. I just got it about 2-1/2 weeks ago, and there hasn't been a local event since then. I've heard that the EcoBoost has the same oil temp and intake air temp issues that my V6 has though :(

Yeah, we are battling to figure out a solution. An oil cooler and an intercooler upgrade seems to help but its not enough. We are waiting on a radiator to test. Hopefully that in conjunction with the oil cooler and intercooler will do the trick.

 

[ecolulz]

We've autox'd ours and done an HPDE with SCCA Track Night in America.

 

[Aleksey@HTM]

We've autox'd ours and done an HPDE with SCCA Track Night in America.

Did yours run pretty hot as well?

 

[2mnyprojects]

Just took my ecostang to the quarter mile for the first time this weekend. Ran 12.8, very happy with that. Looking into drag radials for next time

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