0-60 time for Ecoboost w/basic bolt-ons & tune?

[mustangkeeper]

Can anyone estimate what kind of 0-60mph time the ecoboost
mustang can achieve with a cold air intake, downpipe/free flow
exhaust, and an aftermarket tune ? When I had a 300ZX twin
turbo ( factory 300hp ), this "stage 3" upgrade put the car at
376 hp. I'm a little concerned that the ecoboost's pistons aren't
forged ( even though crank and rods are ).

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[OppoLock]

Nobody can. You can do some basic number crunching to form a guesstimate, but it really means piss-all until we see some stock real world numbers first. We don't even know if the EB and Coyote numbers are under/overrated or spot-on. It seems a bit trendy for manufacturers to under promise and over deliver these days, aside from EPA ratings lol.

 

[SLVRBACK]

The biggest question is turbo size/potential. Thats really the big what if for this car.

 

[petraman]

2.3 seconds.

 

[e30og]

why tune the ecoboost at all? If your going to drop money into it, put that towards a 5.0

 

[Grimace427]

why tune the ecoboost at all? If your going to drop money into it, put that towards a 5.0

1. Factory turbo cars respond the best to tuning
2. There is more to a tune than just hp/tq numbers
3. A tune costs less than $300, not $3,000
4. Tuning is fun

 

[stilesg57]

1. Factory turbo cars respond the best to tuning
2. There is more to a tune than just hp/tq numbers
3. A tune costs less than $300, not $3,000
4. Tuning is fun

^^^What Grimace said. There are so many expense advantages to the EcoBoost, and there's more than a fighting chance that a small investment in bolt-ons and tuning might close most of the whp gap between it and the GT.

 

[stilesg57]

The biggest question is turbo size/potential. Thats really the big what if for this car.

Agreed. Stock turbo size and fuel systems tend to define the limits of "cheap" add'l power for factory turbo cars. Whatever you can make on the stock turbo and stock fuel generally will be what you can make cheaply. Here's hoping there's a lot of headroom on this EB2.3

 

[SLVRBACK]

why tune the ecoboost at all? If your going to drop money into it, put that towards a 5.0

This guy doesnt get it.

Mod for mod the ecoboost will be much cheaper than the v8 while still getting better mpg.

 

[Waylap1]

I estimate 0- non existent warranty in 3 seconds flat.
The only thing I care about destroying is Fords brilliance at denying claims. This is a first year run model.
Resale takes a big hit too! Would you buy a used Ecostang from someone who tells you about all the aftermarket modding he's done and how he can drive it like he stole it? Oh hell no! All that modding says " hey, I beat the piss outa this thing" "you should see how bright my check engine light is!"

 

[juammedina]

Can anyone estimate what kind of 0-60mph time the ecoboost
mustang can achieve with a cold air intake, downpipe/free flow
exhaust, and an aftermarket tune ? When I had a 300ZX twin
turbo ( factory 300hp ), this "stage 3" upgrade put the car at
376 hp. I'm a little concerned that the ecoboost's pistons aren't
forged ( even though crank and rods are ).

Most cars do not have forged pistons. Some cast pistons can be really strings like the ones on the EVO; you can make 500whp+ on the stock pistons. Some cast pistons can be weak like the ones in the STi the ring lands crank really easily.

Yes a forged pistons is usually stronger but a well designed cast pistons can be also strong. I would worry more about the rods; I hope they are really beefy because I rather have a pistons fail than a rod fail any day.

 

[e30og]

1. Factory turbo cars respond the best to tuning
2. There is more to a tune than just hp/tq numbers
3. A tune costs less than $300, not $3,000
4. Tuning is fun

makes sense

IMO i would want to give it some time to see how the motor holds up to time and abuse before messing with it. That being said I look forward to everyone else's endeavors for my own future plans! haha, maybe once its out of warranty

 

[mustangkeeper]

We've all seen how overbuilt the last gen. Toyota Supra turbo is....people are extracting
an additional 100hp-300hp out of that engine with simple mods (a v6, but still factory internals) and it was advertised from the factory as having 320 hp ( sound similar? )
And with all the recalls of late (BMW turbo problems, Hundai Genesis turbo problems) not to mention the problems associated with turbos from the mid 1980s & 90s, you can bet that Ford is going to make sure they can take a beating and build in plenty
of headroom for longevity...after all, a multi year warranty on a turbo car demands
high reliability. What if there was an extra 100hp/100tq that could be safely brought
out of the ecoboost for an investment of $1000? It would be the most affordable muscle car yet.

 

[stilesg57]

I estimate 0- non existent warranty in 3 seconds flat.
The only thing I care about destroying is Fords brilliance at denying claims. This is a first year run model.
Resale takes a big hit too! Would you buy a used Ecostang from someone who tells you about all the aftermarket modding he's done and how he can drive it like he stole it? Oh hell no! All that modding says " hey, I beat the piss outa this thing" "you should see how bright my check engine light is!"

Everything you've laid out here is a risk, no question. But compare the (negative) value of those risks to the certainty of spending ~$7500 more for the V8 (plus more in taxes, registration, insurance, gas, etc.) and you'll see plenty of people not sweat throwing small add-ons at these motors, even before warranties are up.

 

[GMAN6]

1. Factory turbo cars respond the best to tuning
2. There is more to a tune than just hp/tq numbers
3. A tune costs less than $300, not $3,000
4. Tuning is fun

Yes, to me, it's all about fun. How much fun you can have for the money or most fun for the buck.

Here is what draws me to the EB.
If I buy a GT, everyone will know it's fast and if I mod it, it will be faster still. If I go to the track and outrun a Camaro SS or Challenger RT, it's really no big deal.

On the other hand, if I can put some boltons and tires on an EB and outrun some Camaro SS or Challenger RTs, that will be huge fun.

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