photonarbiter
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Hi everyone, it's been another late night of lurking the forums and I finally came up with a few questions to ask.
So I've got an Ecoboost Mustang 6AT that I'd like to start modding. I use it as my daily driver for getting to and from work and aspire to take the car to a track or autocross one day (this wouldn't be very frequent). I don't have a lot of experience with car engines but would like to get hands on with some of the upgrades. I'd like to make the car a bit more powerful while minimizing my risk of "ecoboom".
My plan is to upgrade the car in two phases. Based on what I've been reading here I should be able to get away with a Cold Air Intake and a stage one tune. I'd like some advice on which combination to go with?
My second phase would be to buy an intercooler and possibly add an exhaust. I just need to find a shop in NYC that would be willing to handle that. I don't really know how to search for that.
Also one last question just popped into my head while finishing this. What are the benefits and costs of using a built engine in the event of an engine failure after these upgrades? Is it really worth it?
Thanks for reading my late night questions!
Edit : Thanks for all of your input guys. I'm currently researching intercoolers and so far I've decided that for now it's best to go with a stock replacement intercooler. I'm having trouble determining a real difference between the Mishimoto on cjponyparts and others that are on sale beside them. After I get the intercooler installed I'll start researching pro lifetime tunes. Once again I appreciate all of your help!
So I've got an Ecoboost Mustang 6AT that I'd like to start modding. I use it as my daily driver for getting to and from work and aspire to take the car to a track or autocross one day (this wouldn't be very frequent). I don't have a lot of experience with car engines but would like to get hands on with some of the upgrades. I'd like to make the car a bit more powerful while minimizing my risk of "ecoboom".
My plan is to upgrade the car in two phases. Based on what I've been reading here I should be able to get away with a Cold Air Intake and a stage one tune. I'd like some advice on which combination to go with?
My second phase would be to buy an intercooler and possibly add an exhaust. I just need to find a shop in NYC that would be willing to handle that. I don't really know how to search for that.
Also one last question just popped into my head while finishing this. What are the benefits and costs of using a built engine in the event of an engine failure after these upgrades? Is it really worth it?
Thanks for reading my late night questions!
Edit : Thanks for all of your input guys. I'm currently researching intercoolers and so far I've decided that for now it's best to go with a stock replacement intercooler. I'm having trouble determining a real difference between the Mishimoto on cjponyparts and others that are on sale beside them. After I get the intercooler installed I'll start researching pro lifetime tunes. Once again I appreciate all of your help!
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