Always going over limiter?

[MichaelKael]

I don't mean to be picky, but why are we playing racerboy in a v6? that's supposed to be for airport rentals and secretaries isn't it? I'm not trying to offend here, but there is a reason Ford made that the bottom of the food chain and doesn't really promote it at all.

Yeah, I'm sorry to break the news, but I think your a DI** !

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[elfiero]

(shrug), I've been called worse...................

 

[MichaelKael]

(shrug), I've been called worse...................

Hahaha, nice reaction lol
No but really, your comment is pretty dumb and offensive ; I'm getting a V6 cause I love the sound of it (I'm not comparing to the V8), the reliability, the fuel economy, and the best bang for your buck.
I'm in Canada, and these cars are more expensive here because of the bad CAD/USD rate lately, and I also live in Quebec, where taxes are 15%, so the GT was gonna be like 12K$ more than the V6; which doesnt comply with my ideas for monthly payments, and also the car is gonna be my DD, so the GT fuel economy AND additionnal power on the snow doesnt get me that excited about it.
And also lets be real, I'm not a professionnal competition driver, and 300hp and 280 torque is already much more than I need to go to work and get the groceries; and I'm not even sure that even 10% of the people on the forum use their car (V6, EB or GT) to their maximum; i'm not taking it to the track, nor willing to go to crazy speeds on the roads, so yes, still much more than I'd NEED... So why stick to "the bigger the better", when it's not necessary ?!

 

[ktp1598]

Every engine option in this car has been designed to be as bullitt proof as possible. My wife banged off the rev limiter in her old V6 fusion every day and it never lost power, up to 140K miles when we sold it. No auto I've ever drove has lost power when floored. They are built and designed by Ford to run in the RPM range below fuel cutoff without damage. It's the $1200 auto transmissions job to ensure it NEVER bounces off the rev limiter, no matter where the go pedal is. Constant abuse will shorten the life of various parts though. So, if it's not insane wheelspin causing the ECU to cut power, then there is a programming problem. Maybe a tuner can chime in?

 

[ConspicuousConsumption]

I don't mean to be picky, but why are we playing racerboy in a v6? that's supposed to be for airport rentals and secretaries isn't it? I'm not trying to offend here, but there is a reason Ford made that the bottom of the food chain and doesn't really promote it at all.

I don't mean to offend, but you're being an elitist jerk.

 

[ConspicuousConsumption]

To the OP, I would just say that the auto trans is really not built for using that 3.7. They built it for getting the best possible gas mileage. My '14 V6 auto just annoys the hell out of me. You blast that throttle and the engine ROARS, but the car just sits there waiting for the slushbox to engage and get on the ball. It's the biggest disconnect possible. I'm off-track of your original issue, but the point stands - the V6 auto trans is not going to comply with power demands, IMHO.

 

[elfiero]

I don't mean to offend, but you're being an elitist jerk.

You are correct. What I lack in tact, I make up for with rudeness But, the fact remains, Ford by their own admission, only included this engine to make a low price point, entry level mustang. They don't offer it anywhere else, and it's basically yanked out of the '14 F150 and stuffed into the mustang(most likely to use up existing supply), and will not be offered after a year or two. Why would they devote valuable engineering resources perfecting this powertrain? When driven "normally", it works just fine. I'm sorry if folks don't like the facts, but would it be better if I just gave candy-coated whitewashed answers like: Take it to the dealer?

 

[ConspicuousConsumption]

You are correct. What I lack in tact, I make up for with rudeness But, the fact remains, Ford by their own admission, only included this engine to make a low price point, entry level mustang. They don't offer it anywhere else, and it's basically yanked out of the '14 F150 and stuffed into the mustang(most likely to use up existing supply), and will not be offered after a year or two. Why would they devote valuable engineering resources perfecting this powertrain? When driven "normally", it works just fine. I'm sorry if folks don't like the facts, but would it be better if I just gave candy-coated whitewashed answers like: Take it to the dealer?

The 3.7L Duratec is a key Ford/Lincoln engine, and it's been in play well before the '14 model year (2011 in mustangs). I doubt they'll discontinue it, but who knows. I hear your point, but it's not a junky, throw-away engine.

If you have nothing nice to say don't say anything at all! Age-old adage there.

 

[elfiero]

The 3.7L Duratec is a key Ford/Lincoln engine, and it's been in play well before the '14 model year (2011 in mustangs). I doubt they'll discontinue it, but who knows. I hear your point, but it's not a junky, throw-away engine.

If you have nothing nice to say don't say anything at all! Age-old adage there.

I think it's fairly obvious to most observers that Ford's current and near future focus is all about the Egoboost engine family in all it's forms. The v8 is just to satisfy us pathetic oldies that don't feel comfortable with turbos-yet. The duratec line was just a temporary bridge from the triton series to the Ecoboosts. Perhaps I'm wrong- but I doubt it.......

 

[ConspicuousConsumption]

Certainly an interesting perspective. Maybe you're right, especially considering that the F150s around my local dealer are almost exclusively Ecoboosters. Maybe you're right... but the 6 banger is still a terrific engine that could.

 

[choate]

I don't see how the engine would have anything to do with the shifting of the car. To my knowledge the 6r80 is the same in the GT's that are making huge power numbers and hold up just fine. They are built to stand 800lbs/tq and should not be revving and not pulling for 2 seconds as has been described. Also, unless something has changed, you cannot check the transmission fluid and yeah the whole 10k learning thing is BS. First of all it takes 50 miles to "learn" your driving style but I don't even know what that means. My car behaves exactly the same after 10 miles of new learned driving (after a new tune install) or 5k miles etc. 1K is the break in period for the engine (not the transmission) and 10K is the scheduled first oil change. Just sayin. I'd take the car to the dealer and show them what it does if it keeps doing it and hey may, "RACE" that v6 all you want and ignore others rude comments. Bottom line is it shouldn't have a big delay in shifts and just revving between shifts at all.

 

[danny0441]

Rephrasing OP's situation here:
"I want to bang my engine off the rev-limited ALL THE TIME but the damn Ford engineers put engine management with protection protocols in place to preserve it when treated harshly this way. So I want to do mods that remove all the engine preservation features and beat it to death within 10k miles trying to make my V6 act like a V8."

lmao i read that in that guys voice who makes youtube videos about retarded mustang owners i think its alejandro flores look him up on youtube funny ass guy no offense to op btw

 

[TripleshotMcC]

OP, are you hitting redline when this happens? If so, end of story, it's the limiter.
If not, then it's your traction control or something wrong.
Rule this out by turning off TC, being cautious as mentioned above, and see if it still happens.
I had a similar event happen maybe twice in the 3 years I owned a 2012 V6 and it was TC.
In my 2015 GT, this only happens when I forget to shift and bounce off the limiter watching Camaros in my rearview mirror. Cheers!
:cheers:

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