Ecoboost questions

[Suddueth13]

Man don't mess with a brand new motor doing all that! Change your order to a V8!
I did some of that to an off warranty 2008 saab 9-3 turbo. I got slightly more fun at the expense of a ruined transmission from too much torque and HP.
Your warranty will be toast the second you mess with it and it's already got 310hp!

That's not the point. Sometimes people can't afford the initial cost of the V8 or the fuel economy of a V8. Most FWD transmissions(especially automatics), have low torque capacities compared to RWD transmissions. The transmissions in the Mustang will be fine for everyone except the ones who go hardcore track only at more than 800hp.

Like some have said, it's hard to say what the best route will be to go as of yet because we don't know much about the systems. First thing I would do would be an initial tune out of the box. Easily reversible and should see the biggest gains for the money spent. After that, it's working on whatever restrictions there are. Turboback exhaust, intake(it's likely the throttle body and intake manifold will have enough flow for most needs), and intercooler. Then it would be adding accessories or fixing weak links like water/meth injection and possibly upgrading the high pressure fuel pump if it isn't keeping up, etc. Last thing I would do would be swapping the turbo itself.

If I had to take a guess, I'd bet due to the manifold design, you'll see hybrid turbos first before you see full turbo swaps. Stock turbine wheels and housings with larger compressor wheels and housings.

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