Updated Gen3 Spy shots

[Panduh]

Current EcoBoost is no slouch especially when tuned. My money is PowerBoost Eco. The HP will be just over 500 HP but TQ will be well over 600. Tuned I bet it will give the TRX a run. The 5.2 S/C might be limit run (again might). Ford will lose some sales to Ram but the TRX price will hurt them in overall sales numbers and if Ford does offer a limited number of 5.2 that will cut into those numbers even more.

from experience - dont tune this motor. It's a liability.

I found out the hard way with the accessport. The motor popped untuned at 40k miles and then again when tuned at 49k miles. Its on the edge as it is...

 

[moonjim]

What do you mean "popped"? Threw a rod, dropped a valve, what?

 

[SSWIM]

from experience - dont tune this motor. It's a liability.

I found out the hard way with the accessport. The motor popped untuned at 40k miles and then again when tuned at 49k miles. Its on the edge as it is...

Sounds like you had BAD luck. These motors are durable. Even tuned they last. Sad to hear you had a bad experience.

Sam

 

[FordTechOne]

from experience - dont tune this motor. It's a liability.

I found out the hard way with the accessport. The motor popped untuned at 40k miles and then again when tuned at 49k miles. Its on the edge as it is...

There's a reason that these engines can net 75+ HP with nothing more than a tune; they are not near the "edge" at all.

What "popped" on your "motor" at 40K? Any pictures or documentation?

 

[MarkM98]

There's a reason that these engines can net 75+ HP with nothing more than a tune; they are not near the "edge" at all.

What "popped" on your "motor" at 40K? Any pictures or documentation?

I would like to know as well!

 

[Brian Montgomery]

from experience - dont tune this motor. It's a liability.

I found out the hard way with the accessport. The motor popped untuned at 40k miles and then again when tuned at 49k miles. Its on the edge as it is...

WE NEED ANSWERS!

 

[K223]

 

[nikhsub1]

Crickets.

 

[ItsAMe]

Maybe his ***** 'popped' off? Made a sound like when you put your finger in cheek and pull?

 

[isis]

And everyone should also know WHY they had to use it then?

and everyone should also F’n realize at this point Ford themselves - along w/ every other non-fanboy- understands that they’ve transitioned well away from leaning on V8 engines when it comes to their “cutting edge” designs & the bulk of their performance portfolio

yeah it’s great the GT500 has 760hp and all. So doesn’t any camaro (or mustang GT for that matter) w/ a blower lol

if Ford was confident in relying on V8 engines - forced induction or otherwise - to produce the same combo of power/efficiency/reliability as they were in the smaller displacement EB turbo (or future PW hybrid) platforms then they certainly wouldn’t have spent all the time/$$$/energy developing these other engines or they would’ve relied on cylinder deactivation & less rotating internals etc like GM-Mopar for the last few years & met their cafe standards while still holding their market share.

but they’re not confident their V8s could compete @ the same level of efficiency meeting performance & reliability that their competition has so they chose another route.....I’d say it’s been a good choice thus far for Ford

Even if they make a 5.2 SCd Raptor- won’t be me in it lol! I’ll wait for the bugs to get worked out on both the TRX & Gen3

Loud and proud and plain common sense isn’t gonna convince anyone of the reality in front of their face. If 2020 doesn’t paint that picture then it just won’t be seen.