Wow….. that’s impressive. After having my ‘02 F150 since new, with the 5.4, I finally upgraded to an ‘18 (had 19k miles in great shape). My only concern was the 2.7 Ecoboost, but I’m liking it more and more every day, and seeing those torque numbers makes me like it even more! I do miss the v8 exhaust note though.
I wanted to update this thread with a Dyno graph of the Edge Sport with an E30 tune. Yeah that says 480ft/lbs…
Blows my mind that all I did was plug in a box and this thing destroys the foxbody.
I’ve been rethinking my strategy with my Mustang anyway so it might be time for boost…
Kinda petty? Well then this is kinda Petty then too lol…No, actually it says '480lbs/ft'
I know, kinda petty butttt
That’s a wild number for 2.7l. The torque curve is quite peaked. What is it like to drive in a daily style, and what happens under full throttle? Does the AWD tame it well?
I wanted to update this thread with a Dyno graph of the Edge Sport with an E30 tune. Yeah that says 480ft/lbs…
Blows my mind that all I did was plug in a box and this thing destroys the foxbody.
I’ve been rethinking my strategy with my Mustang anyway so it might be time for boost…
Ethanol tunes are really just bonkers to me. The 93 tune totally changed the car, for sure. But the E30 tune was like “holy sh!t! The tune also changes the transmission shifting characteristics. IMHO, it’s a vast improvement. In “sport” mode on the stock tune, it would hang at 4500-5000in 5th gear sometimes before going to 6. All gone now. In regular drive mode, the shifting is only slightly more firm. Boost comes on fairly early but it feels linear while driving. I can only make it lose traction while brake boosting from a launch. Yesterday the whole family was packed in and we went stoplight to stoplight with an Edge ST, I’m sure on a factory tune. Blew his doors off. Dude pulls up at the next light and asks what’s done to it because it can’t be stock. Wife and I laugh and I tell him just a tune. Guy shakes his head and laughs, says “no way” and turns right. It was so funny, even my daughter was cracking up.
I won’t keep it long enough for any long term wear issues. Cam phasers were an early issue with the 3.5 motors, but the 2.7 motors have been proven reliable for a fairly long production run at this point. Also the revised PTU on these has done pretty well from the forum posts I’ve seen. Especially considering I don’t live in the desert and I don’t tow anything. If it breaks under my ownership, I’ll go from there, maybe auxiliary cooling of some type. Internet horror stories make people think that these issues are more common than they really are. I guess I could have bought a civic or something if reliability was my main concern. Anytime you modify a car, even just a tune, you roll the dice. Gotta pay to play, playa…
It's always time for boost
I wanted to update this thread with a Dyno graph of the Edge Sport with an E30 tune. Yeah that says 480ft/lbs…
Blows my mind that all I did was plug in a box and this thing destroys the foxbody.
I’ve been rethinking my strategy with my Mustang anyway so it might be time for boost…
Anecdotal direct injection failure stories are always traded amongst Internet forum members. You’re also referring to power plants that stopped being produced decades ago. Motor technology has changed a little since then…
Mechanics fix broken cars. They don't provide valuable opinions on ones that don't brake. I admit that dual injection should have been thought of earlier, but that doesn't mean all DI engines fail due to valve buildup.
