Well, these Ecoboost 2.3 has 48 more horses than we do from their 2.3 motor, that's .7l more displacement than we do but that's not the end of the story. These motors have been known to put out 400HP at the crank. I don't know how much different the Mustang's 2.3 is, but there's talks of those guys making even way more power.
So I was thinking how 201HP is really more than enough useable power around town and passing on the freeway. I was using Torque with my OBDII and really when you see just how much power you're using to get the car going, 201 is more than enough. Cruising around town, I was barely tapping more than 20-30 horsepower at any one time. Couldn't really push it but the gnereal idea is that what we have from the factory should really be more than enough.
So my final thoughts are, I would like to about another 50-100 horses but is that really wise to demand another 35-50% more from this 1.6l motor?
What do you guys think? I would love to upgrade cosmetics before any power add ons so I'll wait until the power train warranty is up.
Please let me know what you make of my rambling.
Thanks
So I was thinking how 201HP is really more than enough useable power around town and passing on the freeway. I was using Torque with my OBDII and really when you see just how much power you're using to get the car going, 201 is more than enough. Cruising around town, I was barely tapping more than 20-30 horsepower at any one time. Couldn't really push it but the gnereal idea is that what we have from the factory should really be more than enough.
So my final thoughts are, I would like to about another 50-100 horses but is that really wise to demand another 35-50% more from this 1.6l motor?
What do you guys think? I would love to upgrade cosmetics before any power add ons so I'll wait until the power train warranty is up.
Please let me know what you make of my rambling.
Thanks