Mustang 3.5L Ecoboost engine swap
#122
Cobra Member
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Just spoke with ford racing about the ecoboost control pack that was supposed to be available August 1st, still not available. They claim that now it will be at the end of this month, I have trouble believing that too. This control pack has been promised "to be released next quarter" for literally years now. C'mon ford racing, get your s*** together and get these out finally! People have been standing in line with $ to buy these for years, what a failure in product commercialization!
#124
Cobra Member
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The left side intercooler will be connected at the bottom of this 180. I will fabricate the 2.5" 180 u bend to the inlet of the engine using a 3" pipe.
#125
Cobra Member
Its amazing how tight they can bend pipe without loosing its shape.
Question: How do you use 2.50" pipe 180 degree u bend using 3" pipe. You lost me.
To make a 2.50 u bend, would'nt you use 2.50 pipe not 3"?
Question: How do you use 2.50" pipe 180 degree u bend using 3" pipe. You lost me.
To make a 2.50 u bend, would'nt you use 2.50 pipe not 3"?
#126
Super Boss Lawman Member
Routing/fitting the intercooler piping was the hardest part of my recent Procharger install. There just is not much room up there. Hopefully you have more room with that V-6. It should be sweet when you finish. The coolest part is that you will have a car the Ford could have built.
#127
I'd like to say great work on this as an Ecoboost guy that built an aux injector Flex a couple years back.
Just curious if you've actually been able to order or have any info on the stand alone controller yet, Ford has been procrastinating on this for so long.
BTW, if you can replicate the manifolds I'd be willing to buy some as long as they'll clear the F150 hood.
Just curious if you've actually been able to order or have any info on the stand alone controller yet, Ford has been procrastinating on this for so long.
BTW, if you can replicate the manifolds I'd be willing to buy some as long as they'll clear the F150 hood.
Last edited by MTXPERT; 8/6/15 at 01:46 PM.
#128
Just spoke with ford racing about the ecoboost control pack that was supposed to be available August 1st, still not available. They claim that now it will be at the end of this month, I have trouble believing that too. This control pack has been promised "to be released next quarter" for literally years now. C'mon ford racing, get your s*** together and get these out finally! People have been standing in line with $ to buy these for years, what a failure in product commercialization!
People call me all the time to ask about Eco swaps and I tell them not to do it due to the lack of that ECU. The only other option I am aware of is a Motek ECU that I've only hard of, not confirmed that controls DI engine but at like $10K.
If you can actually get this thing running I might follow in your footsteps and do a Mustang drag EB V6 instead of trying to build a Tremor, down side is it will be hard to build an 8.50 legal cage at my size in a stang.
EDIT: - google helps - Price is around $6200....
Last edited by MTXPERT; 8/6/15 at 01:53 PM.
#129
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Ya when posted that about attaching the 2.5 to 3" I figured it would be confusing. It's hard to explain how I'm doing this without using my hands lol. Basically Im going to take a 3" hole saw and drill a hole that lines up with the angle of the intake pipe through the 2.5" piece. Then I'm going to take the 3" pipe and insert through the hole, I'll mark it where the 2.5" connects and then take it apart, cut holes in the 3" based on the marks, put the pipes back togetehr and weld it. Then I'll weld a flat piece on the end of the 3" pipe closing that off. It will look a little funky but it's going to work and save lots of money on a more custom piece. Hope that makes sense
#130
Cobra Member
Thread Starter
Routing/fitting the intercooler piping was the hardest part of my recent Procharger install. There just is not much room up there. Hopefully you have more room with that V-6. It should be sweet when you finish. The coolest part is that you will have a car the Ford could have built.
I'm with you, I think this is really cool because this could absolutely could have been offered in the stang. In fact it seems to fit a little too well....it would only make sense it was discussed as an option.
#131
Cobra Member
Thread Starter
I'd like to say great work on this as an Ecoboost guy that built an aux injector Flex a couple years back.
Just curious if you've actually been able to order or have any info on the stand alone controller yet, Ford has been procrastinating on this for so long.
BTW, if you can replicate the manifolds I'd be willing to buy some as long as they'll clear the F150 hood.
Just curious if you've actually been able to order or have any info on the stand alone controller yet, Ford has been procrastinating on this for so long.
BTW, if you can replicate the manifolds I'd be willing to buy some as long as they'll clear the F150 hood.
#132
Cobra Member
Thread Starter
**** missed this before I posted.
People call me all the time to ask about Eco swaps and I tell them not to do it due to the lack of that ECU. The only other option I am aware of is a Motek ECU that I've only hard of, not confirmed that controls DI engine but at like $10K.
If you can actually get this thing running I might follow in your footsteps and do a Mustang drag EB V6 instead of trying to build a Tremor, down side is it will be hard to build an 8.50 legal cage at my size in a stang.
EDIT: - google helps - Price is around $6200....
People call me all the time to ask about Eco swaps and I tell them not to do it due to the lack of that ECU. The only other option I am aware of is a Motek ECU that I've only hard of, not confirmed that controls DI engine but at like $10K.
If you can actually get this thing running I might follow in your footsteps and do a Mustang drag EB V6 instead of trying to build a Tremor, down side is it will be hard to build an 8.50 legal cage at my size in a stang.
EDIT: - google helps - Price is around $6200....
I've defintely read about your flex and saw the videos of it (assuming it wasn't another 600hp flex), thats what really sparked my interest in building this car. You guys showed me what the potential of the ecoboost really was, then they decided to put it in the raptor and ford GT to seal the deal for me.
You are a pioneer and it would be cool to see you build something else using the 3.5 ecoboost. Thanks for posting!
Last edited by Ecostang; 8/6/15 at 10:01 PM.
#135
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Held to 40 psi but started to leak around the factory seals. I'll tighten all the bolts and try again. I basically just snugged all the bolts for the first test. Ill get it all sealed up and leave it under pressure for 24hrs.
#139
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So the fan motor sticking out of the back of fan shroud is in the way of the intercoolers. I went and checked my fan motor on my Shelby and I got lucky once again, the fan motor doesn't stick out the back like the fan in the v6 mustang. I'll need to order the Shelby fan to get the intercoolers to fit properly. Not disappointed, I was on the fence about that anyway.