Im not sure if you guys follow the power nations shows (used to be power block), so i though i would post this here. Its a 55 f100 they got partially completed that they got a complete aftermarket chassis for and are dropping in a 3.5 ecoboost and tko600 trans.

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This is really what I had wanted to do someday...

And it kid of gets back to my four banger thread.

 

I'll have to give that one a watch.

 

I recently had lunch with a friend who has a late model F150 with the turbocharged Ecobost six cylinder. We were discussing his truck and I guess he could tell I was not impressed that he bought a six. So when we left [we were in his truck] he had to show me what it would do. Good thing he has the Wilwood disc brakes on it. I had NO idea. Very impressive.

 

The 2.5 ecoboost in a lighter weight vehicle is just as impressive.

The 2.5 ecoboost ford escape feels way stronger than my 3.7 V6 Jeep.

 

Not sure about the new Ecoboost but the 3.5s are stout. I have a 2013 F150 and it surprises people when I get on it. Stock is 365 hp and 420 tq... that is exactly what my 6.0 powerstroke diesel had.

I can only imagine this engine in a super light truck or car

 

I still haven't been convinced about the ecoboost in a truck yet. I've heard nightmare stories about the longevity in a truck, no one I or my dad knows has made it to 100k without major engine troubles..
EDIT: I should add that longevity is much less of a concern on a classic that likely isn't going to be driven as hard, as often, pulling, etc. And I overall think an ecoboost is a good option for a non-heavy use truck.

 

There are plenty are 3.5L EBs that have made it well over 100k and were/are used as daily drivers or work trucks to pull trailers. Granted, the first couple years the trucks had some issues. Most of those were intercoolers that needed to be modified to reduce condensation, spark plug gap was too large, some turbo issues and that's about it for the normal failures in the engine.

 

I caught the teaser for this a couple weeks back and thought it would be a great idea if one had the money. We have a Lincoln mks,awd with the 3.5 ecoboost and the thing is a beast in stock form, even with the Lincoln being 4400 lbs. There are companies out there selling tunes for them upping the hp and changing the shift points making it a 12 sec. car. Would be lots of fun in a 2wd f100!

 

Look into Livernois Motorsports... They have been doing EB mods on Manufacture plated cars since the EB was new.

There is a video of an AWD Flex with over 600 HP that does something like 11s in the 1/4. That's impressive for a giant truck. The SHO is VERY fast. I would do a tuner but I might wait til warranty is over lol

 

After seeing the tunes they offered awhile back I wanted to buy one pretty bad. But ultimately the car is still under warranty and voiding that would just be silly. Also its my wifes car she drives to and from work and lets just say she doesn't need any extra power.

 

It doesn't void the warranty, I does give FMC grounds to deny a RELATED warranty claim though. If you blow an engine with a tune you will be paying out of pocket...

If your wipers stop working and you have a tune your wiper issue would still be fully covered

 

The endurance testing done on the 3.5L V6 was crazy.


They ran them for hours on end. Pulled it off, took it apart, reassembled, then ran it at the track for hours on end........




Watch and learn........

 

That's probably one of my favorite Youtube series!

 

theyve done a few more episodes on this build including: building a custom width 9in rear, making engine mounts of an ecoboost and widening steel rear fenders.