I probably wouldn’t mod a car that I had to rely on to bring me back to civilization either. I live on a highly populated island and the worst that could happen is I get stranded on the beach. Even in stock form, the 2.3 makes over 300 torque. I think of all the very capable 4x4s I’ve had in the past, 85 Toyota Pickup, 1990s 4Runners, 90s Explorers and none of them came close to that and even Wrangler, Current Tacomas, 4Runners probably won’t perform any better than the 2.3 EB Bronco. Ford offers a warrantied tune for the ranger that adds another 45hp and 60 Tq. That would make the 2.3 EB Bronco even more capable. I prefer the 2.7 but I don’t think the 2.3 will be a slouc.I need reliable torque not whp in a 4x4. Torque is what kills engines, not horsepower.
I own a mustang, on forums and pages both. The 2.3 ecoboost engine is a weak design. I’ve seen multiple people post with pictures of holes in the side of the stock block. Some were fbo, tuned, some were just stock and tune.
I’ve seen more people with the 2015-2019 (4 year period) blown 2.3 ecoboost block.
I’ve never seen one fbo tuned NA 3.7 V6 mustang the entire span from 2011-2017 with a hole through the side of the engine. As a matter of fact even FI I’ve seen one with a hole through the block and that was at 1100 whp. Most those FI 3.7 cars run stock block, everything and make 500 whp.
Now if a 2.3 ecoboost street car can’t handle that kind of abuse why would I put faith way out in the country that that engine is going to be bring me back to civilization In a Bronco 4x4 which is heavier?
as far as 2.3 Mustang Ecoboost motors blowing up, there does appear to be a higher than normal number of early motors blowing up but you only hear about the bad experiences. Always MANY more without issues. Subaru STi motors have a lot of failures posted on the forums. It’s a known issue, however I’ve had 2 STis over 10 years with combined 175k miles and tuned for an extra 100 whp and almost 150wtq with no issues. I believe alot of the failures are bad tunes from inexperienced tuners, but no matter what, if you mod, you’re always taking a chance that it will go Boom.
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