2.3l EcoBoost observation.

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This may not be earth-shattering news to any of you. But I had an interesting surprise last night/this morning. My wife and I flew to Baltimore for a few days. When picking up our rental car last night, the lady at the counter offered me an upgrade for a good price. So I accepted a Mustang. It was late. We needed to get to the hotel. So I just got in it and started driving. From th he exhaust sound, I knew we didn't have a V8. But performance-wise, I would have sworn there was a decent V6 under the hood. This morning, I popped the hood and was surprised to find a 2.3l EcoBoost.

Wow!. I have never driven a Ranger with a 4-cylinder and I realize this is a newer version of the 2.3l engines in most Rangers here in the US. But I believe this engine would do a very nice job in a RBV. I would still prefer something bigger. But this would be a very noticeable upgrade from my old 1993 3.0l.

I have been enjoying the Mustang today. It looks great and drives nicely. Would I buy a Mustang configured this way? Absolutely not. In my opinion, Mustangs should be muscle cars. Should sound like muscle cars. Should have clutches and stick shifters. But I am impressed with the modern 2.3l EcoBoost engine. And I want these seats in my 93 Ranger. [emoji846]

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[85_Ranger4x4]

They are available in the new Explorers too.

My brother drove an EB Mustang thru a parade Saturday. All the kids along the parade kept wanting him to rev it up...

 

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I have been seriously considering trying to get my hands on one of them in a few years, when I have more money, and more wrecked ones are around, and putting it in my Ranger.

That turbo 2.3 should make more power than any of the 90s Ranger engines do stock, and the EB system was built around engines and vehicles that already existed and thus are more plug and play than many would think.

I'd just need a 2.3L Duratec M5OD.