I’ve had my manual Ecoboost for about three months now & I can’t get enough of it. It has enough power to break traction, but not enough to get me in trouble. I don’t drift it hard, but I’ve slid around a few corners & I’ve never felt like I wasn’t in control. I love having it as a daily & hope to move into a V8 platform in the future.
I’ve seen a few of these swaps and it really is a great budget svo swap. For a 4 cylinder, they actually have a fair amount of torque. It didn’t have the notoriety of the v8, but for the price difference, it’s an awesomely fun engine.
Love seeing an eco pop up in a video like this as a former eco owner. Like many I did end up upgrading to a GT, namely despite the Eco feeling more light weight, without it being able to rev up top due to the smaller motor and all the heatsoak issues from the boost (for those that don't know it shoves 20+ psi of boost into your engine, ie lots of hot air for the tiny stock IC), and the fact I still live in an apartment complex and couldn't get in anywhere to do the necessary mods to resolve those key issues were the driving factors for me to bump up to a GT. Eco's are formidable in the right hands and are by no means a downgrade to their GT big brothers, unfortunately what I wanted in my "I need to do everything" sports car, going to the GT was the smarter/easier decision. Great vid as always though, I want to see what happens to both lap times when they get real sticky boy track rubber though. Well maybe for the Spec-5 it won't help much given how much power its outputting, but the eco will be interesting to see at the very least.
You couldn’t borrow a buddies garage? Or get those “necessary mods” done at a shop Sounds like a lame reason. I think all of your friends with GTs were clowning you and calling you a weenie. You even made 5.0 part of your name 😂😂
I'm an eco owner. I do think that they are a downgrade from GT. They just are. Anything else is copium. But it's ok. What you give up to save a lot of money isn't toooooo bad.
Also eco owner and I have FBO with Cobb tune and have not ran into heat soak issues but that’s not to say they’re not possible. I’m very impressed with the performance of the 4cyl and my only wish was it’s sound, just a note or two deeper would make all the difference but can’t complain over all for its not the worst sounding 4cyl.
@@POVwithRCaside from the sounds the gt makes it’s actually not really that much of a different car. Obviously the 5.0 has more potential but it’s not like the eco can’t be modded to keep up with v8’s. But if you put those same mods on a v8 then it’s no competition. It has a lot of low end punchy torque so it’s not really a downgrade from a dig 😂
No please not. Drifting is one of the few motorsports that has managed to maintain a healthy variety of engine setups. Why would you want to ruin that when this is something we should be fighting tooth and nail to maintain so it doesn’t become stale like other motorsport discplines
Ecoboost is 200lbs lighter on the nose, pretty much every aftermarket part lightens it up to. Unless he has more mods than mentioned and running E-30/rga/e85 he's probably closer to 330whp than 380. Cobb estimate is way off. Also the 10 speed is insane. A stock 10speed ecoboost running 280whp will give a gt 6 speed that needs a driver mod a run for their money. I got my 18' ecoboost mustang brand new otd for $23k. If I ever go ecoboom I can get a fully built long block for $7k and crank up the hp. Great little autocross car and you really can't find a cheaper car that's this fast new.
I own both a supercharged whipple 2011 coyote and a stock 2020 eco boost. Gotta say, the eco is so much more fun on curves and daily than the v8. I get I’m losing 1 or 2 sec 0-60 and the wonderful noise, but eco boost are amazingly fun. Put good tires and a tune on a eco and you will have fun. My dad has owned pretty much ever gen and level of mustang (from 1964-2023, base to supersnake) and his first impression was that the eco weight distribution and power to weight ratio made it one of the most stable and setup mustangs he’s driven. He said.. won’t win a drag, but could eat a gt on track.
Just got my A90 sweatshirt, it might be summer time but I’m already wearing it (in the house of course) it’s super comfortable and knowing you, the quality is there as well!! I love this thing already!! Thank you bro !!
@@aftrnoon_ac yea I know it's a barra I also have a couple of barra cars. Just thought it was funny that there was a 4 6 and 8 all very different cars though
Funnily enough I just picked mine up last week. Modifications ongoing. Just over 20000 miles, Recaros, P-Pack, Manual. In-Market a similarly equipped and miled GT would have cost me 10-15 large more. I'm not that loaded. My copium huffing moment is that it has better weight balance slightly, and turbo noises are my love language. If you can swing a GT, do that. If you can't, go find an eco. Recaros non negotiable. P-pack non negotiable. You'll love it. It's like a BRZ that someone zoomed in on 120 percent.
How could it not be fun? With the market being the shit show that it is anything remotley performance oriented with an affordable price tag is a steal.
You may never see this but I went to zumiez for the first time today and saw the R34 shirt in person....it's so much better than pics can show and even my 10 year old daughter made me buy her one! I really hate at this point I didn't order them for the giveaway 😅. Seriously though the shirt is amazing!
380 wheel from a turbo back exhaust & tune? That seems.. high. 310 at the crank from factory, tune’s really liven up the torque on these (+75tq just from the Ford Performance tune) but the HP usually only jumps ~40 or so.
Ngl 380whp isn’t bad. Everyone lives in the day where they consider 5-600 average……while owning a Kia soul. Tbh I’ve always been satisfied with 350-400whp perfect to daily drive move out of traffic and have a good time drift or track.
I have. a 19 Ford Eco boost. premium pro pack 1 quad variable exhaust and a Ford factory tune. I live in Alberta, Canada, where we have 94 octane gas. The rest is history.
Interesting how many people in these comments like the sound. I personally couldn't imagine a more mundane sounding motor. Just my take on it though, not judging anyone who likes it.
unrelated, i just saw a comment you posted on an i the mighty video. I was really good band friends with them when i used to tour, we're actually on some of their older records from 2010. It was just surprising seeing you there
They definitely get too much hate, I dont hate the ecoboost mustangs because of how affordable they are. If you're the kinda person who likes cars that aren't super fast but look pretty damn good (Like me), these are good candidates. There's someone who has a jade green lowered ecoboost and it looks so good.
only drove V8 drift mustangs but i feel from the video that it has too much grip for that power band, it seems like the V8 makes the chassis better, specially in high speed drifting for what it seems, but i agree that the ecoboost would make a great seat time car with the consumables.
That JZ to Coyote comparison is probably pretty accurate, cause I know the 2JZ-GTE weighs more than an iron 5.3, but the coyote also weighs more than an iron 5.3 too
I love my ecoboost stang. I’m protuned by PDTuning on stock turbo pushing 24psi on 93 (roughly 350whp) and supporting mods. Going for more power with an e30 tune (roughly 380whp)! Tuneplusinc is another great protuner.
I actually know someone who has a built and modified eco-boost and that thing pretty fun like he has a built motor with different heads and a bigger turbo and everything done that things pretty fast 😮💨
completely true, lapped a 5.0 on the street course in my ecoboost mustang, smaller tracks with the less weight and equal brakes, with some drivermod goes a long way with these cars.
Bro said it's close to stock power and then the next sentence said 380 whp. They're like 260-270 whp stock, so over 100 is a relatively big increase lol. Ford intentionally kneecapped their torque though, because mine with basically nothing but a very modest 93 octane tune hits 400 torque (dyno'd). My access port has estimated +420 before, so it's crazy that he's making 100 more whp than me with the same tq value. I'm also pleasantly surprised it kept up with the supercharged V8 for lap times. ~420 torque is what a stock V8 claims, and 380 whp would be close to that too. On a short, twisty course like this that torque and slightly lower weight/better distribution should matter a lot more than extra hp from a supercharger, and especially if it can actually put its power down well without spinning tires. For a little turbo I4 it definitely rips!
If we’re being honest, Im sure the V8 can obviously make more power easily. But I feel like obviously people dont want to buy a 4-6 cylinder muscle car, it kinda kills the whole vibe of a muscle car. Plus it doesnt sound as manly and badass. But that doesnt mean it cant be fun… It just may not be as fun as a loud fast V8.
You guys are using video time code to do the timing, the time should be 32 seconds and 46 “frames”, since it's shooting 60 frames per second, it's equals to 32.766 seconds
In the UK our small hatchback Ford fiestas have 4 cyl ecoboost engines and they are so common its crazy, however there nicknamed "ecobooms" so putting one in a MUSTANG is just crazy. Such a bad name that if these come to UK these 4 cyl mustangs will carry the same "bad reputation" automatically.
5:48 these starting line shots look straight out of a video game. Incredible clip.
Almost has a golf feeel to it lmao but yeah it was cherry
Just like Forza 😄
nfs shift
I’ve had my manual Ecoboost for about three months now & I can’t get enough of it. It has enough power to break traction, but not enough to get me in trouble. I don’t drift it hard, but I’ve slid around a few corners & I’ve never felt like I wasn’t in control. I love having it as a daily & hope to move into a V8 platform in the future.
People actually throw that 2.3 into foxbodies as like a modern SVO kinda thing. They're pretty dope
Its called Chelsea Denofa...
@@antoinedeschenes4798 there's more than just one out there lol
Ive built one, it was featured on Vaughn's video. But its a 2.0 instead of the weak open deck 2.3
yeah some people go with a 2.0 block and 2.3 head@@completelymustang
I’ve seen a few of these swaps and it really is a great budget svo swap. For a 4 cylinder, they actually have a fair amount of torque. It didn’t have the notoriety of the v8, but for the price difference, it’s an awesomely fun engine.
Love seeing an eco pop up in a video like this as a former eco owner. Like many I did end up upgrading to a GT, namely despite the Eco feeling more light weight, without it being able to rev up top due to the smaller motor and all the heatsoak issues from the boost (for those that don't know it shoves 20+ psi of boost into your engine, ie lots of hot air for the tiny stock IC), and the fact I still live in an apartment complex and couldn't get in anywhere to do the necessary mods to resolve those key issues were the driving factors for me to bump up to a GT. Eco's are formidable in the right hands and are by no means a downgrade to their GT big brothers, unfortunately what I wanted in my "I need to do everything" sports car, going to the GT was the smarter/easier decision. Great vid as always though, I want to see what happens to both lap times when they get real sticky boy track rubber though. Well maybe for the Spec-5 it won't help much given how much power its outputting, but the eco will be interesting to see at the very least.
You couldn’t borrow a buddies garage? Or get those “necessary mods” done at a shop
Sounds like a lame reason.
I think all of your friends with GTs were clowning you and calling you a weenie.
You even made 5.0 part of your name 😂😂
One 2.3 long block later
I'm an eco owner. I do think that they are a downgrade from GT. They just are. Anything else is copium. But it's ok. What you give up to save a lot of money isn't toooooo bad.
Also eco owner and I have FBO with Cobb tune and have not ran into heat soak issues but that’s not to say they’re not possible. I’m very impressed with the performance of the 4cyl and my only wish was it’s sound, just a note or two deeper would make all the difference but can’t complain over all for its not the worst sounding 4cyl.
@@POVwithRCaside from the sounds the gt makes it’s actually not really that much of a different car. Obviously the 5.0 has more potential but it’s not like the eco can’t be modded to keep up with v8’s. But if you put those same mods on a v8 then it’s no competition. It has a lot of low end punchy torque so it’s not really a downgrade from a dig 😂
imagine that 4cyl in a lighter chassis tho
edit: this my most liked and replied comment HAHA
edit 2: i meant lightweight rwd car
They’re not reliable but when they work and with the 10 speed they’re badass
Imagine Chelsea DeNofa's Foxbody
Chelsea Denofa has put one in a lighter mustang
@@seanmc92 i mean something lighter like a fucken starlet HAHAHA
@@eresuplaysYou woulda put that in your comment
The ecoboost is actually great. When I worked at Steeda, I got to compare my 2014 GT to their track setup ecoboost and it walked away around the bends
I'd like to see engine classes in fd eventually....4cyl, 5 and 6 cyl, then v8....just imagine a sr20 vs this ecoboost or Adam's v8 vs a 1uz
I’d say maybe add a class where anything goes, but they’re restricted by hp.
doesn’t make sense there’s already v8 mustangs in fd
The great thing about fd is that all types of engines are able to compete and remain competitive
No please not. Drifting is one of the few motorsports that has managed to maintain a healthy variety of engine setups. Why would you want to ruin that when this is something we should be fighting tooth and nail to maintain so it doesn’t become stale like other motorsport discplines
This is a bad idea
i’ve never been so happy to see a video on an ecoboost
Great content and I'm impressed by the audio balance when in the car. His voice is clear and we can still hear the tyre and engine.
Always sad when LZ vids end ,just 5mins longer. My favourite for past 5 years ✌️❤️
It really sucks that the integrated manifold killed the rumble the mazdaspeed 3's had with this engine.
Speed3’s have such a unique sound.
indeed, and as a focus st owner the exaust sounds like a wet fart ,like the honda civic type r, great car but sound terrible
@@pumafeet10at least you can admit that. Most focus owners think it sounds great.
Love the unequal length headers our cars have. Subie sounds with none of the subie problems (slow/unreliable :P)
I'm not familiar with speed3s. Can u explain plz.
Those first few seconds with the two cars stitched together was sick/ super clean!
Love seeing the forgotten cars come out for a thrash ❤
I don’t think these are forgotten, maybe they aren’t talked about often online but in person I see ecos everywhere 😂
13:59 that 360 Entry was sick 🔥💯👌🏽
I have the ecoboost in my Transit wheelchair van. It’s friggin awesome! 320 hp with a full floating rear end, stock!
That’s awesome 😂
Adam drifted the compound like we all did in forza horizon 3 at the parking lot.
Both the 2.3T and the 3.7L V6 are great engines in the S550's. Nobody ever gives them the credit they deserve though.
Ecoboost is 200lbs lighter on the nose, pretty much every aftermarket part lightens it up to. Unless he has more mods than mentioned and running E-30/rga/e85 he's probably closer to 330whp than 380. Cobb estimate is way off. Also the 10 speed is insane. A stock 10speed ecoboost running 280whp will give a gt 6 speed that needs a driver mod a run for their money. I got my 18' ecoboost mustang brand new otd for $23k. If I ever go ecoboom I can get a fully built long block for $7k and crank up the hp. Great little autocross car and you really can't find a cheaper car that's this fast new.
I own both a supercharged whipple 2011 coyote and a stock 2020 eco boost. Gotta say, the eco is so much more fun on curves and daily than the v8. I get I’m losing 1 or 2 sec 0-60 and the wonderful noise, but eco boost are amazingly fun. Put good tires and a tune on a eco and you will have fun. My dad has owned pretty much ever gen and level of mustang (from 1964-2023, base to supersnake) and his first impression was that the eco weight distribution and power to weight ratio made it one of the most stable and setup mustangs he’s driven. He said.. won’t win a drag, but could eat a gt on track.
This changed the way I look at ecoboost mustangs now
Same
We are all truly limitless! The only thing that binds us is our own minds! Love yourself and keep moving forward! ❤
i owned a 84 SVO mustang and without a doubt the answer is YES
I love seeing this car at osw just shredding
If my 113 hp fwd car can be fun, a 4 cylinder Mustang definitely can.
It’s crazy how good it sounds! Can’t imagine a 4cyl Mustang but this one is Surprisingly Pretty Sweet!!!
sounds like a RS imo
it is the exact same engine@@isnoopster3812
@@isnoopster3812 thats because the 2.3 HP car uses the RS block and internals. which are 5x stronger then the H code or Cleveland mustang 2.3
super cool to see a ecoboost get some shine.
I’d like to put a 2.3 in an old Mustang II. They were very light and with. A quiet exhaust it would make an incredible sleeper!
Just got my A90 sweatshirt, it might be summer time but I’m already wearing it (in the house of course) it’s super comfortable and knowing you, the quality is there as well!! I love this thing already!! Thank you bro !!
Chelsea has been saying for a couple years now, ecoboost mustang is great for a seat time modern drift car, reliable enough at stockish power
I have a ecoboost mustang with the high performance package and it’s great for ripping around auto cross
Looks perfect for Auto-X
Congrats bro
Also: Just noticed we share the same 1st name 😁👍🏾
That transition at the end top-notch
Whenever Adam uploads he makes my day
Damn, Mike....that edit of the white Mustang transition to the red Mustang was seamless! Well done.
Funny had a 4 6 and 8 cylinder s550 mustangs all next to each other
Adam's GT350 is an Inline 6 not a V6
@@aftrnoon_ac yea I know it's a barra I also have a couple of barra cars. Just thought it was funny that there was a 4 6 and 8 all very different cars though
Got a 4cyl ecoboost mustang as my rental on my last visit to LA. Was surprised how it ripped even though it looked like it had been beat on hard
Nice Adam 👌 I love the noises the 4 banger makes 👍
I need to see Adam drive a focus rs around the compound!
It needs to happen for real
I wanna see adam do up a crazy foxbody since hes such a mustang boy now
Funnily enough I just picked mine up last week. Modifications ongoing. Just over 20000 miles, Recaros, P-Pack, Manual. In-Market a similarly equipped and miled GT would have cost me 10-15 large more. I'm not that loaded. My copium huffing moment is that it has better weight balance slightly, and turbo noises are my love language.
If you can swing a GT, do that. If you can't, go find an eco. Recaros non negotiable. P-pack non negotiable. You'll love it. It's like a BRZ that someone zoomed in on 120 percent.
Ofc it can! Same engine in some formula 4 cars. I’ve seen plenty evo boost stangs tear it up in SCCA track days
this car would be a pretty fun project in your channel toooo, 4cyl stang is dope
Ecoboost can be fun, it’s all about how you build it 💯
Adam out here trying to get best salesman for the third quarter of Ford !!!
As an ecoboost owner. YES THEY ARE STUPID FUN
Man, this video makes me miss my ecoboost
How could it not be fun? With the market being the shit show that it is anything remotley performance oriented with an affordable price tag is a steal.
Is it just me or you can actually feel just by the video how much lighter the ecoboost is vs v8
You may never see this but I went to zumiez for the first time today and saw the R34 shirt in person....it's so much better than pics can show and even my 10 year old daughter made me buy her one! I really hate at this point I didn't order them for the giveaway 😅. Seriously though the shirt is amazing!
Adam, that 360 with 360HP was epic brother, you can drive the wheels off anything!
380 wheel from a turbo back exhaust & tune? That seems.. high. 310 at the crank from factory, tune’s really liven up the torque on these (+75tq just from the Ford Performance tune) but the HP usually only jumps ~40 or so.
Adam you are a hell of a driver thanks bro awesome content
Ngl 380whp isn’t bad. Everyone lives in the day where they consider 5-600 average……while owning a Kia soul. Tbh I’ve always been satisfied with 350-400whp perfect to daily drive move out of traffic and have a good time drift or track.
Really loving the helmet mic so crisp!👌🏼👌🏼
I have. a 19 Ford Eco boost. premium pro pack 1 quad variable exhaust and a Ford factory tune. I live in Alberta, Canada, where we have 94 octane gas. The rest is history.
mike went off on this top level edit good stuff dude
Looks like a fun car
Warning, this entire video is an advertisement for RTR
Interesting how many people in these comments like the sound. I personally couldn't imagine a more mundane sounding motor. Just my take on it though, not judging anyone who likes it.
Surprisingly cool car for a 4 banger!!!
One of the funnest cars I ever riden in was a 6cylinder bama race tuned mustang fastest stock v6 of that year
That burgundy red mustangs sounds so fkn nice. ❤it.
I wish more people understood what you meant when you said a t28 s13, but at the same time I am glad they don't.
unrelated, i just saw a comment you posted on an i the mighty video. I was really good band friends with them when i used to tour, we're actually on some of their older records from 2010. It was just surprising seeing you there
I just realize the drift layout looks like a Mini Rd., Atlanta between turn 10 A and 10 B sick.
The 4 cylinder mustang sounds just like one of those Maverick buggies
They definitely get too much hate, I dont hate the ecoboost mustangs because of how affordable they are. If you're the kinda person who likes cars that aren't super fast but look pretty damn good (Like me), these are good candidates. There's someone who has a jade green lowered ecoboost and it looks so good.
only drove V8 drift mustangs but i feel from the video that it has too much grip for that power band, it seems like the V8 makes the chassis better, specially in high speed drifting for what it seems, but i agree that the ecoboost would make a great seat time car with the consumables.
Ford did the 4-cylinder engine for the earliest Mustang concept car which was a mid-engined roadster. It was a V4 though.
That would be a perfect seat time car for you
16 min ad break is a bit wild! jk aside. Love the content you and the team makes. Have a good weekend at Limerock and enjoy yourself good sir's!
I was literally watching a old with Adam and Jimmy 😂
That JZ to Coyote comparison is probably pretty accurate, cause I know the 2JZ-GTE weighs more than an iron 5.3, but the coyote also weighs more than an iron 5.3 too
That sc V8 makes all the good noises.
My neighbor has an eco boost mustang and it was all fun and games till I got to k ow him and we ran it. Fords 4cyl is a force to be reckoned with.
I love my ecoboost stang. I’m protuned by PDTuning on stock turbo pushing 24psi on 93 (roughly 350whp) and supporting mods. Going for more power with an e30 tune (roughly 380whp)! Tuneplusinc is another great protuner.
Yo what mods do you have on your ecoboost just curious
I actually know someone who has a built and modified eco-boost and that thing pretty fun like he has a built motor with different heads and a bigger turbo and everything done that things pretty fast 😮💨
I bet the ecoboost will get the same SR cult following in the near future. The ecoboost mustang will be the 240sx of this generation.
i mean you take anything fully designed to handle a v8 and put a quick 4cyl in it its going to result in a short course monster :D
They're great fun until the engine unexpectedly explodes for no reason.
If only they made a small mustang like a gt86 with that turbo motor. Mustang s15.
This reminds me of the South Park episode about ads 😂
I'm loving these mustang vids man
Here for my hot take as a 2018 Gt owner.... I would bet money that the EB is more fun for daily driving by a lot......Legally.
4 Cyl or not the Drivers matter more than the car. So hell yeah it can
completely true, lapped a 5.0 on the street course in my ecoboost mustang, smaller tracks with the less weight and equal brakes, with some drivermod goes a long way with these cars.
Bro said it's close to stock power and then the next sentence said 380 whp. They're like 260-270 whp stock, so over 100 is a relatively big increase lol. Ford intentionally kneecapped their torque though, because mine with basically nothing but a very modest 93 octane tune hits 400 torque (dyno'd). My access port has estimated +420 before, so it's crazy that he's making 100 more whp than me with the same tq value.
I'm also pleasantly surprised it kept up with the supercharged V8 for lap times. ~420 torque is what a stock V8 claims, and 380 whp would be close to that too. On a short, twisty course like this that torque and slightly lower weight/better distribution should matter a lot more than extra hp from a supercharger, and especially if it can actually put its power down well without spinning tires. For a little turbo I4 it definitely rips!
Need more videos of you in the mustang for sure
Looks like a good time
Adam LZ Awesome Video I think it's awesome that Ecoboost Mustangs can be fun and I'm glad you had such a great time Drifting around the LZ Compound
Marketing 🤔ecoboost as the yankee sr20. You have my attention
Add a screamerpipe to the four cylinder, would sound a looot better 👌
I need the RTR grill insert.
Need to see a collab with Fanum on this channel 💯💯
Drift notch back with that motor.
If we’re being honest, Im sure the V8 can obviously make more power easily. But I feel like obviously people dont want to buy a 4-6 cylinder muscle car, it kinda kills the whole vibe of a muscle car. Plus it doesnt sound as manly and badass. But that doesnt mean it cant be fun… It just may not be as fun as a loud fast V8.
You guys are using video time code to do the timing, the time should be 32 seconds and 46 “frames”, since it's shooting 60 frames per second, it's equals to 32.766 seconds
In the UK our small hatchback Ford fiestas have 4 cyl ecoboost engines and they are so common its crazy, however there nicknamed "ecobooms" so putting one in a MUSTANG is just crazy. Such a bad name that if these come to UK these 4 cyl mustangs will carry the same "bad reputation" automatically.
The white ecoboost is obviously gonna be a giveaway lol
Adam's next build is 4c mustang
you should get a new edge v6 or gt i think that wouldbe rlly cool to see on the channel
what about bmx 😢