So You Want To Modify Your Ford Mustang EcoBoost?

The Spain-based 2.3l Ecoboost Mustang that we’re talking about today was brought into the market in 2015 and is still going strong today. Putting down roughly 310hp and roughly 330tq, which is actually higher than a V8 mustang from a decade ago, and this car instantly became a hit with car enthusiasts everywhere. So, you want to modify your Ford Mustang Ecoboost? Watch this whole video and learns the pros and cons that come with modifying one of these.

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Contents of This Video
0:00 Intro
2:15 MAPerformance Ad
2:52 Pros
5:44 Cons
7:28 Outro

[maperformance]

Thanks for watching! What's the first mod you would do to your Ecoboost?

[lookahere]

I have owned a 2018 Mustang Ecoboost and absolutely loved it. I could never understand the "hate" the car got from fellow Ford fans in particular. I would always get people telling me how much they loved the way my car looked no matter where I went but there would always be that Ford guy in the midst that would go on about how I should have gotten a GT and how they would never buy a 4 cylinder Mustang. It was always funny to me because the Ecoboost is a solid platform that has 300hp to play with right out of the gate. Ford also didn't neuter the looks of the car which is great! Sitting side by side with a GT the only things that will let a person know it's an Ecoboost is the absence of the GT badging on the sides and rear and single exhaust tips. After developing a transmission fault that took the dealer over 5 months to figure out, I traded the Eco for a 2020 GT and I love it just as much. Same great looks, handling and of course that signature V8 rumble puts a smile on my face every day. You just can't go wrong with either version of the Mustang in my opinion.

[crossoutps_andrapfreestyler]

I have a ecoboost and i take care of it every day and I will always be a fan of ecoboost, and I m going to take care of it like if its the last ecoboost that exists.

[ljr]

I bought an ecoboost about 4 months ago. I absolutely freaking love the car!!

[twiztid]

I loved my ecoboost mustang years ago. Map intake map tuner map bov. The seats sit very low and the car is very comfortable. Probably the best cheapest 300hp car to play around with.

[derrick]

I think I'll learn to accept four cylinder sounds from a mustang, now that it also comes with good build quality, transmission, handling, interior, brakes, etc... I'm not stuck in the past, the trade off is worth it.

[marktiny]

The map 1.5 kit does wonders for these cars! And built with quality!

[pointh]

I bet an ecoboost would be fun to drive with a great tune and bolt ons.. coming from a 2014 v6 mustang I know 100% it would be wicked fun to ride.

[randumichel]

Just got my 2019 ecoboost with 20k miles can’t wait to start modding.

[boxingestilo.]

i have owned my 2016 ecoboost for 2+ years and it is a very fun car stock....just get a blow off valve for you can hear some nice sound lol.

[gsxroyce]

I always love 60 footing eco haters. Especially when they’re in a v8 of any kind. A lot of these stronger v8 manual trans cars can’t hook up from a red light. My 18 eco 10 speed auto will hook on grass with these tires I run, and with the gearing it is nasty from a dig on the street. I run MT radial 275s on rear. And they plant hard on the street. And in drag mode if I shift at the tip of the power band it will bark the shit out of 2nd and 3rd. It’s a fun car

[toyhusky]

I have an auto 17 ecoboost. K&n cold intake, y pipe with roush muffler, one step colder plugs, and cobb tuned ots stage 1. No problems at all *knock on wood* .. Also winter driven up here in Toronto.

[BobbyB]

I look at it like this…..Subaru charges 40k for a STI
Ford even for a 2022 ecoboost mustang starts at 29k with the same power and almost same weight

[hodaboy]

had both a 2016 and 2018 ecoboost. Fun cars for the money. Have a 2021 GT now but will most likely pick up another 2015-17 ecoboost to use a my daily / fun day at the track car.

[juanalvarado]

Currently own a EcoBoost, it’s not a V8 but 4 cylinder noises are fun

[jaquankerns]

I have a 2020 I tuned it probably 5k miles in the Pd tuning I had no issues until yesterday. I’ve started getting misfire and a lean code. Rough idles . I never upgraded my plugs and I’m at about 26k now

[SVTZ-pqhf]

My 2015 Ecoboost went ecoboom at 30k . It threw 2 rods . When taking it apart, I noticed the intake cam bolt, was completely loose . Factory bolt wasn’t tight from factory . I have a feeling this is a cause for many cars blowing up.

[MajinEvan]

I got a FBO with dyno shop tune ecoboost 2017. 385hp 440tq.
I love this car. I’ve raced against a Tesla and a charger (V8) and beat them both. I raced a modded supra last weekend and beat it off the line but then got gapped once we hit about 70 km. I will get a GT in a couple years.

[DeltaS]

Got the MAP full exhaust, hks bov with MAP chargepipes and intercooler, and MAP cold air intake. Have them in my 2016 ecoboost for over a year now, lots of fun!

[jonathanellison]

Head studs? Gasket? Ecoboom? Air con evap leak? (all early model S550 mustangs) I've had an ecoboost for 6 years and had really bad luck with it. I still love the car but when it went Ecoboom it got really expensive. I have a new engine that was built by Maperformance (uses a fusion 2.0 block) and a 4 page long build list... If done right it can be a hell of a car, if you dont beef up stuff in advance it will fail you. Fully built suspension+good wheels and tires you can get the same lateral gforces as a gt350 so its a really fun car, I own one so I can test both. Long story short only work with reputable tuners and parts. The further you push stock parts the more unlucky you will get.