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Originally Posted by two_wheel_mayhem
Will they take off or be a repeat of earlier failures? In the late 70's Ford tried it, failed, refined it greatly for an almost win (svo) even had the 2.3 putting out the same HP numbers as the V8. The car handled great but never was fast nor reliable as the V8.
I'm seeing history repeat itself as there are already ecoboost Mustangs on the streets around here. Sounding like crap and not really going anywhere fast.
The thing most guys don't seem to pick up on is you gotta launch it at like 5000 rpm to get it to even have a chance, and how long is it gonna last under those conditions?
Car is too heavy, engine is too small. They should just turbo the 3.6 then they would really have something (like decreased SS sales)
Oh what to do? It's almost like a conspiracy or something.
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I disagree.....
We all know that Ford sucks so I'm not defending their eco boost crap.
The 4 bangers that GM is putting out are quite good.
I drive a 4 banger Malibu and it's 2.5 liter 4 cylinder engine is not bad. At almost 200hp it cruises along nicely.
With the new CARB regulations coming the more 4 & 6 cylinder cars are out their the better. It helps offset the high HP version we all drive.
