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EcoBoost 3.5 Upgrade Turbo Options?

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#1 ·
Hi out there. I was curious if anyone has found an upgrade for the Turbo or tried tuning it like the Raptor?

Not a need but would be fun to do..... ANy out there found options or have ideas?
 
#2 ·
Upgrading the turbos are one of the last supporting mods that needs to be done on a 3.5 Ecoboost. In order to dump enough fuel through the injectors to necessitate the need for larger turbos you would first need : High flow exhaust/intake, aggressive ECU tune, high flow fuel pump/filter, (and of course a full drive train upgrade and additional unibody support).


I am not saying just upgrading the turbos without adding any other support mods won't do anything, but the gains would be negligible.
 
#3 ·
xphobe:

Thanks for the info. I have never done hp performance mods as I come from over-landing background. Crawling usually requires traction and agility mods.......

I am in line to get my QuadVan 4x4 and lift next month and may talk with John about upgrading the drivelines at the same time.
 
#5 ·
Meldog21:

Thank you for the info. I have seen many of them but when I call they say they only are for the F150.

If I have the same as an F150 from Running gear (If I get all the same parts from intake/exhaust, ECU chip or tuner etc basically a whole the whole package) why couldn’t I use it for the transit?

I would match the gearing etc as well.

I am getting the QuadVan 4x4 next month and he basically uses a Ford Raptor front end and plan to upgrade the drivelines etc as well.

What else am I missing from ordering the matching F150 kits?


Any suggestions on vendors or sites to buy these different stage kits? I am like everyone and want to save money but rather pay a little etc for reputable products and install.

Anyone know a local shop that can install in the Portland Oregon area? Or Open to Seattle etc as well. Basically within a few hundred miles of Oregon is fine by me.

Cheers
 
#7 ·
If I have the same as an F150 from Running gear (If I get all the same parts from intake/exhaust, ECU chip or tuner etc basically a whole the whole package) why couldn’t I use it for the transit?
While acknowledging I haven't been underneath the Transit really or an F-150, I think it's unlikely the Transit and F-150 share much in the way of exhaust; at least after the catalytic converters.

On the intake side, a quick Google search shows the Ecoboost F-150 has the air box on the driver's side while the Transit's is on the passenger side. So, intake gear is probably a non-starter as well.

ECU? No clue but if I had to guess, I would say they don't share an ECU, or at the very least, are dissimilar enough that you couldn't use a flash tool for the F-150 on the Transit.
 
#6 ·
That new Raptor does make it tempting for sure. However, I'm going to suggest that you run it for a while and then decide if you need it. Of course you do sound like the kind of person that say's to himself, "Dang, if it will do this now, I wonder what it will do if I......". I'm that kind of guy too so I also know how easy it is to step over the line and go from manageable to friggin nuts and then end up parking it.
 
#9 ·
I agree with LDH above.

The rest of the vehicle and how far you're willing to go must always be kept in mind. There is not much info out there on what a Transit will take and what parts will likely fail at certain horsepower levels. When I put a supercharger on my C5 Z06 it was easy to find out that anything above 600-650 rwhp was going to require driveline upgrades to match because there are so many racers out there that had already found out what fails. I found out on my own that when the horsepower goes up you better increase your cooling capacity an equal amount too. Bottom line is that you're mostly on your own with the Transit. If you decide to do any upgrades you should find a reputable tuner to get their best advice, and unless you have an unlimited budget you should stay conservative with the upgrades. It looks like the F150 crowd hasn't found many weak areas or failures with turbo swap and tune which should add over 100 rwhp, but this is a Transit. As with all performance upgrades use your best judgment, but be prepared to have to upgrade supporting systems.

I would start with a tune which shouldn't require any supporting mods and looks like it should add 50ish horsepower and probably more torque. A turbo swap will also require a better fuel pump and probably an increase in cooling capacity. Even with just a tune you might need a better intercooler to deal with the increased boost which increases heat in the intake system.

If you come up with anything that works please post it up.

Dog
 
#16 ·
It's actually spelled "giubo" pronounced "jew-boh". It is a rubber/fiber disc that's sandwiched between the drive shaft and the tailshaft of the transmission. Its intended purpose is to be a vibration damper so you don't feel as much road noise. Unfortunately the one Ford put in the Transit is apparently not up to the stresses involved and tends to crack fairly quickly (often around 50k miles). If you don't keep an eye on it and let it go it will start producing vibration itself and eventually fails potentially causing a lot of damage.

There's a fairly lengthy tread on it here if you search. My internet is slow as molasses right now (just reactivated after a big storm this morning) so I'm not going to try retrieving it...!
 
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