E50 Tune Unlocks Nearly 100 Horsepower in the 2.3L Bronco! Dyno Results Inside

[Desmolicious]

I mean I like more power no matter the vehicle.

I guess slightly less slow is worth the reliability and convenience trade off.

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[heavyD]

Actually it was indeed a big part of the 6.0's problem.

The lesser horsepower IH versions lived long happy lives.

But yes there was the harness chafing issue (our 2004 was bought back for what they didn't know until later was the chafing). Plus then they discovered that the overflow caps weren't up to the task and came out with an improved version.

To say nothing of the affect of buyers throwing another 100+ tune on top of the Ford factory one had

As too the 2.3 that is why I only gave it a passing glance. I don't need the squirrels having an early heart attack just so the engine can pretend to be the 2.7.

It's not like this is a Mustang being hopped up for racing. It is a smaller engine in a truck being crutched to make it perform the same as a larger one that can't be ordered.

Yeah it's a smaller engine but the reality is that it's only 0.4L smaller. We aren't talking major displacement difference.

 

[not on the rug]

I guess I don't get it...
You're adding horsepower to a poor handling and braking vehicle that with the gain is still slow compared to whatever else is on the road.
With the added bonus of fuel complications and diminished reliability? Not even mentioning warranty issues?

In the mean time, grandma one lane over in her stock 2026 Rav4 GR Hybrid hits 0-60 in 5.1 secs...

If we have to explain Smiles Per Gallon to a grown man at this point in time, it doesn't seem like something you'll ever understand.

 

[Desmolicious]

If we have to explain Smiles Per Gallon to a grown man at this point in time, it doesn't seem like something you'll ever understand.

Wheeee I am going a little bit faster! Hold on a sec, why is Mildred in her RaV4 blowing my doors off?

I get my smiles per gallon by driving over ish.

 

[not on the rug]

Wheeee I am going a little bit faster! Hold on a sec, why is Mildred in her RaV4 blowing my doors off?

I get my smiles per gallon by driving over ish.

I don't think anybody says it's the fastest vehicle on the road or plans on racing it. Even a raptor is a snail in the modern vehicle world. But MOAR power is always better than less power. Also, why are you racing old ladies?

Believe me I say it all the time to the classic car guys raving about their muscle cars, Mustangs and Vettes. Those old cars are embarrassingly slow compared to a modern honda and yet those guys never shut up about how fast they are.

 

[Steve_In_29]

Yeah it's a smaller engine but the reality is that it's only 0.4L smaller. We aren't talking major displacement difference.

On the smaller end of engine size spectrum that 0.4 makes a BIG difference and pulling an extra 100 HP out of one stresses everything.

 

[Steve_In_29]

If we have to explain Smiles Per Gallon to a grown man at this point in time, it doesn't seem like something you'll ever understand.

Not much to smile about after getting beaten off the line at a stoplight by a soccer mom in a hybrid.

 

[Ducati1098]

Not much to smile about after getting beaten off the line at a stoplight by a soccer mom in a hybrid.

Why not? It’s still more fun than having a stock bronco

 

[Steve_In_29]

Why not? It’s still more fun than having a stock bronco

Should have bought the V6 than instead of throwing money out trying to crutch the smaller engine

It's like bragging how fast your Harley is in a group of crotch rocket riders.

Spend the money on something that improves the Bronco's off road performance instead.

 

[Ducati1098]

Should have bought the V6 than instead of throwing money out trying to crutch the smaller engine

It's like bragging how fast your Harley is in a group of crotch rocket riders.

Well I won’t disagree with that, which is why I got a 2.7 lol

 

[userdude]

I guess I don't get it...
You're adding horsepower to a poor handling and braking vehicle that with the gain is still slow compared to whatever else is on the road.
With the added bonus of fuel complications and diminished reliability? Not even mentioning warranty issues?

In the mean time, grandma one lane over in her stock 2026 Rav4 GR Hybrid hits 0-60 in 5.1 secs...

I'M SORRY, WHAT?!? I CAN'T HEAR YOU, MY V8 KEEPS FARTING!!! SOUNDS GREAT DOESN'T IT!! WHAT WERE WE TALKING ABOUT??

 

[Valhalla]

I guess slightly less slow is worth the reliability and convenience trade off.

Mine is pretty quick Tuned 2.7 2 Dr BL

 

[Rydfree]

Yeah it's a smaller engine but the reality is that it's only 0.4L smaller. We aren't talking major displacement difference.

One's a V and one's an inline. More of a difference there than the displacement. As someone already stated though, the smaller the displacement the more a small change makes. The 2.7 was designed from the get go to be turbocharged, hence the different block casting.

 

[not on the rug]

The 2.7 already makes solid #s. Intake, charge pipes, larger intercooler and a tune and it turns into a beast. No, it's not nearly as fast as my X5M, other cars I've owned or many other cars on the road, but my Wildtrak is definitely fun to drive in a whole other way.

It's weird to have to explain these things to the same people on this site over and over. Not knowing something is one thing, but being willfully ignorant is completely different. More power in these vehicles is definitely not a bad thing. It doesn't mean you're drag racing it, it just makes it more fun to drive. I had no idea this was such a difficult concept for people to grasp.

 

[Valhalla]

Power is not synonymous with speed.

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