You can keep your wet belt oil pump and two turbos. The 2.3 is a tank. Sure it’s “only” 275 hp, but that’s more than my 1994 5.8 v8 had. I’m glad the 2.3 lives in your head and makes you irrational.
I will get an intercooler. And water injection at some point. The intercooler with better charge pipes will definitely reduce charge air temps. It doesn’t even need a tune really. Nothing wrong with 65-70 other than fuel mileage.
Absolutely would do it again. Bone stock 2.3, I will ad an upgraded intercooler with up and down/ charge pipes. I think it heat soaks quick when pulling large hills in Wyoming. Boost will hold at 20-21 psi for 5-15 seconds with 91-93 octane but then de-rates to 14-15 for the rest of the hill. It...
Moab. Luckily I’m only 5 hours away. We go twice a year. I did Elephant Hill years ago in my Trooper. Going this fall in the bronco.
we did take the bronco this spring though, so much fun I forgot to take more pics.
I had a 2018 Ford f150 with the 5.0 and the then new dual injection. It was a company truck, company gas, I drove it like I stole it to over 200k and it didn’t even burn oil, still got 19 mpg. I LOVE the 10 speed.
I a Ford guy now, before I was agnostic