Hello all, first post...
First of all, I'm happy for all you guys that have found the ST to be everything and more that you had hoped. I'm looking forward to the day when I can join the ranks!
After perusing the various forums, I have yet to see anyone mention one of the quickest ways to performance in turbocharged applications... Water/Methanol Injection.
Recently, on an episode of 'Autoline After Hours' on YT, Dan Kapp, Director of Ford Powertrain Research and Advanced Technologies said, "We've done work to show that with the octane, and heat of vaporization characteristics of Ethanol fuels, you can squeeze unbelievable levels of torque out of the [Ecoboost engines]. If you want to talk about downsizing [of engines] more, that's certainly one of the enablers that could be out there."
As many of you know Ethanol is good for boosted engines, but Methanol is even better. With a 50/50 mix of Water/Meth injecting post intercooler, and the tuning to go with it, the possibilities for Ecoboost engines are astounding. The only limits at that point will be the physical limits of the engine.
After some calculations and looking at data from engines of the past, I'll come right out and say this... I believe the limit for the stock internals is somewhere around 375-400 flywheel HP. I know for certain that with a change of turbo, and the acceptance of a slight bit of lag, that the 1.6 EB engine will most certainly achieve 300WHP, and that BEFORE the introduction of water/methanol injection.
With the stock engine/turbo, and water/meth injection being the only addition (and, of course, the tuning parameters), I think you could see a gain of around 30-50WHP, making for a serious butt dyno triumph.
What do you guys think?
BTW, Dan Kapp is called the "father" of Ecoboost... Sweet!
Dave
First of all, I'm happy for all you guys that have found the ST to be everything and more that you had hoped. I'm looking forward to the day when I can join the ranks!
After perusing the various forums, I have yet to see anyone mention one of the quickest ways to performance in turbocharged applications... Water/Methanol Injection.
Recently, on an episode of 'Autoline After Hours' on YT, Dan Kapp, Director of Ford Powertrain Research and Advanced Technologies said, "We've done work to show that with the octane, and heat of vaporization characteristics of Ethanol fuels, you can squeeze unbelievable levels of torque out of the [Ecoboost engines]. If you want to talk about downsizing [of engines] more, that's certainly one of the enablers that could be out there."
As many of you know Ethanol is good for boosted engines, but Methanol is even better. With a 50/50 mix of Water/Meth injecting post intercooler, and the tuning to go with it, the possibilities for Ecoboost engines are astounding. The only limits at that point will be the physical limits of the engine.
After some calculations and looking at data from engines of the past, I'll come right out and say this... I believe the limit for the stock internals is somewhere around 375-400 flywheel HP. I know for certain that with a change of turbo, and the acceptance of a slight bit of lag, that the 1.6 EB engine will most certainly achieve 300WHP, and that BEFORE the introduction of water/methanol injection.
With the stock engine/turbo, and water/meth injection being the only addition (and, of course, the tuning parameters), I think you could see a gain of around 30-50WHP, making for a serious butt dyno triumph.
What do you guys think?
BTW, Dan Kapp is called the "father" of Ecoboost... Sweet!
Dave