Motive Tech: Blue Oval Booster - We get to build an EcoBoost V-6 engine

[features@motivemag]

Today I'm in a displacement lover's hell. The trip from Chicago to Dearborn was made in record time, but not because of some big, burly V-8. The twin-turbo six of Motive's long-term BMW 135i was responsible for pinballing me through the mouth-breathing, truck-driving hordes of rural Michiganders along I-94. And here at Ford's Beech Daly technical center, the buzz inside is all about the upcoming EcoBoost V-6, which Ford hopes will provide V-8 power with V-6 efficiency. Suddenly, the whining from purists two years ago when BMW announced its first turbocharged gas engine since the '70s doesn't seem like a big deal. This is Ford. Mustangs and F-150s. V-8s and Toby Keith. And now that's all fallen to turbochargers and economy? What's next, painting the blue oval green? To peek behind the curtain and see exactly what's going on, I've come here to get my hands dirty. I'm going to build one of the first EcoBoost engines...

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[Lawl Master]

This would really put the extra oomph into ford's lineup today. They got some nice cars and trucks, but their lacking in drivetrain.

[stu@kilometer]

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[JustinCSVT]

Hopefully SVT gets their hands on it. They need to get back to the forefront of factory performance divisions.

[FBMphil]

^ The above picture reminds me wayyyy too much of Mr. Bob G0atse.

[BRealistic]

Quote, originally posted by FBMphil »

^ The above picture reminds me wayyyy too much of Mr. Bob G0atse.

Maybe that's a sign to change your desktop image?

[bluerabbit0886]

Quote, originally posted by BRealistic »

Maybe that's a sign to change your desktop image?

oh snap!

cool article

[FBMphil]

Quote, originally posted by BRealistic »

Maybe that's a sign to change your desktop image?

The filename of my desktop image is m3atspin.gif.

Enough said.

[FBMphil]

These guys sign my paycheck and I still haven't driven an EcoBoost whip. I. Am. Angry.

[bluerabbit0886]

Quote, originally posted by FBMphil »

These guys sign my paycheck and I still haven't driven an EcoBoost whip. I. Am. Angry.

what a bunch of crap. you need to drive one and report back asap!

[FBMphil]

Quote, originally posted by bluerabbit0886 »

what a bunch of crap. you need to drive one and report back asap!

I'm too committed to alcoholism to drive home to Dearborn and keep my job.

[bluerabbit0886]

Quote, originally posted by FBMphil »

I'm too committed to alcoholism to drive home to Dearborn and keep my job.

you gotta do what you gotta do!

[Syndicate]

...it would be very interesting to see Ford drop a version of that engine into a Fusion.

[FBMphil]

Quote, originally posted by Syndicate »

...it would be very interesting to see Ford drop a version of that engine into a Fusion.

Ecoboost 4-banger maybe?

*shifty eyes*

[stu@kilometer]

Quote, originally posted by Syndicate »

...it would be very interesting to see Ford drop a version of that engine into a Fusion.

Focus!

[atr_hugo]

Stu,

Did they discuss stratified charge at all?

Did they have an N54B30 tucked away somewhere in pieces?

- Hugo

[Shomegrown]

I've been to Beech a few times before.

Last time I was there they had a few melted Ecoboosts on display.

[NightTrain EX]

This in a ford fusion would make a GREAT 25-27K alternative to the 335i. If it were 25k that would be amazing.

[Shomegrown]

The block is open deck, it may not like ridiculous power outputs. The pistons look like cast Mahle's too, though it's hard to tell.