Thinking out of the box- why no disable turbo option on the ecoboost
03-24-2013, 10:24 AM
#11
ColdWar Vet-USN Shellback
You should have bought a Prius if you wanted fuel mileage.
Your right foot is kicking you in your wallet area...ease up and push that right pedal like there is an egg under your foot. Forget those jack rabbit launches from the stop lights...it makes a big difference.
Your right foot is kicking you in your wallet area...ease up and push that right pedal like there is an egg under your foot. Forget those jack rabbit launches from the stop lights...it makes a big difference.
03-24-2013, 10:42 AM
#12
Ford did something similar in the past with the Mustang SVO. It didn't reduce boost completely (and with an 8.5:1 2.3L engine, you didn't want to!) but it did drop boost down to 7-8 psi and selected a different fuel and spark table with the flip of a switch.
I'm not sure how the computer would react, but rigging up a switch to cut out the boost control solenoids would limit the turbos to what ever they are set to by the factory. Usually they are set to somewhere around 5-7 psi, then the factory boost solenoid delays the waste gate opening by venting the signal line to atmosphere or limits the amount of boost to the line. I'm sure these days the computer probably regulates boost in some kind of closed loop system, so disabling the solenoid would probably throw a code if boost were less than what is commanded.
I'm not sure how the computer would react, but rigging up a switch to cut out the boost control solenoids would limit the turbos to what ever they are set to by the factory. Usually they are set to somewhere around 5-7 psi, then the factory boost solenoid delays the waste gate opening by venting the signal line to atmosphere or limits the amount of boost to the line. I'm sure these days the computer probably regulates boost in some kind of closed loop system, so disabling the solenoid would probably throw a code if boost were less than what is commanded.
