I agree. I drove my nephew's gt a couple years ago and had the same feeling. Great car and exhaust note (he had a corsa catback), but those 5.0's like to be revved compared to the eco. I just could never really get to it's higher rpm potential without risking trouble. Drag racing? Sure. Just didn't make sense as a daily to me.

 

You might have a point, so used to turbos I never got it to high revs. My only issue is those high revs were not going to be too practical on my daily commute and the residential area I was rest driving. There's always a next time.

 

I have a stage 3 Ecoboost and find the GT's to be extremely impressive still.
If money was a non factor, I'd go GT all day. But costing $10k+ more, I couldn't justify it.

Never thought about changing the clutch spring. How hard was that to do?

 

I have a stage 3 Ecoboost and find the GT's to be extremely impressive still.
If money was a non factor, I'd go GT all day. But costing $10k+ more, I couldn't justify it.

Never thought about changing the clutch spring. How hard was that to do?

The clutch spring is an easy change, and one I'd recommend. If money was no factor, I'd have the gt350 not the gt. Sadly, it appears the gt350's days are numbered. It could be argued the new mach will take it's place, but I really wanted to see 500+ hp out of the new mach.

 

I agree with your assessment. The only reason I'd buy a GT is if I wanted 1000 HP with a supercharger or a Turbo. Other than that the Ecoboost does just fine. Even on some higher horsepower builds.

 

Funny, the salesman asked how much horsepower do I need. I told him I'm more interested in how the car feels. It looks like the small mods I did to improve the chassis really waken up the car.
Well it looks like finding another ecoboost will be tricky. Pickin's are slim with Ford creating ventilators. The good thing is I am in no rush it in a major need to buy another car.

 

I bought the Ecoboost as a daily driver compromise and find myself wanting more as well. Unfortunately, your assessment kind of sums up my anticipation that a GT isn't what I want either. The only way I'd try a GT is with the 10 speed auto, but I'm not 100% sold on the facelift. A GT will still stomp an Ecoboost easily if you're running both cars at 100%, but as you've found, you'd really need to ring out the 5.0 to see that difference. And to me, that somewhat defeats the purpose of having a V8. A larger displacement V8 would provide more low end torque and a better day-to-day driving experience, which is what's missing here, but "5.0" is what sells the GT. Ford is like the Honda of V8s in trying to do more with less, which is respectable, but there's pros and cons haha.

 

A larger displacement V8 would provide more low end torque and a better day-to-day driving experience

I don't agree. Yes, having power more available at low RPM makes the car more fun for most day-to-day driving situations, but adding more weight up front would further degrade the GT's already relatively poor handling compared to the EcoBoost. The 2.3L EcoBoost engine offers the improved low-end torque of a larger-displacement V8 without the weight.

In short, the combination of a high-torque engine and lighter front end makes the EcoBoost Mustang one of the most tossable--and therefore fun to drive--cars on the road today. I don't believe a large-displacement V8 engine would be an improvement.

 

nothing wrong with either gt or ecoboost, on the road imo they both provide the same enjoyment. ecoboost has less exhaust sound, which means better music. ecoboost does everything better mpg wise, so if you aren't stomping it light to light, ecoboost is the winner in every way really.

if you want to do everything, a little louder, faster, quicker, with worst mpg, gt is your thing.

but id take an ecoboost premium, over a gt base everyday. because I don't really utilize the power.

sport bike guys-we have an outlet if we want to go be extremely fast.

 

.....admittedly I do own a 2017 BMW S1000RR. No Mustang will ever come close to that. ...ever. The thing is f'ing insane.

 

When I test drove a Coyote Mustang, I expected a "big block experience", based on the horse power/torque ratings... It just wasn't there!
I still think it is a good base engine to build on. But it doesn't have the horse power to cubic inches that the Ecoboost motors offer from the factory. However it does have the horse power to weight advantage, which is hard to beat!!

 

The ecoboost excels as a budget performance daily driver. It makes peak torque at about 2800 rpm and peak HP at about 5300 rpm. I love the low rpm torque. The 2018 up GT makes peak torque at about 4700 rpm and peak HP at about 7000 rpm. That high rpm HP just isn't as useable on the street. I've had 5 previous V-8 Mustangs and prefer the ecoboost for it's low rpm torque, handling, and economy. A lot of people prefer the GT, just for it's sound. It does sound great, but I prefer my stock exhaust ecoboost, because when I do 0-60 pulls, I'm not getting any unwanted attention.

 

LOL I don't even know what's going on anymore

 

Yeah, you'd think it was April 1st! At least you've got a sense of humor.

 

God can you imagine not having a sense of humor in this world?? What an absolutely miserable existence that would be

 

I must be getting blind in my old age, because I don't see the weight of a 2.3 ecoboost listed anywhere on that wikipedia page. Good to know the dry weight of any other ecoboost though I guess lol. Closest info I can find on 6G is that it weighs 418 lbs fully dressed.

 

That's because the 2.3L is essentially a stroked 2.0L.