Ford Racing putting EcoBoost V6 in new Daytona Prototypes

[typhoon5000]

Stock block and heads, but that looks like about all that's stock. Still pretty cool.

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http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/02/ford-ecoboost-v6-dyno-video/

 

[intimdatr]

Wish they would have given numbers!! I heard a 600hp being thrown around a lot.

 

[EcoPowerParts]

Ford said 600HP to the crank, I'm at 600HP to the wheels. Not bad for a privateer compared to Ford Racing
They also have modified heads and valve train from what I'm reading. I wish they'd answer my msgs on their facebook page about sharing fuel info and head mods.

 

[Phoenix]

Ford? Sharing? You must be smoking.

For years people and companies tried to have the full maps for the EEC-IV (for proper tuning) , even after its long gone (OBD1 DUH) , they still wont divulge anything.

Just having the CORRECT story on the V6 Yamaha (on how it happened) was something. Let alone some tuning secrets.

 

[DJSHO91]

Wish they would have given numbers!! I heard a 600hp being thrown around a lot.

A lot will be based on how the USCC restricts the air intake for this set-up. Although no formal figures are released, the estimate is somewhere between 450-500hp. This represents one reason for looking at the Ecoboost V6 vs a NA V8. The intake-restricted V8s are struggling at developing low/mid-range torque. The turbocharging on the Ecoboost allows finer tuning for low and mid-range power.

 

[typhoon5000]

They also have modified heads and valve train from what I'm reading.

Where'd ya read that? They say in the video that they are using production heads.

 

[EcoPowerParts]

Production heads with new hardware from what I read.

 

[EcoPowerParts]

I hammered on Ford until they answered me on Facebook:

Ford Racing:
We spoke with our engineers and without giving away too many trade secrets, here is what we were told. The EcoBoost Race engine has been designed and calibrated to withstand the continuous high RPM demands associated with endurance racing. The EcoBoost race engine uses a stock block, forged rods and pistons in conjunction with a slightly modified cam. The heads are stock castings with slight modifications to enable improved flow to accommodate the larger turbos. Due to series requirements, the VCT is locked out. Thanks again for your post and good luck with your high horsepower Flex!

Mike Bambic
Is the car still direct injected if so did they upgrade the factory fuel pump and injectors

I need to find a source to be able to upgrade my high pressure fuel pump and injectors

Ford Racing

Yes, still direct injected with a bigger fuel pump. Good luck!

 

[SHO Continental]

Wish they would have given numbers!! I heard a 600hp being thrown around a lot.

Ford Racing replied in the youtube comments.

"It'll have 750 HP for our Record Run attempt, and 600 during its competitions"

 

[markathome]

An update to the story:
Ford-Powered USCC Prototype Breaks Daytona Lap Speed Record with 223MPH

It took 26 years for someone to break Bill Elliott’s Daytona lap speed record of 210.364 mph (338.548 km/h), set in a Ford Thunderbird during qualifying for the 1987 Daytona 500. The new Daytona lap speed record has been broken by Michael Shank Racing’s Colin Braun in a Riley Technologies Daytona prototype race car powered by the new 3.5-liter V6 Ford EcoBoost race engine.

Braun reached 222.971 mph (358.837 km/h) during a special record attempt run yesterday and set new world speed records for 10 miles (16.1 km) from a standing start (210.018 mph/337.911 km/h average) and 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from a standing start (202.438 mph/325.792 km/h average).

25-year-old Braun wasn’t even born when Elliot set the previous speed record. “It was a challenging day. There was a lot of work put in by a lot of people to accomplish these records. The power in the new EcoBoost engine was incredible, and it was amazing how fast it came up to speed on the runs,” said Braun after breaking the speed record.

The new Ford EcoBoost engine was prepared for the record run by Ford Racing engine partner Roush Yates Engines, while Continental Tires did a special tire for the run that was lighter and had less rolling resistance than the standard race tire. Tires also had a harder compound than those used for a typical road course race.

Both the new car and its twin-turbo engine will compete in the 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship (USCC) that kicks off in January with the 24 Hours of Daytona. The USCC has been founded by the merger of the former American Le Mans Series and Rolex Sports Car Series.

By Dan Mihalascu

 

[intimdatr]

This thing better kick some real ass this season. It sure sounds like its going to a killer machine.

 

[SHOCH]

It will do as good as the BOP Balance of Performance regulations will let it. Next season will be all over the place trying to keep it fair. With that said I will be cheering pretty hard for them.

 

[DrivinhardLLC]

They sounded like weed eaters at the Rolex :vomit:

 

[Toolman]

Sounded okay on Telly. Listening to Your V8 all the time is spoiling you.

 

[intimdatr]

How did they end up doing? I got to see some of the race, but they never mentioned them.

 

[DrivinhardLLC]

Sounded okay on Telly. Listening to Your V8 all the time is spoiling you.

Lots of other non V8 cars there, nothing wrong with a Porsche flat 6. The ECOBoost cars were more annoying than the old rotary Prototypes

I think the highest finishing ECO car was 15th outright, I didn't follow them close during the race so not sure what, if any, issues they had. The others were pretty far back at finish.

Gidley's wreck was unreal