Awesome, I have not seen a dyno post under 300hp in years, brings me back to the days when I posted in the Opel forums. Thx for the memories
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Originally Posted by trademaster
LOL. I am using logic. What are you using, a crystal ball? The Ford engineers have said the turbo 4 has a broader torque curve and there is no reason to believe otherwise. You don't even seem to know the difference between twin-scroll and twin-turbo. 
Here's a stock Focus ST dyno, ecoboost 2.0l
There is no logical reason a 2.3l ecoboost won't have a similar curve, but with more output. Make a logical rebuttal and we'll continue.
When I say it will respond better to mods I mean exactly that. Look at any 250-300hp turbo 4 on the market and compare what it picks up with basic bolt ons to any of the N/A v6 engines around. The difference is enormous.
Almost non-existent does not equal non-existent. Turbo lag is incredibly small with modern twin-scroll, ball-bearing turbos. There is plenty of exhaust to spool at tip-in, it just takes a split second to pressurize and bam. . . boost. Drive a car with a proper twin-scroll turbo and you will see what I mean. It will always exist, but it has become negligible in performance driving. The very minor lag is made up for and then some by a vastly superior torque curve to an N/A V6.
We'll see when the car comes out, but I'd bet the ecoboost model is considerably quicker than the V6 |