May have to re-evaluate my opinions
Kong replies to Kong
Okay, I’m still lost about what your decision is about this breather thing that you found. BTW, thanks for taking an hour of my Saturday night watching videos about crankcase pressure and PCV systems. It was interesting though.
I suspect use pattern is also a major component. You don't put those kinds of miles on a vehicle unless it's driven... a lot. Paradoxically, the more you use mechanical devices like engines the longer they last (from a miles driven perspective). In addition, someone who drives that much must rely on their vehicles, so they tend not to beat on them.
You would probably want to start with internals. The 2.0L is durable, but it's not really meant to reliably produce more than 300 hp. It used to be you could count on "overengineering" when hopping up the power on an engine, but I don't think that's the case any longer. Back in the day there was a lot of guesswork about the kinds of stresses engine internals saw, and manufacturing tolerances were much greater. It made sense to spec parts able to handle stresses far greater than assumptions. That often resulted in an engine that could handle multiples of the expected power output.
I follow other site where racers have done what u mentioned and it seems the 1.5 can handle up to 100 more hp with ease, at least short term. Long term milaege will be sacrificed and forget about any warranty work. Programming alone will get 30 to 50 hp depending on the settings. You would have a screamer for sure, the power to weight ratio with even 50 extra hp would put the Bronco in the upper class of CUVs. Be fun to try it out.
I would expect every manufacturer to use a system that pulls any gasses or vapors from the crankcase and into the intake by using the vacuum created in the intake, because of emissions regulations.
"The question then becomes, is it better for the crankcase to be under higher vacuum (no breather) or nearly zero vacuum (with breather)."
Buddy of mine took his Toyota van to 998,000 (The engine was the flat opposed design)then retired it to grocery getter duty cause the top speed was now 62 mph wide open.
This is why, when I bought my 2017 Escape, I bought the base model (S) that wasn’t an Ecoboost engine. As far as I know, it’s the last non-eco boost engine Ford made. I added leather seats, an aftermarket remote start, and that’s all I needed as far as non-essential options at the time.
Hello both, kind of late in my response to this. I installed a catch can about 6 months. It's a UPR Brand, high quality and looks great. After 6 months of use the can has captured approximately 3 to 4 tablespoons of oil. That shows how good the built in system works. The can will capture more if you drive your BS hard, tow a lot, carry a lot of cargo, etc. For light footed driving like mine its for show. Does look good though. Hope it helps.
