We’re not fairly certain if the executives at Ford ever envisaged a future the place individuals have been doing 12-second drag runs with their compact truck, however such is the ingenuity of the petrolhead that it occurred anyway. Welcome to a world the place a modified Maverick can cowl 1 / 4 mile faster than an excellent variety of efficiency automobiles.

After all, the Maverick in query isn’t precisely inventory. Observed by the parents over at The Drive, this pickup, specifically, claimed to be the quickest on this planet. When it broke into the 12 seconds, the automotive had some homebrew modifications and a tune – however crucially retained its current engine.

However extra apparently, since then, the world’s quickest Maverick has had an engine swap. It’s the form of transplant which will even begin a brand new craze due to its ease of compatibility. It seems the two.3-liter Ford EcoBoost engine is nearly plug-and-play. Who knew?

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The invention was made by Ivan Gonzalez, who bought a used 2.3 EcoBoost for reasonable from a Lincoln Corsair. Gonzalez apparently wasn’t even contemplating the swap when he picked it up. As an alternative, he deliberate to make use of the two.3-liter turbo engine for components growth. However when the already-potent 2.0-liter lump in his Maverick was principally disassembled, he had a flash of inspiration.

Apart from the coolant temperature sensor being in a special location, the whole lot else between the Maverick’s factory-fitted 2.0-liter and the Corsair’s 2.3-liter engine was suitable, from plugs to the wire harnesses. With fault codes cleared after preliminary start-up, the motor runs like a dream.

Such is the compatibility between the 2 engines, Gonzalez was in a position to carry over lots of the components he made for the two.0-liter EcoBoost engine. This features a ram consumption, the turbo from a Ford Ranger, and the related piping. The block is inventory, and the automotive runs a customized tune from Livernois. Higher nonetheless, the remainder of the drivetrain appears to have the ability to deal with the added energy too.

Gonzalez says he can hole a Ford Mustang GT by a automotive’s size and that the two.3-liter Maverick will preserve tempo with a Dodge Charger Scat Pack. With a quarter-mile time of 12.4 seconds, his subsequent purpose is to decrease that into the 11s. He’s assured with a bit extra fettling, it may possibly do this earlier than the tip of the yr.