{"id":70031,"date":"2021-04-07T16:26:58","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T21:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=70031"},"modified":"2021-04-07T16:27:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T21:27:54","slug":"1968-mustang-with-an-ecoboost-inline-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=70031","title":{"rendered":"1968 Mustang with an Ecoboost Inline-Four"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dakota Muscle Cars<\/a> built this 1968 Mustang at their company in Sioux City, Iowa. The project started after a drag race torched the factory 289 ci Windsor V8. They replaced it with a turbocharged 2.3 L EcoBoost inline-four featuring a Ford Performance control pack, Mishimoto radiator and interooler, and custom exhaust. Dakota Mustang Cars also swapped the factory three-speed manual transmission with a T56 six-speed manual transmission. Out back sits a Currie 9-inch rear end with 3.89 gears and a LSD. Underneath they installed a Detroit Speed Aluma-Frame<\/a> front suspension with JRi adjustable coilovers and electric power steering and a Ridetech triangulated 4-link rear suspension with Ridetech adjustable coilovers. Brakes were upgraded to Wilwood six-piston calipers with 14-inch rotors in front and four-piston calipers with 13-inch rotors in back. The car rides on a set of Forgeline FL500<\/a> 18×8 wheels with Nitto NT555 255\/35-ZR18 tires and weighs 3085 lb with a 55\/45 bias.<\/p>\n

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Source: Forgeline<\/a>, Ford Performance Parts<\/a> and photos by Brian Stalter<\/a> via Detroit Speed FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dakota Muscle Cars built this 1968 Mustang at their company in Sioux City, Iowa. The project started after a drag race torched the factory 289 ci Windsor V8. They replaced it with a turbocharged 2.3 L EcoBoost inline-four featuring a Ford Performance control pack, Mishimoto radiator and interooler, and custom exhaust. 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