Install an ESS Supercharger on your S550 Mustang (2015-2023)

As the leading Ford remote tuning experts Lund Racing has tuned hundreds of S550 Coyotes (2015-2023 Ford Mustangs) with various ESS Supercharger kits (thousands when considering other MFRs). As we've continued to compile data, sharpen our tunes, increase their performance, one thing we continue to notice is that the public consumers may not have all the data needed to make the leap from their existing N/A setup to their desired ESS Supercharger kit. In an effort to continue to educate & empower the consumer public, we wanted to give you guys the outlook from our perspective as to what you need to make that jump trouble-free! 

For starters, we don't ever suggest making the investment into very many mods while enjoying the car in its N/A capacity. If you're planning on running a Centrifugal blower, like the ESS (or Paxton, Vortech, Procharger), then we only recommend a handful of mods to be done while you're Naturally Aspirated (N/A). Let's go over those here, quickly:

-Longtube Headers
-Free Flowing Exhaust
-Drop-in Filter -OR- PMAS CAI
     Gen 2: PMAS CAI
     Gen 3: PMAS CAI
-Lund Racing 93 Octane / E85 Tunes
*Honorable Mention: 1320 Junkie Ported 18+ Manifold with IMRC Lockouts

That's it. Literally. That's all you need to do while the vehicle is N/A to enjoy it! Save all the other (read: mostly useless) mods and save those pennies and invest them into your ESS Blower Kit! 

Most of the aftermarket products rely on Marketing Hype, inflated Dyno Numbers, false promises, skewed data, and so much more - all of which is just built in to generate SALES for the company. The fact remains that there are very few vendors or manufacturers who are actively pursuing perfection, implementation with other existing products in the marketplace, perfect drivability, perfect MAF signals, so on and so forth. With that being said, we've busted so many marketing hype myths here at Lund Racing over the years, that we know what works, what doesn't work, and we can show you the difference in the datalogs. Most of the time, the only reason your car is going any faster with these mods is because your wallet is lighter on the next pass you make. 

Now with your handful of N/A mods purchased & installed, knowing that you're planning to go with a Centrifugal blower, let's start down the path of picking your blower setup and accompanying mods! 

Focusing specifically on ESS kits, we don't typically make the suggestion to our customers to make the purchase of a G2 ESS kit. Not because they're not a good unit, but because never once have we ever had a customer "settle" for the G2 and stay there and be happy. I mean, maybe a handful of times, yet that's not the norm. Almost every customer has ended up wanting more and then ends up having to upgrade their head unit at a future date. When this is done, you have to pull the car off the road, yank the head unit, ship it back to ESS to upgrade to the G3, wait for the G3 to arrive, reinstall it yourself or pay a shop to do all that labor, and so on. So, you have downtime for your car, plus extra labor costs, plus extra shipping costs. All of which would have been avoided if we just started with a G3 head unit from the beginning.

Accordingly, we almost always tell our guys to start with the G3 head unit. And if you live in any sort of warm climate (we're in FL), we suggest that you get the largest intercooler you can possibly get, which is currently their G4 FMIC. Remember, heat is the enemy for horsepower, and your FMIC is the first line of defense. Once you've selected your Blower & FMIC, let's go over the ancillary items you need for success!

You'll want to get at least a set of 55lb Injectors (OEM Predator), but we strongly recommend IDX1050X Injectors. For pump gas setups, you'll need to at least have a Boost-A-Pump, as well. You'll need to grab a set of NGK6510s and gap those down to about .026"-.028" gap. You're going to need to get some IMRC Lockouts & you may want to go ahead and purchase a UPR Dual VTA Catch Can System to relieve the engine of the increased positive crankcase pressure. That should cover the base setup that you'll need to get the Boosted Party started! Let's recap:
 
-55lbs (93) or 1050 Injectors (if E85)
-BAP (93) or Fore L2+ Return Fuel System (if E85)
-NGK 6510s at .026"-.028" Gap
-IMRC Lockouts
-UPR Dual VTA Catch Can Kit
-Lund Racing Boosted Tune / Tune Revision (+$500 for Existing Customer)

From here, you're basically left with needing to decide which Supercharger Pulley you're going to want to run. We've compiled a list of Pulleys / Boost / Octane, which varies a bit from what the Manufacturer states on their website, yet it accurate based on thousands of datalogs reviewed. Take a look at the Lund Racing Boost Chart below to determine what pulley you can run based on your fueling mods:

Based on the data we've compiled, with these amazing ESS Centrifugal Supercharger Kits for your Gen 3 Coyote Mustang you can expect some pretty astounding performance results with our Lund Racing calibration. On average, an 18+ 10R80 car will run 6.95s in the 60-130 when using the G3 / 120mm Pulley / 93 Octane combo. Once you jump up to a RFS and E85, that same car can expect to run in the 4s 60-130 on the 100mm Pulley and a sticky tire. 

As always, our intention is to continue to provide data driven results to you, our beloved customers & supporters. These combos are an affordable, well-vetted, repeatable & predictable results, with seemingly great reliability & customer support from the Manufacturer. Hard to beat that! 

Thank you for choosing Lund Racing! 

*Editor's Note: Please remember that not all combos are the same, not all setups are put together leak free, not all fuels in all geographic locations will be the same. Our suggestions and recommendations in this tech article are for reference & your exact combo may vary. We will review each specific combo at the time of ordering, as well as reviewing each vehicle's individual datalog for verification of safety & performance, regardless of our suggestions/info on the boost charts provided.