If you scatter a Ranger motor I am quite sure it will be scrutinized. They don’t just blow up. The dealer will do what they’re asked so they get paid. But go right ahead.
Good luck. I would like to see a freeze frame for a fault with higher than normal boost pressures. The snapshot on vehicles during a fault is very extensive. I would also be concerned about what a Ford service engineer can see with his equipment after a fault or failure. My experience with...
When something goes wrong and the engine expires it will likey set a fault. The fault will log all current parameters. How do you intend to explain the excessive boost among other parameters to the Ford warranty department?
He is 17 and has a lot of mistakes to make in his lifetime. Let him do it. What he thinks will look “badass” will look stupid to the rest of us but it’s what he wants. The further he goes the more useless it will become.
I think you can thank the “rolling coal” guys for for putting a BIG spotlight on this. People are fed up with it. Including me. Just plain stupidity.