Ohio Ford Dealer Will Sell You a 550-HP Mustang EcoBoost For $33,000

Lebanon Ford’s LFP 550 package took the four-cylinder Mustang EcoBoost from its factory output to a claimed 550 horsepower using a larger Borg-Warner turbo, a bigger intercooler, and a custom Cobb Accessport tune built with VMP Performance. Buyers could get it factory-installed for ,995 or retrofitted onto an existing car for ,699, with one catch: the upgrade voids Ford’s factory powertrain warranty. It’s a bet on the dealership’s tune over Ford’s engineering, and for horsepower-per-dollar shoppers, plenty were willing to take it.

Ohio dealership Lebanon Ford got attention last year for offering 727-hp supercharged Mustangs for just $40,000. Now, the dealership is offering a similarly wild package for the four-cylinder Mustang EcoBoost. How does 550 horsepower for $32,995 sound? Sounds pretty good to us.

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Ford’s own EcoBoost Mustang makes a little over 300 horsepower from the factory, respectable for a four-cylinder, but nowhere near muscle car territory. One Ohio dealership decided that gap was an opportunity rather than a limitation, and built a business out of closing it for less money than most buyers spend on a used car. The catch is buried in the fine print, not the price tag: the upgrade that nearly doubles horsepower also erases the safety net every new car buyer assumes they’re getting. For a segment of Mustang shoppers, that trade-off turned out to be an easy yes.

Turning a Four-Cylinder Into a Muscle Car Number

The package, marketed as the LFP 550, centers on a larger Borg-Warner turbocharger and intercooler paired with a Cobb Accessport running a custom tune developed with VMP Performance. Together, those changes took the EcoBoost Mustang’s stock output up to a claimed 550 horsepower, nearly double what Ford ships from the factory, without touching the engine’s internals.

The Warranty Trade-Off

Buyers could get the LFP 550 package built into a new Mustang for $32,995 out the door, or bolt it onto a Mustang EcoBoost they already owned for $7,699. Either way, Lebanon Ford was upfront about the tradeoff: installing the kit voids the factory powertrain warranty, meaning owners were betting on the dealership’s tune rather than Ford’s engineering if anything went wrong down the line.

That kind of aftermarket-meets-dealership business model wasn’t new to Lebanon Ford. A year earlier, the same shop had drawn attention for a 727-horsepower supercharged Mustang GT package priced around $40,000, building a reputation as one of the few dealerships willing to sell serious horsepower straight off the lot rather than leaving it to third-party tuners.

The EcoBoost version simply extended that formula down to a cheaper, more accessible platform, proof that the four-cylinder Mustang, often dismissed by V8 purists, had enough headroom in its turbocharged architecture to close most of the gap to its bigger-engined siblings.

For buyers chasing horsepower-per-dollar rather than factory peace of mind, the math was hard to argue with: 550 horsepower for under $33,000 undercuts plenty of stock V8 performance cars, warranty or not.

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