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whos51075
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| Joined: 10/05
Posted: 10/13/05
05:44 PM
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hello all lets start out with this. i have a 1998 ford ranger with a inline 4 2.5 liter. where are all the performance parts. i only found 1 chip a throtle body spacer and a down tube. where can i get all the other goodies like a turbo or biger cam, heads,ect |
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Posted: 10/16/05
08:31 PM
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What are you looking to accomplish? If you're looking for horsepower out of a 4, you'd probably be better off with a 2.3 ford. If you're looking for just some more power, I'd look at a 4.0 SOHC swap. Personally, I'd just do a v8 swap and get it over with. But it's up to you. Mitch "I'm a Mean Machine, Drinking Gasoline and Honey you can make my motor run"-Guns and Roses
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Posted: 10/17/05
05:22 AM
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I think it would be cool to swap in a 6.8L V10 from the heavy duty fords. You could probably get them for cheap if you look in junkyards or buy a old Ford motorhome (90's). Then the radiator could be moved to the bed where there is a lot of airflow. That would smoke the tires easily but considering the high gas prices, that would probably never happen. Just an idea. But AmericanMuscle13 is right, a V8 or a 4.0 V6 swap is the way to go.
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whos51075
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| Joined: 10/05
Posted: 10/17/05
11:16 AM
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well i dident want to go AS FAR AS SWAPING MORORS BUT IT LOOKS LIKE I MIGHT HAVE TO that sucks.lol
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Posted: 10/17/05
07:40 PM
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It comes down to this: Speed costs money, how fast do you wanna go? Mitch "I'm a Mean Machine, Drinking Gasoline and Honey you can make my motor run"-Guns and Roses
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BOOOGHAR
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| Posts: 35
| Joined: 03/05
Posted: 10/17/05
07:58 PM
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Theres a couple of places to check out, 1 - Esslinger performance outta cali, they do alot with the 2.3 and 2.5 they specialize in off road racing along with USAC sprint cars, 2 - Racer Walsh outta Florida they pretty much do the same thing, PLUS Look at the New issue of CAR CRAFT (Dec. 05 issue), theres a couple of pics of a Mustang towards the front (page 24) of the mag with a nasty lil 2.5 turbo set up Runnin 9.80's. Now lets see your 4.0 ford engine god run those kinda numbers
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davracr
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| Joined: 01/05
Posted: 10/19/05
10:59 AM
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As long as we're on this subject, has anyone done anything with a 2.8 V6 or a 2liter 4. I have both. The 2.8 is in my grandson's 84' ranger and the 2 liter is on my garage floor. I have dreams of making a rat rod from it. I have been slowly accumulating parts for it. I now have an axel for the suicide front end , a radiator from an old Kohler stationary engine (it's cool) and a Ford 8" rear end. I'll need a body (I have no idea what, maybe a 29' roadster) and thousands of misc. parts. Someday! someday!
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Posted: 10/22/05
05:42 PM
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.........I would go with the 4.......everyone i know with one couldn't kill them......as for the 2.8......get a broom and some kitty litter.......... ........ONLY A FOOL NEVER LEARNS THE "TRUTH OF LIES".............
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