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PetroleumJunkie412

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Dirtman's Basement
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1988
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Ranger
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2.9l Trinity
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Manual
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4WD
My credo
Give 'yer balls a tug. Fight me.
Sounds like pintrest.

Throw flyers in people's driveways
 


snoranger

Professional money waster
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Location
Jackson, NJ
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'79,'94,'02,'23
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All Fords
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2.3 EcoBoost
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Automatic
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4WD
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I didn't ask for your life story, just answer the question!

rusty ol ranger

Im a Jeep guy now.
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1987
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2.9 V6
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177 CID
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Manual
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2WD
My credo
A legend to the old man, a hero to the child...
I cant figure out what the hell pinterest is... sometimes when I look stuff up I get redirected there and it's just random pictures of nonsense?
All you need to know about pintrest....

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Lmao its a ranger to boot :p
 

85_Ranger4x4

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1985
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Ford
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5.0
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Manual

rusty ol ranger

Im a Jeep guy now.
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1987
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2.9 V6
Engine Size
177 CID
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Manual
2WD / 4WD
2WD
My credo
A legend to the old man, a hero to the child...

19Walt93

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1993
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Ford Ranger
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V8
Engine Size
351
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Automatic
2WD / 4WD
2WD
Total Drop
3"
Tire Size
235/55R16
My credo
If you don't have time to do it right will you have time to do it over?
I was dubious about EcoBoost when it first came out but experience with the concept made me a believer. My 16 Escape has a 2.0 Ecoboost with 280 hp that averaged 27.3mpg on a round trip to McLean,Va with horrible traffic and an 80 mph cruising speed. We had several customers with 3.5 EcoBoost F150's that said they towed better and had more power than their previous V8s with better mileage as a bonus, our sales manager used an EcoBoost F150 for a demo and got mid 20's for mileage constantly. We had no internal engine problems with them at all and a very few turbo failures at mileages over 150k. The worst, most common problem was a vacuum pump failure which was caused by the master cylinder leaking fluid into the booster which then got sucked into the pump- so not the pump's fault. I can't think of anything polite to say about a Nissan truck so I'll just shut up now.
 

Jim Oaks

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Nocona, Texas
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1996 / 2021
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4.0 V6
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4.0 / 2.3 Ecoboost
Transmission
Automatic
2WD / 4WD
4WD
Total Lift
6-inches
Tire Size
33x12.50x15
I love the EcoBoost. I have an Expedition with the 3.5, and that thing scoots. I'd like to stick one in a 1983-1988 2WD Ranger.
 

Uncle Gump

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Ottawa IL
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2006/1986
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Ranger/BroncoII
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4.0L SOHC/2.9L
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4WD
My credo
Lead follow or get out of my way
Growing TRS... seems very doable.

If it doesn't grow... it won't be the fault of not having new Ranger stuff to discuss... modify and maybe even take a healthy wizz on when necessary.

Since the new Bronco is the spring board to the next gen Ranger... no brainer. It probably needs it's own forum already (or maybe I'm being selfish).

The Digital Space... from a personal perspective... I don't want much to do with it. From a business perspective... I've invested in it for years already... it works.

How you grow a forum in the digital space is unknown to me... but I would guess it will require an investment. Both monetarily and sweat equity. The more you put into one the less you will have to put in the other.
 

rusty ol ranger

Im a Jeep guy now.
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Manual
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2WD
My credo
A legend to the old man, a hero to the child...
I love the EcoBoost. I have an Expedition with the 3.5, and that thing scoots. I'd like to stick one in a 1983-1988 2WD Ranger.
It was hard enough for me to accept EFI and O/D.

Lets not be pushin things :)
 

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