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i have been hearing bout' some of my friends installing chips to increase horsepower by about 30 on their ranger..... wonderin' if there is anything i should look out for if i get one....... my 4.0 is about 190 horse right now but i would LOVE to increse it to about 220. if not more anyone know anything or have one?????
 
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30 hp on an properly functioning oem engine with just tuning is highly unlikely.

60 is impossible.
 

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30 to 60 from a chip?!
Your friends are pulling your leg, or just dumb enough to believe the crap posted on Ebay...
You say your engine does 190... Do you have anything to prove/support that, or is that just what the factory said it does?

Chips exist, but they give more like 5-10hp if they do anything.
 

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Oh SNAP! I see it now.
We are not going to be telling people to use the search anymore! We'll just link them the over-posted crap thread!
 

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That's hilarious, maybe we could all put that link in our signatures!
 

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diesels are the only stock motors that will benfit from a tuner IMHO
 

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diesels are the only stock motors that will benfit from a tuner IMHO
And that's because the diesels in the pickups are the same physical engine that is found in big rigs, it's just detuned to meet emissions.
 

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And that's because the diesels in the pickups are the same physical engine that is found in big rigs, it's just detuned to meet emissions.
I don't completely agree with that. I have yet to see a single "big rig" (box trucks not included) with a powerstroke or duramax in it. Im not trying to be a dick here, and if im wrong please correct me.
 

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I don't completely agree with that. I have yet to see a single "big rig" (box trucks not included) with a powerstroke or duramax in it. Im not trying to be a dick here, and if im wrong please correct me.
Powerstrokes are International engines. The 6.0 and 6.4 Strokes are the same engines found in International trucks. I can open the hood of an International 18-wheeler with the 6000 or 6400 series engine, pull the heads off, and do head gaskets easier than I can on a 6.0L or 6.4L Powerstroke because its the same engine, but there is less truck in my way and I don't have to waste 4 hours pulling the cab off first.

D-max is built by Detroit.
 

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Well I stand corrected. maybe its just the ones ive seen but they looked nothing like a 6.0 or a 6.4. Guess I learn something new each day.
 

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Well I stand corrected. maybe its just the ones ive seen but they looked nothing like a 6.0 or a 6.4. Guess I learn something new each day.
Not all International trucks get those engines. They make a lot of others that are also available in the 18 wheelers, but they use those two as well. International makes a number of inlines that were never available as Powerstrokes.
 

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Not all International trucks get those engines. They make a lot of others that are also available in the 18 wheelers, but they use those two as well. International makes a number of inlines that were never available as Powerstrokes.
Well thats good to know. At least im not totally ignorant.
 

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VT 365 is internationals name for the ford 6.0 IIRC

diesels are the only stock motors that will benfit from a tuner IMHO
Not true at all. Diesels are just capable of much bigger gains.
Let me rephrase that, diesels are the only stock motors that will benfit from a tuner enough to justify the cost IMHO
 

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