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I just got a 2009 Ranger brochure. They don't list the 3.0 V6 in it. Is this the first year without the 3.0?
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The 5.0 has only been dead for 7, I think the 4.2 in the F-150's that died this year was pushrod.im actually surprised it took the vulcan this long to die.
i love the little 3.0, but it was a painfully outdated pushrod design (fords only pushrod engine for nearly 10 years now). it should have been replaced by a SOHC or DOHC with aluminum heads and/or block long ago.
id like to have a moment of silence for our old friend, who has gone to that great junkyard in the sky...
2001 was last year of solid rear axle explorers and the 5.0. 2002's got IRS and the 4.6they put the 5.0 in the explorers until at least 2000
im actually surprised it took the vulcan this long to die.
i love the little 3.0, but it was a painfully outdated pushrod design (fords only pushrod engine for nearly 10 years now). it should have been replaced by a SOHC or DOHC with aluminum heads and/or block long ago.
id like to have a moment of silence for our old friend, who has gone to that great junkyard in the sky...
im actually surprised it took the vulcan this long to die.
i love the little 3.0, but it was a painfully outdated pushrod design (fords only pushrod engine for nearly 10 years now). it should have been replaced by a SOHC or DOHC with aluminum heads and/or block long ago.
id like to have a moment of silence for our old friend, who has gone to that great junkyard in the sky...
Why? It is one of the most reliable engines offered in any vehicle, not just the Ranger. I get 20-21 MPG in mostly (80% +/-) city driving too...I don't care what you think of the Vulcan, that's good for a V6 automatic Super Cab pickup.Good riddance.
It has marginally more power than the 2.3, and gets similar milage as a 4.0. If I ordered a truck I would not check that box.Why? It is one of the most reliable engines offered in any vehicle, not just the Ranger. I get 20-21 MPG in mostly (80% +/-) city driving too...I don't care what you think of the Vulcan, that's good for a V6 automatic Super Cab pickup.
I don't know why you hate the Vulcan so much. It's a pushrod, all iron, 60* V6, just like the Cologne motors.
boy this arguement gets old. the 2.3 lima was never rated for more than 112hp in n/a form, vs. the 3.0's 145ish. and i hate to burst your cologne baloon, but the OHV 4.0 is only rated at 160 HP making the spread between the 2.3 and 3.0 almost 2 times wider than the one between 3.0 and 4.0.It has marginally more power than the 2.3, and gets similar milage as a 4.0. If I ordered a truck I would not check that box.
my 3.0 will hit 24 MPG regularly on the highway, thats exactly 6MPG better than your f-150...and thats with a 4wd. some of the 2wd 3.0 guys have gotten up to 28 or so.My automatic SuperCab 4x4 F-150 with a 5.4 gets 18mpg hwy, if I am going to downsize to a small 2wd pickup with the small V-6 it should by all means get more than 5-6mpg better than my fullsize with the big V-8.
The DOHC 2.3 and the SOHC 4.0 have been its competition since the early 2000's. Might as well compare it to the old 2.0 and 2.8 as well if we are digging up extict engines to try to make the 3.0 look good.boy this arguement gets old. the 2.3 lima was never rated for more than 112hp in n/a form, vs. the 3.0's 145ish. and i hate to burst your cologne baloon, but the OHV 4.0 is only rated at 160 HP making the spread between the 2.3 and 3.0 almost 2 times wider than the one between 3.0 and 4.0.:
I bought my F-150 mainly for towing, suppose the 3.0 can keep up with me? It is kinda nice having a truck that is rated to tow 7k (underrated due to 3.31 gears) and still gets decent milage. The most I see a 2008 3.0 Ranger being rated is 2600 (my empty trailer + 600lbs). If I am going to drop that far in towing capacity, I had better gain more than 6mpg.my 3.0 will hit 24 MPG regularly on the highway, thats exactly 6MPG better than your f-150...and thats with a 4wd. some of the 2wd 3.0 guys have gotten up to 28 or so.
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