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How can u get more power out of a 3.0
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Trade it in for a V8.How can u get more power out of a 3.0
You may not know this but, a 3.0 will hold 16+ psi all day long on stock internals, and a great tune. There are no direct serious performance hard parts for the 3.0 available other than (Morana stuff) but there are some interchangeable parts from other engine platforms that also fit the 3.0 engine with some workTrade it in for a V8.
These 3.0's are not going to provide much in the way of power gains. Doing a search here or on google will net you a few things that can be done, but for the money spent, it's not going to gain you any neck snapping or seat of the pants gains. There is a supercharger kit (I think) for the 3.0, but I'm not sure if the stock internals could handle that.
Most who want to impress the other small truck crowd with their Ranger do a Ford Explorer V8 swap. Engine, transmission, ECU and it's wiring are required.
The stock explorer 5.0 was rated at 210-215hp at the crank. Those numbers are easily beatable by just boosting the 3.0. And, you'd have something less common than the v8 swap, and you'd retain better weight balance for Improved handling.I believe the early Explorers shared the same frame as the Ranger (?), so that may be why the Explorer V8 swap is a talked about swap for the Ranger.
I was not aware that the 3.0 could handle that much boost, but as I stated, the cost to utilize it would, IMO, far outway the benefits you might see over doing a V8 swap.