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Alix
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I've caught the need for speed again and my 2.3 Ranger just isn't cutting it. This truck is going to start out as a sleeper for the street and later on as money builds up again, it'll get long travel suspension and caged.
Quick specs:
95 2WD Ranger (Rust free
)
5.3 gen 3 LS
68mm GT45 turbo
Megasquirt stand alone ECU
T56 6 speed trans
I picked up this running, rust free Ranger for $1000
Got a used 5.3 cheap with 60k iirc
Got a little noise maker for it. 68mm
We lincoln locked it the first night. I was trying to kill this thing putting it thru absolute hell. Rev limiter 2nd gear clutch drops while rolling 20 MPH backwards, driving 2nd gear rev limiter for miles at a time, wide open shifts....etc etc
The 3.0 isn't as bad as people claim either haha 2nd gear donuts with a welded diff are what finally broke it. It was wheel hopping like crazy while bouncing off the rev limiter so I just stayed in the throttle. Snapped the axle shaft pretty good.
I got it in the garage and started tearing it down. Front clip is off and engine is all unplugged. Just have to unbolt it and pull it then start fitting the V8
I've caught the need for speed again and my 2.3 Ranger just isn't cutting it. This truck is going to start out as a sleeper for the street and later on as money builds up again, it'll get long travel suspension and caged.
Quick specs:
95 2WD Ranger (Rust free
) 5.3 gen 3 LS
68mm GT45 turbo
Megasquirt stand alone ECU
T56 6 speed trans
I picked up this running, rust free Ranger for $1000
Got a used 5.3 cheap with 60k iirc
Got a little noise maker for it. 68mm
We lincoln locked it the first night. I was trying to kill this thing putting it thru absolute hell. Rev limiter 2nd gear clutch drops while rolling 20 MPH backwards, driving 2nd gear rev limiter for miles at a time, wide open shifts....etc etc
The 3.0 isn't as bad as people claim either haha 2nd gear donuts with a welded diff are what finally broke it. It was wheel hopping like crazy while bouncing off the rev limiter so I just stayed in the throttle. Snapped the axle shaft pretty good.
I got it in the garage and started tearing it down. Front clip is off and engine is all unplugged. Just have to unbolt it and pull it then start fitting the V8
