Did Rangers Come With 2.3L DOHC?

[NightMoves]

hi everyone i was just wondering if the ranger ever came with a 2.3 DOHC? if so what years?

thanks

sorry if this is in the wrong place

 

[adsm08]

Yeah. I'm pretty sure the Duratechs from like 03 on where DOHC.

I clearly remember in school taking apart an engine that we had just gotten from the factory. It was a 2.3L DOHC and the prof told us that it was a Ranger engine.

 

[exbass94]

The Duratec 2.3 is DOHC and came standard in Rangers from mid-year 2001 till 2011.

 

[adsm08]

The Duratec 2.3 is DOHC and came standard in Rangers from mid-year 2001 till 2011.

Thank you. I'm a bit sick this weekend, so its a bit hard for me to tell what's real and what I hallucinated right now.

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

The Duratec 2.3 is DOHC and came standard in Rangers from mid-year 2001 till 2011.

early 01 trucks still had the SOHC 2.5 lima
the late 01 until the end of Rangers will have the 2.3 dohc duratec engine

 

[NightMoves]

ok thanks how much work would it be to swap for my 2.3 lima block and turbo it?

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

a lot i guess since its a completly different animal. complete harness and transmission would be required

 

[adsm08]

Plus manifolds. You will need different exhaust and intake manifolds.

If you don't turbo it you should be able to use the current trans.

 

[NightMoves]

the focus has the 2.3 duratec and theres lots of performance parts for them is it the same motor as the ranger? just mounted differntly for a fwd setup instead of rwd?

 

[94 lngbd]

not 100% on this but i thought the newer focus had a 2.0 duratec engine ,not a 2.3

 

[NightMoves]

i found a site that sells complete focus 2.3 duratec turbo kits, 2.3 duratec forged crankes cams rods pistons intakes etc.

my only question is will this be a harder swap to do then doing a volvo head swap?

o and forgot to mention this will all be going into a 1983 ford thunderbird turbo coupe that im mounting to a ranger chassis

 

[exbass94]

If you don't turbo it you should be able to use the current trans.

Duratecs have a different bellhousing bolt pattern than the Limas.

 

[pontiacfieroguy]

i found a site that sells complete focus 2.3 duratec turbo kits, 2.3 duratec forged crankes cams rods pistons intakes etc.

my only question is will this be a harder swap to do then doing a volvo head swap?

o and forgot to mention this will all be going into a 1983 ford thunderbird turbo coupe that im mounting to a ranger chassis

i think your a little over your head here if you have to ask if doing a head swap is harder than a complete rebuild, plus adding a turbo and plumbing, and extensive tuning, dyno time, et all

 

[adsm08]

not 100% on this but i thought the newer focus had a 2.0 duratec engine ,not a 2.3

It has both. They are basically the same engine anyway though.

 

[NightMoves]

yea because ive rebuilt an engine to push 700 hp in an integra type r but ive never had to modify a volvo head or any head to fit on a different motor.

so if its easier to just do a volvo head swap and call it a day im going to do that. im trying to bring the car back to life with a 16v head for better air flow instead of the pos 8v.