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My sweetheart went up to Kelowna last Friday and bought a 2004 Sport Trac to replace our beloved Supertruck. This machine has 4WD, which should be a bit of a help around here when it snows . . .
Interestingly, she says that it doesn't have the power of my Ranger. My eldest son complains that the throttle response on the Sport Trac is sluggish, compared to what he'd grown accustomed to feeling in the Ranger. It's a little ironic that my 2.3 liter supercharger project -- which my family loved to disparage -- has now become the standard for comparison with this newer machine.
Since no one seems to want my blower, I'm thinking about installing it on the Sport Trac. From what I've read, as long as I have a manifold adapter and a few other items, it should be a bolt-on proposition. Intriguing . . .
But the fuel economy of the Sport Trac is even worse than my Ranger, which really wasn't that great. (I'd burn about 11 liters of fuel for every 100 kilometers of travel.) If I install the supercharger on the Sport Trac, that will make matters worse.
Nonetheless, "abnormal aspiration" is an addiction. Once you've experienced boost, you're hooked . . .
Interestingly, she says that it doesn't have the power of my Ranger. My eldest son complains that the throttle response on the Sport Trac is sluggish, compared to what he'd grown accustomed to feeling in the Ranger. It's a little ironic that my 2.3 liter supercharger project -- which my family loved to disparage -- has now become the standard for comparison with this newer machine.
Since no one seems to want my blower, I'm thinking about installing it on the Sport Trac. From what I've read, as long as I have a manifold adapter and a few other items, it should be a bolt-on proposition. Intriguing . . .
But the fuel economy of the Sport Trac is even worse than my Ranger, which really wasn't that great. (I'd burn about 11 liters of fuel for every 100 kilometers of travel.) If I install the supercharger on the Sport Trac, that will make matters worse.
Nonetheless, "abnormal aspiration" is an addiction. Once you've experienced boost, you're hooked . . .