radtap
New Member
- Joined
- Apr 29, 2019
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- Location
- Arizona
- Vehicle Year
- 1998
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Size
- 2.5L
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
So this is my first post here and I'm not all that knowledgeable about rangers, I've got a 98 Mazda B2500 as y'all know is literally just a Ranger. It's got the gutless 2.5L I4 and I want to change that motor out for something with a bit more power. I've got the 5 speed manual. I've seen people swap 5.0L from Explorers in but I wanted to know about any other options, possibly cheap or ones where I could keep the transmission as I hate dealing with those. I know that the 5 speed for the 2.5L can't handle very much but that doesn't worry me since I'm not into making huge power, just a bit more than the 140 from the 2.5L, something where I could tow a small trailer at decent speeds and maybe race my buddies down streets at night. I've considered putting a JET performance chip but there's just no actual performance parts for those engines. Thank yall