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Ford to offer a TRS Edition Ford Ranger this summer...


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If Ford did build it, they'd have to include a brochure that answered:

1 - What size tires can I fit without a lift?
2 - How can I raise the front of my truck to make it level with the rear?
3 - What's the cheapest way to add more horsepower?
4 - I'm not providing any details about my truck, or pictures, but how do I fix this mystery issue that's clunking underneath?
5 - What muffler do I buy to make my truck louder?
#3 is easy.......

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Have you begun taking the drivetrain out of it? Give it back with a old 3.0 in it... :secret:
If you used a 2.9 the truck would perform just as good as factory and they wouldnt know the difference till the hood was popped (y):sneaky:
 

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If you used a 2.9 the truck would perform just as good as factory and they wouldnt know the difference till the hood was popped (y):sneaky:
Except for the fact that the 2.9L is 140 HP, and the new Ranger is almost twice that with 270 HP that you can feel...
 
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You had me April fooled... good one Jim!
 

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Except that the


Except for the fact that the 2.9L is 140 HP, and the new Ranger is almost twice that with 270 HP that you can feel...
 

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If Ford did build it, they'd have to include a brochure that answered:

1 - What size tires can I fit without a lift?
2 - How can I raise the front of my truck to make it level with the rear?
3 - What's the cheapest way to add more horsepower?
4 - I'm not providing any details about my truck, or pictures, but how do I fix this mystery issue that's clunking underneath?
5 - What muffler do I buy to make my truck louder?
You forgot

6- If I put a V8 in will it bolt to the factory transmission?
7- Which V8 will bolt to my factory transmission?
 

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I haven't been around in awhile but am looking at trading in my F-150 for a Ranger so I've been lurking on TRS again. This pretty much sold me on doing it until I got to the end. Thanks Jim haha.
 

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One can dream, right?
 

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If Ford did build it, they'd have to include a brochure that answered:

1 - What size tires can I fit without a lift?
2 - How can I raise the front of my truck to make it level with the rear?
3 - What's the cheapest way to add more horsepower?
4 - I'm not providing any details about my truck, or pictures, but how do I fix this mystery issue that's clunking underneath?
5 - What muffler do I buy to make my truck louder?
And don't forget... 6. Can I change my 2x4 into a 4x4 for cheap?
 

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And don't forget... 6. Can I change my 2x4 into a 4x4 for cheap?
You just have to slap a transfer case on the back of the trans, right?
 

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