MarkusMcBride
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- Joined
- Aug 18, 2015
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- 56
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- Location
- Western Canada
- Vehicle Year
- 1987
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- 2.9 V6
- Engine Size
- 2.9
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
Hi All, Rebuilding my 2.9L in 87 ranger 4x4. FM145 tans, BW 1350 manual T.case. 187,000km on truck, body, frame etc rust free, truck is in wicked shape till you open the hood. Also rebuilding trans right now.
Looking for advice for improvements while I'm in there. (I posted in the tranny threads about the FM145 rebuild, so here I'd like to stay focussed on the motor unless deemed necessary) I'm aware of the M5OD swap, can talk about that in tranny thread. Anyone has info for the FM145 though, send her over.
Things I am going to do with the build -
- Bearings, rings, gaskets, etc (didnt order oil pump, Considering...)
- delete EGR (already acquired new 88 ECM rockauto)
- Remove cats, put straight pipe in place
- put elec. puller fan and remove mechanical
- K&N ram air intake (edit: with custom box, battery relocated)
- Plugs, wires distributor and TFI, new MSD Street Fire coil [plugs and dizzy w/TFI already installed]
- porting & polishing, gasket matching everything we can (edit: thank you Pruett as this is now possible)
- Unfortunately, looks like keeping orig. ex.manifolds as JBA headers are $1000CAD after shipping and taxes
> been talking about making our own headers but Idk if we will get that far with the $$ and time restraints. this
is pretty much all going on my line of credit... if we get stuck waiting on parts, might look at homemade
> Got JBA's in your shed??????
Truck has been running bad. Things I replaced this month were: TPS, IAC, MAP, Distributor w/ TFI, ECM, Plugs.. And she's still running bad although.. I need to double check the timing, might have been off a tooth with dizzy. Valve covers leak worse than ever, engine is filthy. Transmission has to come out again for rebuild, so, Doing them both as I have the opportunity right now. I have obtained Sven Pruett's book (today) and am tearing into it.
Edit: direction for this build is to have my truck run like a gem again and obtain some modest performance improvement at the same time. Also, I am using this as a learning experience. And so far that goal is being rung like a bell.
Mark
Looking for advice for improvements while I'm in there. (I posted in the tranny threads about the FM145 rebuild, so here I'd like to stay focussed on the motor unless deemed necessary) I'm aware of the M5OD swap, can talk about that in tranny thread. Anyone has info for the FM145 though, send her over.
Things I am going to do with the build -
- Bearings, rings, gaskets, etc (didnt order oil pump, Considering...)
- delete EGR (already acquired new 88 ECM rockauto)
- Remove cats, put straight pipe in place
- put elec. puller fan and remove mechanical
- K&N ram air intake (edit: with custom box, battery relocated)
- Plugs, wires distributor and TFI, new MSD Street Fire coil [plugs and dizzy w/TFI already installed]
- porting & polishing, gasket matching everything we can (edit: thank you Pruett as this is now possible)
- Unfortunately, looks like keeping orig. ex.manifolds as JBA headers are $1000CAD after shipping and taxes
> been talking about making our own headers but Idk if we will get that far with the $$ and time restraints. this
is pretty much all going on my line of credit... if we get stuck waiting on parts, might look at homemade
> Got JBA's in your shed??????
Truck has been running bad. Things I replaced this month were: TPS, IAC, MAP, Distributor w/ TFI, ECM, Plugs.. And she's still running bad although.. I need to double check the timing, might have been off a tooth with dizzy. Valve covers leak worse than ever, engine is filthy. Transmission has to come out again for rebuild, so, Doing them both as I have the opportunity right now. I have obtained Sven Pruett's book (today) and am tearing into it.
Edit: direction for this build is to have my truck run like a gem again and obtain some modest performance improvement at the same time. Also, I am using this as a learning experience. And so far that goal is being rung like a bell.
Mark
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