icytower387
New Member
- Joined
- May 22, 2022
- Messages
- 2
- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 1
- Location
- Canada
- Vehicle Year
- 1991
- Make / Model
- Ford Explorer
- Transmission
- Automatic
i've been doing some mild research on the strength of a 3.0 vulcan since im very close to getting my hands on a dirt cheep 91 ranger that has one in it, a cool goal would be to put a 4r70w and do a "mild" build on the vulcan to make it capable of towing as much as a f series, put some air bags in the rear, maybe brace the frame etc etc...
but from what i can find, all that is said about the 3.0 is that "it's not that good" and "it'll be really expensive"
but what about the specifics? how much hp/torque can the block handle? the bottom end? pistons rods crank? sure it might be weak but what parts of it exactly
if you tell me it has like...... 2 bolt main caps and the bolts are super tiny then i'd understand there's no saving it but i need more specifics, i at least know the head needs alot of work to flow the necessary amount of air for anything to be attempted.
and since i'd be aiming for more of a torque build, if the block and everything else is kind of weak then... oh well lol.
but from what i can find, all that is said about the 3.0 is that "it's not that good" and "it'll be really expensive"
but what about the specifics? how much hp/torque can the block handle? the bottom end? pistons rods crank? sure it might be weak but what parts of it exactly
if you tell me it has like...... 2 bolt main caps and the bolts are super tiny then i'd understand there's no saving it but i need more specifics, i at least know the head needs alot of work to flow the necessary amount of air for anything to be attempted.
and since i'd be aiming for more of a torque build, if the block and everything else is kind of weak then... oh well lol.