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Any 4 cyl/turbo swapped 98+ Rangers on here?


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Just kinda curious, would love to see one, and how it was done, and what engine/wiring/etc.
 


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check out Turbo Ranger Forums.com
 

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I've got a turbo coupe swap in an 87 but idk if thats what you want to see
 

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Curious about the coil-sprung trucks, 11 years newer :)
rangers have been coil sprung forever with the exception of 98+ 4x4s and edge models.
 

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Gezz Dan, you had it all capaltized right, sentance structure right and the puncuation right. Ever thought about going into a career as a techincal writer? ): had to do it!
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I can't imagine it would be too terribly much different. The stupid things hardly ever change, and it was still the same engine block of the 4-cyl at that point. Mounting and everything should be roughly the same.
 

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I'll see if I can find my friends domain page, he put a 2.3L turbo into his '98.
 

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Gezz Dan, you had it all capaltized right, sentance structure right and the puncuation right. Ever thought about going into a career as a techincal writer? ): had to do it!
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ZING! Too bad only you an I will get the joke/reference :icon_rofl:

I can't imagine it would be too terribly much different. The stupid things hardly ever change, and it was still the same engine block of the 4-cyl at that point. Mounting and everything should be roughly the same.
The heater core box on the 98+'s on the pass side, and the steering linkage on the pass side is what I'm curious about. I have no intention in performing this swap since I already have a blown V-8 in mine, but just curious.

I'll see if I can find my friends domain page, he put a 2.3L turbo into his '98.
bad-ass!
 

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My buddy didn't swap engines, but he turboed his 2.5..


obviously its a work in progress, but he has driven it turboed.



here it is many moons ago before he turboed it and then tore it apart to redo a bunch of stuff.

 

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He didn't have a cardomain, so I got a couple from his facebook.






New turbo for it on the right (one on the left is a different project).

Told me he would be putting more photos on shortly.
 
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Heatercore and ECU Tray have both been blocked off, i'm REALLY curious now.
 

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Gezz Dan, you had it all capaltized right, sentance structure right and the puncuation right. Ever thought about going into a career as a techincal writer? ): had to do it!
Dave of the Nord
Punctuation is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse.
 

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