andystamey
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- 2001 Ranger XLT
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AS a fellow driver of a 2.3l ranger, the fastest way is gonna be a tow strap onto the back of a faster car.
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lolocopters at all the hillbillys that say v8 swap and 4 cyl is useless. only in bfe can you swap a 302 and get away with it, swap a v8 into a ranger and get caught in ca or other smog states and your trucks getting towed, a heavy fine, and walking home. another bonus of keeping the 2.3 is built NA or turbo'd in the 200-275hp range you'll still be pulling near 30mpg if you try and youll be hard pressed to find a v8 thats going to pull that.
23ns in the ranger has a forged crank good to 7500rpm, metal timing chain guides, no balance shaft, and a d20 head with smaller ports for better low end tq. the head and intake manifold are going to limit your NA power to around 200. pistons, rods, cams, everything to have a "built" motor is out there and way cheaper then building a honda. you said no boost and its true NA is Best! but these motors do love teh turbu and thats where the real powers at.
I do respect this comment because its not all about having the fastest truck in the universe. As far as my ranger, I would love a v8 swap but doing a turbo 2.3 or building up the bottom end on my 2.3 then doing an svo head would be sweet because of the gas mileage and still being able to have your daily driver that'll burn the tires off or mess with people on the road. You have your fun daily driver so you can focus on the project witha v8 you have in the works. like me, trying to find a fox for mustang week. First post on this forum by the way, ranger guys are cool as hell.