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- 1987
- Make / Model
- Ford
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- 2.9 V6
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- 2WD / 4WD
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- A legend to the old man, a hero to the child...
Good. Atleast 1 person around here agrees with me.But now Rusty Old Ranger now has me thinking about getting one of the old boxy Rangers (1990?). And his comment reminds me, nothing sounds more bad ass than those old carb’d engines. That’s +1 for the carbs for sure!
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Find yourself an 86-88 with a 2.9L V6/5sp, same mileage as a 3.0 and way more punch. On paper they look equal, (140hp/170ftlbs for a 2.9, 145hp/165ftlbs for a 3.0), but the 2.9 has a kick in the ass coming outta the gate that will make a 3.0 piss itself.
Just make sure theres no coolant in places its not supposed to be (oil). The 2.9s achillies heel are its heads. But other then that, they are damn near bulletproof.