TonkaMan
New Member
- Joined
- Mar 6, 2010
- Messages
- 19
- Reaction score
- 11
- Points
- 3
- Location
- Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Vehicle Year
- 1997
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- 2.3 (4 Cylinder)
- Engine Size
- 2.3 Liter
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
I'm looking at an untuned 2.3L crate motor designed for a Mustang, with the Ford Performance standalone control pack. Packaging on the V6s looks to be too difficult, like you said. It's been done before, but not anything I'd like to attempt. It took a professional shop hundreds of hours to do it, and with the 2005 being CAN based the instruments worked without the modification my 1997 will need. Fat Fender Garage in Arizona was able to fit the V6 from a F150 Raptor into a 2005 Ranger.I am glad you are working on this still...but ecoboost swaps are out there...and shit canning pats and turnkey systems are readily available.
Do you have HP Tuners?
Do you know who hot wires are? Mars?
Problem I am seeing with the big 6 ecoboost and rangers is packaging and airflow alteration... Then tuning for airflow.
The tuning is fickle on them.
4 cylinder otoh... is pretty good..
2005 Ecoboosted Ranger vs 2018 Ecoboosted Raptor - YouTube
Ford Ranger Ecoboost Swap Update (IT FITS!!) | Fat Fender Garage - YouTube