2.3 turbo install

[mellofever]

alright guys ive had my ranger for bout 5 years now and im thinkin bout putting a turbo on it. is there a fast,easy,low cost way of doin it? im also if an intercooler is needed. im not sure what to do. i have the chance to buy a turbo and intake man. for it but no intercooler so if anyone has answers for me let me know. im at a stand still. thanks

 

[martin]

You can't use fast, easy, low cost and turbo in the same sentence.

 

[RangerFabWorks]

your better off just getting an turbo coupe and swapping everything over. if not heres a sum, but not all off what youll need. turbo, intake, intercooler, all the piping, fuel pump, boost controller, boost gauge, exhaust manifold, ignition upgrades, etc.

plus the stock block is not meant to have forced injection so i would just swap the whole block out. plus, the compression is lower on the turbo block. which will allow for more boost.

this is all to be considered when doing this swap. im no expert with turbos, but i have tuned on my share over the years.

just wanna point ya in the right direction.

 

[scotts90ranger]

the blocks are the same other than a tapped hole or two for oil return, the differences are in the head where the combustion chamber is larger to lower the compression ratio, an in the pistons that are forged and I think dished a little to withstand the boost, otherwise they are the same as any other 2.3.

they do have high flow injectors, a couple extra sensors (boost controller and vane air flow meter mainly), and a computer that is tuned to handle everything.

as said earlier, the cheapest way would be to find a wrecked turbocoupe and swap all the associated parts over

 

[Bryan22]

The pistons are what lower the compression, you can get a set of forged 8:1 or 9:1 pistons and put them in your stock block. You could just put a whole setup from a turbo car in, but then you're just guessing that everything is still in good shape. either way i'd rebuild a motor so you know everything is tight. there is some good information in the tech section of this web site. you should go have a read. also it is not easy or cheap, no matter what route you take.

 

[mini274]

i would suggest an intercooler just for the simple fact of i didnt run one at first intake temps shot up to 310 and fried my ignition control module on the intake put one on intake temps dropped to 120 and no problems after that


this build is not low cost if your gonna do it do it rite spend a little extra money thats how i got my truck the guy tried to do a low budget build and ended up loosin more than he gained including his truck

 

[RangerFabWorks]

The pistons are what lower the compression, you can get a set of forged 8:1 or 9:1 pistons and put them in your stock block. You could just put a whole setup from a turbo car in, but then you're just guessing that everything is still in good shape. either way i'd rebuild a motor so you know everything is tight. there is some good information in the tech section of this web site. you should go have a read. also it is not easy or cheap, no matter what route you take.

def. do 8.1 compression if you do it. less compression = more boost.

 

[BlackBII]

def. do 8.1 compression if you do it. less compression + higher octane = more boost.

 

[Davis]

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Originally Posted by blackwidow67
def. do 8.1 compression if you do it. less compression + higher octane = more boost.

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