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- 1988
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so my 2.3L 88 ford ranger recently blew it's head gasket, i'm going to strip the engine bare and resurface the block and heads. this will be a weekends projects with my dad. now that i make decent money i'm thinking on updating the beast.
what i'm looking for is more torque and horsepower in low low rpms, were talking about idle to a max of 3000 rpms. i dont plan on racing the truck nor do i even take it above 2,500 rpms. i want really low rpm torque, its pretty hilly where i live and want that down low power so i dont have to rev the engine high or switch to a lower gear
i think race engineering sells a stroker kit that would take the 2.3L to a 2.8L
http://www.raceeng.com/p-13002-rotating-assembly2850-5600-rodbillet-crank-kit.aspx i say i think they sell it because i dont know if this is what this kit is for, meaning i dont know if this kit is to stroke the 2.3 to a 2.8
i would greatly apprciate it if you experts on here could answer a few of my questions.
with this kit would i have to trim anything for the new enternals to fit or should it be more or less a drop in kit.
roughly how much more power and torque would this add, since power numbers very on so many variables, maybe what kinda of percentage of power could i expect.
would this kit be realiable, sorry i'm a total noob when it comes to this stuff but would this kit decrease the engine life, assuming my block and heads are it tip top shape. i've heard that these kits are actually stonger than stock, but also i will be running more compression.
would i need to drop in a new cam to compensate for the higher compression ratio, i already plan on adding an adjustable cam timing gear.
is there another kit that would take it this new size for cheaper or is ther one thats better
i know that it would probably be cheaper to drop in a turbo motor or something like that, and i know i'm going to have to replace many parts which will cost time and money, but the thing is is that my father brought this truck new in 88 and its been in the family since, in fact he gave it to me as my first vehicle. i have so many great momories in this thing that its priceless. and i want to keep it more or less orginal, i know parts have been replaced but to replace its entire engine (whole engine block and everything else) seems like it would be taking something away from it, that it would no longer be orginal. but updating its parts seems more like a gift to the vehicle for all its hard work, realiablity and service over the past years.
what i'm looking for is more torque and horsepower in low low rpms, were talking about idle to a max of 3000 rpms. i dont plan on racing the truck nor do i even take it above 2,500 rpms. i want really low rpm torque, its pretty hilly where i live and want that down low power so i dont have to rev the engine high or switch to a lower gear
i think race engineering sells a stroker kit that would take the 2.3L to a 2.8L
http://www.raceeng.com/p-13002-rotating-assembly2850-5600-rodbillet-crank-kit.aspx i say i think they sell it because i dont know if this is what this kit is for, meaning i dont know if this kit is to stroke the 2.3 to a 2.8
i would greatly apprciate it if you experts on here could answer a few of my questions.
with this kit would i have to trim anything for the new enternals to fit or should it be more or less a drop in kit.
roughly how much more power and torque would this add, since power numbers very on so many variables, maybe what kinda of percentage of power could i expect.
would this kit be realiable, sorry i'm a total noob when it comes to this stuff but would this kit decrease the engine life, assuming my block and heads are it tip top shape. i've heard that these kits are actually stonger than stock, but also i will be running more compression.
would i need to drop in a new cam to compensate for the higher compression ratio, i already plan on adding an adjustable cam timing gear.
is there another kit that would take it this new size for cheaper or is ther one thats better
i know that it would probably be cheaper to drop in a turbo motor or something like that, and i know i'm going to have to replace many parts which will cost time and money, but the thing is is that my father brought this truck new in 88 and its been in the family since, in fact he gave it to me as my first vehicle. i have so many great momories in this thing that its priceless. and i want to keep it more or less orginal, i know parts have been replaced but to replace its entire engine (whole engine block and everything else) seems like it would be taking something away from it, that it would no longer be orginal. but updating its parts seems more like a gift to the vehicle for all its hard work, realiablity and service over the past years.
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