4 banger upgrades

[Southerner]

Hey yall just wounderin what yall would suggest as far as upgrades for the 2.3 to give it a little more A**, I know theres not that much you can do with out adding a turbo but just seein if yall had any luck with exhaust or air intakes, ive got bout 400 dollars to spend at this time, Thanks, Nick

 

[41Ranger]

You can port the head and intake, it had a nice seat of the pants gain when I did it to my 93 Mustang with a 2.3. Other than that, you can easily piece together a nitrous kit for under $400. A fifty shot should do wonders and shouldn't hurt anything.

 

[SykoRanger88]

its hard to gain power out of theses engines without spending a fortune...easiest way is to just drop in a 2.3t, but some porting and a cam would be the next best thing, visit esslinger.com to see an example of how pricey these little things are lol.

 

[TAAGMAN]

...visit esslinger.com to see an example of how pricey these little things are lol.

Are you sure of that URL? I went there and it's a watchmaker supplies site.

 

[colinrmitchell]

http://www.esslingeracing.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?

 

[scrapper]

I don't know what your gear ratio is but I had 3.08 and switched to 4.10 and had more power across the rpm range. It is a lot more fun to drive.

 

[TheStig88]

changing the gear ratio won't give you more power but it will give you a better feel for the power you have.

 

[AznMuscle]

Changing gears is a great mod IMO. I know in my ls1 car, it really woke it up. I have been thinking about doing gears in my truck, but....no idea what stock is, no idea what I should be shifting at (no tach), and idk if it will hurt my gas mileage too much on the highway.

 

[RangerFabWorks]

Changing gears is a great mod IMO. I know in my ls1 car, it really woke it up. I have been thinking about doing gears in my truck, but....no idea what stock is, no idea what I should be shifting at (no tach), and idk if it will hurt my gas mileage too much on the highway.

you probably got a 3.08 or a 3.45 like i had.

going to a 3.73 rear will HELP your mpg. because you will put the engine in its optimal power zone in the final gear. so insted of cruising at 1900-2100 youll be cruising at 2300-2500 rpm. the lima engine makes more power at these rpms, so it takes less effort to keep the truck moving at speed.

 

[AznMuscle]

How will 4.10s do? Or will the gears be too short while city driving? I know first gear is already pretty damn short...I just wish I could actually shift it higher, but with no tach, I don't want to push it too high. Once it sounds pissed off, I'll shift. That is the highest I go.

 

[7.5L_STX]

How will 4.10s do? Or will the gears be too short while city driving? I know first gear is already pretty damn short...I just wish I could actually shift it higher, but with no tach, I don't want to push it too high. Once it sounds pissed off, I'll shift. That is the highest I go.

buy a tach...theyre cheap.

 

[AznMuscle]

buy a tach...theyre cheap.

Already been looking. Hopefully I'll be getting a job soon (just moved to Phoenix not long ago), so hopefully that will work out and I'll start saving more money again/pay bills and have some free spending money.

 

[RangerFabWorks]

How will 4.10s do? Or will the gears be too short while city driving? I know first gear is already pretty damn short...I just wish I could actually shift it higher, but with no tach, I don't want to push it too high. Once it sounds pissed off, I'll shift. That is the highest I go.

depends on the tire size you have. i personally would just do 3.73's, but others will swear by 4.10's

 

[AznMuscle]

Tire size right now is stock...225/70/14 (I think). I eventually want to do some 17s or something, and if I boost/spray it, I want some wider tires out back for sure. Nitto 275/35/17 or something.