anything i can do to get more power?

[Blackdog455]

haha ya it needs a tune up really bad.

 

[Fast Fords]

make sure you do the ignition side of things...if you don't have the money for both plugs and wires, at least pull the plugs, clean 'em and re-gap them..if you do, its a great start.

i have intake work done and just finishing exhaust work; my head and intake manifold are gonna be ported and polished by spring and hopefully a new throttle body in there some time as well

 

[Blackdog455]

spark plugs and wires are nothing in price compared to what i really want to do to my truck. so its no problem.

 

[Fast Fords]

throw in a more aggressive cam..the more mods you do, you can say
to your gas mileage haha! once you feel all your hard work coming into play as your beast picks up ponies, its hard not to stay off the throttle
lol

 

[PlumCrazy]

Internals for a 2.3

Try looking on speedwaymotors.com they have all kinds of stuff for 2.3's, so does summit racing equipment.

 

[Blackdog455]

oh ya it needs at least 20+ mpg. which i think shouldnt be a problem...and if it is...oh well!

 

[Mark_88]

I think after a few mods I actually gained in both MPG and HP...that's only possible though when the original setup was burning excessive gas due to poor setup...the best MPG I got with the 2.0 carbed setup was between 25 and 28...

I was interested in a 88 Turbo Coupe and the guy claimed he got 43 MPG out of it...that may be true...if you don't hammer it down all the time and shift properly...but I think it would be more like 33 even with the lighter weight and streamline design (as compared to a Ranger)...

 

[Blackdog455]

well i need more power. really bade. i just want it to get good mpg to.

 

[Sevensecondsuv]

Turbo is what you want.

I picked up an 88 Turbocoupe for 500 bucks, took the engine and computer out, sold and scrapped the rest for 400. I then ported another ranger head I had myself. I bought an ebay intercooler and piping kit for 200 to my door.

I rebuilt my ranger's engine with the turbo specific parts from the turbo engine (pistons and rods) and the ported ranger head.

I then spent 300 on a centerforce dual friction clutch (has worked out perfectly with the stock trans)

It took 2 weekends to perform the swap. Basically just notch the heater box to clear the turbo, move a few pins around on the computer connector, run about 5 new wires, install the intercooler, and build an exhaust.

All in all it cost me less than $1500 with all the small parts included.

Now it puts out around 270 at the crank at 16 PSI and goes 0-100 in less time than it used to take to get to 40.

I've had it up to about 110 mph and it was still accelerating pretty hard but the 18 year old stock suspension and manual steering were getting pretty scary so I backed off.

The swap was well worth it.

Oh, and it gets 25 mpg if drive it like a daily driver. Obviously driving like I'm going down the drag strip and the 35 lb/hr injectors empty the tank pretty quick.

 

[gopher]

ive got the same problem thats where i found that i dont have but 5 of my 8 plugs firing im so lost with mine that im about ready 2 scrap the 2.3 and find another motor.

 

[fixizin]

Turbo is what you want.

I picked up an 88 Turbocoupe for 500 bucks, took the engine and computer out, sold and scrapped the rest for 400. I then ported another ranger head I had myself. I bought an ebay intercooler and piping kit for 200 to my door.

I rebuilt my ranger's engine with the turbo specific parts from the turbo engine (pistons and rods) and the ported ranger head.

I then spent 300 on a centerforce dual friction clutch (has worked out perfectly with the stock trans)

It took 2 weekends to perform the swap. Basically just notch the heater box to clear the turbo, move a few pins around on the computer connector, run about 5 new wires, install the intercooler, and build an exhaust.

All in all it cost me less than $1500 with all the small parts included.

Now it puts out around 270 at the crank at 16 PSI and goes 0-100 in less time than it used to take to get to 40.

I've had it up to about 110 mph and it was still accelerating pretty hard but the 18 year old stock suspension and manual steering were getting pretty scary so I backed off.

The swap was well worth it.

Oh, and it gets 25 mpg if drive it like a daily driver. Obviously driving like I'm going down the drag strip and the 35 lb/hr injectors empty the tank pretty quick.

I don't know if I believe your story, but... I LOVE IT!

PS: Isn't the crankshaft also turbo-specific?

 

[mikepotts]

dont doubt him! this is a common mod, with typical results. and no the cranks are NOT turbo specific, only the pistons and rods, plus the turbo blocks have an extra hole in the block for oil drainback from the turbo. i think a good rebuild with a 2.5 crank and pistons and a mild cam would give you exactly what you are looking for. my $.02!

 

[fixizin]

dont doubt him! this is a common mod, with typical results.

I'm not doubting the big picture, I guess I'm just jealous/dubious of doing it for $1500 in only 2 weekends.

... the turbo blocks have an extra hole in the block for oil drainback from the turbo.

But it sounds like SevenSecs used his original stock normally-aspirated 2.3 block...?

 

[mikepotts]

oil drainback is no big deal, if the block someone wants to use has no provision for it, they can punch and tap the oil pan (like done on aftermarket superchargers).