Diesel Ranger

[Wicked_Sludge]

id try a different scale.

a stock 4x4, v6 ranger weights under 3400lbs empty.

 

[jaymegriffiths]

there was a article in a diesel mag that someone was getting 405 hp out of the little engine reliably and getting about 29 mpg with it it a first gen bronco with 35s. i was looking at it for the space saved in the engine compartment along with torque. i like to crawl and the most i do off road with it now it 50 in high range and the 4bt would easily handle that.

I have that mag. remember that the 4bt is not as easy to find performance parts for for cheap. it has less power but diesel's are easier to get power out of with less work. injectors, turbo, chip, intake exhaust. all fairly minor, yet huge turnout. however, being a ranger the engine compartment is much less forgiving as far as making it work with a 4 wheel drive. if you do it post lots of pic's it will be nice to see one done. good luck but know it's gonna be a hell of a lot of work.

 

[Gotta_gofast]

id try a different scale.

a stock 4x4, v6 ranger weights under 3400lbs empty.

Well, thats with my fat ass in there, too! lol, and some tools. But, the moral of the story is rangers are not heavy at all. I don't think my 2wd weighs any more than a similar drivetrain mustang for that matter.

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

i meant MakerOfBeast needs a new scale. your weight doesnt surprise me. a full tank of gas weighs over 100lbs by itself. add to that a driver, tools, and whatever else you might be packing around and thats a totaly reasonable weight.

but no empty stock ranger weighs anything close to 4500lbs.

 

[Gotta_gofast]

Dumb! Wow, missed that Wicked. A 4500 pound Ranger!? Thats one biiiiiiig biiiiiitch.

 

[yodaman1151]

i would so love to do something like this.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Id double check your smog laws.

I highly doubt that smog sniffer is going to happy with a Cummins replacing a 2.9L.

Diesels, like it or not, a sooty, smelly basterds that produce a ton more pollution then even a sick 2.9L could produce.

later,
Dustin

 

[np205]

my ranger weighs in at about 4400lbs. I like a cummins, easy to mod. If it's a rotary pump easy to turn up. An inline pump would be a little better for more power, just change a cam plate in the pump. The weight is what gets me with the 4BT being about the same as a big block. If I had the running gear I'd do the cummins swap. Without it I'd look for a wrecked Jeep Liberty with a 2.8 and swap the engine and tranny. They are also talking about making the 2.8 a crate motor for swaps.

 

[95XL]

if thats all your doing, your not going to get anywhere near 7,000lbs.

an f-350 super duty 4x4, long bed, crew cab weighs in at around 6,500 and its a whole lot more truck than your ranger.

I just wanted to weigh in on this comment, I happen to own a F-350, crew cab, long bed, diesel, and the last time my Dad and I left the scrap metal yard, when we weighed ourselves after unloading the metal, with just the truck my dad and me it weighed 7,700lbs. and my dad and I are probly both around 200lbs a piece, so thats still 7,300lbs of truck.

But, I do agree, I'm doing basically the same thing you are, one ton running gear front and back, and a Isuzu 4BT diesel, and I don't think the truck is going to weigh anywhere near as much as the F-350. Have you ever seen the size of the frame rails on a 1-ton? Just those alone have to weigh about a ton (ok, maybe thats an exaggeration), but they weigh a lot more than the frame and body of a Ranger.

 

[1badexplorer]

Yea exactlly most one tons also have a huge stack of leaf springs and a bigger fuel tank than most rangers either I know my 79 which has a 6bt cummins, nv4500, dana 60 front, and sterling 10.25 rear, weighs in at around 7800lbs but thats with 3 tool boxes full of tools and chains and binders and a set of leaf springs that are only rivaled buy a semi (theres 34 spring on the rear of the truck alone) Boy doe it ride like hell but it will haul anything you put on it

 

[Gotta_gofast]

Id double check your smog laws.

I highly doubt that smog sniffer is going to happy with a Cummins replacing a 2.9L.

Diesels, like it or not, a sooty, smelly basterds that produce a ton more pollution then even a sick 2.9L could produce.

later,
Dustin

A diesel engine does not produce more pollutants than an equivelant gasoline engine. One of Ford's biggest reasons for cutting the 2.9L is because its poor emissions. If a diesel is tuned right (not tuned for big black rich smoke) then it will be a lot cleaner. Just because the diesel smoke isn't clear like that of gasoline doesn't mean its more toxic. This is why most manufactures are producing small diesels for their cars (in other countries ofcourse, the US hasn't caught on I guess)

Edit: The old cummins isn't going to be very easy on the environment. My facts are mainly for european small diesels that focus on efficiency and mileage.

 

[bobbywalter]

Id double check your smog laws.

I highly doubt that smog sniffer is going to happy with a Cummins replacing a 2.9L.

Diesels, like it or not, a sooty, smelly basterds that produce a ton more pollution then even a sick 2.9L could produce.

later,
Dustin

2.9 to 2.9 thats not even close to being true...well the smelly bastard part is true but the emmissions part is not. smelly does not mean more co/co2...nox on the otherhand is hard to beat unless you run modded fuel. when paired with decreased fuel burned that will equal though overall.

now my v8 diesel verse a 2.9....weeeellll...you go me there.

 

[bobbywalter]

I just wanted to weigh in on this comment, I happen to own a F-350, crew cab, long bed, diesel, and the last time my Dad and I left the scrap metal yard, when we weighed ourselves after unloading the metal, with just the truck my dad and me it weighed 7,700lbs. and my dad and I are probly both around 200lbs a piece, so thats still 7,300lbs of truck.

But, I do agree, I'm doing basically the same thing you are, one ton running gear front and back, and a Isuzu 4BT diesel, and I don't think the truck is going to weigh anywhere near as much as the F-350. Have you ever seen the size of the frame rails on a 1-ton? Just those alone have to weigh about a ton (ok, maybe thats an exaggeration), but they weigh a lot more than the frame and body of a Ranger.

x2

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

so thats still 7,300lbs of truck.

it depends on the trim and optional equipment. an '02 4x4 super duty can weigh anything from 5800 to over 7400. my point was, his ranger is not going to weigh more than a 1-ton

 

[sh68cobra]

Befor you jump into the cummins you should do some research on the perkins , they weight about a 1/3 less and are just as good if not a better engine than cummins