engine swap

[Lil red ranger]

i have a 2.3 in my 91 ranger right now, i was thinking of doing a turbo swap, but im curious about just upgrading to a 3.0 or possibly the 4.0 but i dont want to have to change my suspension if i dont have to. any suggestions. thank you.

 

[adsm08]

Honestly, while I'm not a big fan of 4-banger gassers, I think that the turbo ranger idea is pretty cool. At worst, if you go with a 6 cylinder, you might want to get a set of stronger front coils, beyond that the suspension probably will not need to be messed with. For what you have, I'd do the turbo job, but that's just me.

 

[Mac]

Cost wise and cheap performance, I'd just go with the 4.0.
Dave

 

[Lil red ranger]

wat abou my tranny, ii have the 5spd manual, would i have to get a different one if i go bigger?
i would imagine i just dont know for sure

 

[Ozwynn]

yeah, you will want the transmission from the 4.0L.

 

[Lil red ranger]

ok thank you

 

[scotts90ranger]

yeah, the 4.0 is about the same output as a stock turbo 4, and yes, you would need a 4.0 tranny, if you decide to go the turbo route the stock tranny is fine.

 

[adsm08]

yeah, the biggest transmission problem you're likely to hit is does it fit the engine.

 

[Psychopete]

I've seen turbo coupe engines, manual trans, wiring and PCM run for pretty decent price wise. I would probably go this route of all the options you have for a 2wd, my next pick would be the 4.0L. After said and done, I would suspect that you would not be happy with the performance of a 3.0L swap in my opinion given the amount of work you're going to be putting in (scratch it off the list ).

Pete

 

[Lil red ranger]

ok thanks again, but ive been looking for a turbo coupe engine and stuff and cant find anything for it online or anything.

 

[scotts90ranger]

be patient and watch craigslist, they show up every now and then, like right now in my area there's one with near everything for like $350... probably a better deal than what I got

 

[Lil red ranger]

ok guys... i appreciate everything, and i know my questions are all kind similar, but i just found a 90 ranger 4x4 4.0 spd manual trans. with a 4 inch "rough country lift". i have a question, is the rough country lift a term or a company, (was it done in a backyard, rough contry style).

 

[Ozwynn]

rough country is a manufacturer of lift kits .... it is a rather cheap kit (relatively speaking)

 

[Lil red ranger]

nevermind i googled rough country, its a company

 

[Insanejughead]

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Hahahaha.... I wish I could drive up there and let you drive mine to see what you think.