No 3.0 in new Rangers

[rusty ol ranger]

Still doesnt change the fact that a 2.9 will whip a 3.0's ass

later,
Dustin

 

[86_cookiemonster]

You know whats strange is that the 3.0 vulcan was all by itself, no other engines ever sprang up from it. Like how the 2.8 2.9 and 4.0 are an engine family. I mean the 3.0 has room to be stroked and bored, but ford never did anything with it. I just find that a little weird. I gues its because it came out at the end of the pushrod era.

I hope ford brings the 3.5 duratec to the ranger, that would be amazing. I am sure the vulcan would aprove of it as its replacment.

I propos a toast to the engine with that refused to die, the good ol' 3.0 vulcan.

 

[reginald fairfield]

Still doesnt change the fact that a 2.9 will whip a 3.0's ass

later,
Dustin

Too bad you will go through 3 sets of heads in the process of 'whipping' my 3.0's ass.

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

Still doesnt change the fact that a 2.9 will whip a 3.0's ass

later,
Dustin

Too bad you will go through 3 sets of heads in the process of 'whipping' my 3.0's ass.

 

[Hahnsb2]

Too bad you will go through 3 sets of heads in the process of 'whipping' my 3.0's ass.

Still rather have a 2.9 Beat the ever loving piss out of mine and didn't change the oil for almost 2 years and it never let me down.

 

[reginald fairfield]

Mine has actually been through similar. It was a fleet truck, and when I bought it it was, lets see, 6 years old(1999). I checked the oil and it was the blackest shit ever, and it was halfway down the dipstick. At that point it was probably only burning a quart every six months, so I bet it hadn't been changed in at least a year, maybe longer. Still runs like a top, even at 5,000 rpm.

 

[Rulebreaker]

I bought my 89 B2 with a hydro locked 2.9L. It had been sitting with the water still in it for at least a year. I replaced the 2 bent rods and 1 broken piston and honed what i could without pulling out the other pistons and put the rusty heads on it and ran it. Went to Turtle ridge ORP and spent 5 hours winching my way through one of there mud runs. The fan didn't spin for an hour and a half because of the mud and the temp gauge was on H. I spent a whole week on Drummond Island in low range and averaged 16 MPG. Thats a good engine in my book! RB

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Contrary to popular belief not ALL 2.9's crack heads.

later,
Dustin

 

[Kdawg532]

you know what the hardest part is about driving a 2.9???????








































telling your dad that your gay

 

[rickcdewitt]

you know what the hardest part is about driving a 2wd offroad 3.0???????











telling your dad that your gay

fixed it for you

 

[86_cookiemonster]

Gonna tick a lot of you guys off, but i got 1 simple thing to say about your little 2.9 3.0 debate.

There Ain't NO REPLACMENT FOR DISPLACMENT.

 

[BlackBII]

Gonna tick a lot of you guys off, but i got 1 simple thing to say about your little 2.9 3.0 debate.

There Ain't NO REPLACMENT FOR DISPLACMENT.

Yeah, cause the .1 Liters makes a HUGE difference! lol


You know the worst part about driving a truck with a 3.0?>

























Having to deal with the Factory installed bumper sticker, "Kenny Chesney's butt drives me nutts!"



(Stolen from another thread)

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Once again...playing with a desktop dyno.....

92 Ranger, 2wd, 5sp, 2.9L 3.45 gears....
VS
92 Ranger, 2wd, 5sp, 3.0L 3.45 gears....

2.9....
0-60 10.1
0-100 17.6
1/4mi trap 17.2@77MPH

3.0
0-60 10.2
0-100 17.7
1/4mi trap 17.3@77MPH

Nearly Identical, but if you were to raise the gear ratio, or put more weight on the vehicle...

Lets try it with say, a 3500LB trailer, rasing the weight of the vehicle from 3800, to 7300lbs

2.9- 0-60 19.6
0-100 22.2
1/4 mi trap 21.7@63MPH

3.0 0-60 21.3
0-100 25.8
1/4mi 24.7@ 60mph

The 3.0 just isnt that great of a truck engine

later,
Dustin

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

your right dusty...if you make a habit of drag racing with a 3500lb trailer behind your truck

EDIT: and i have to wonder about the accuracy of your ET estimator when it says 0-100 will occure one second after the 1/4 speed of 60ish.

 

[BlackBII]

if you make a habit of drag racing with a 3500lb trailer behind your truck

I do all the time....