Ranger Confirmed Through 2011

[crazy96863]

My mothers Racestar *AHEM* Windstar has the 3.8, I know this beasty well.

As for the Freestar, I don't know if I would ever feel comfortable tearing an engine from a vehicle under 10 years old though.. feels like a waste for my POS ranger. Plus I've heard that its harder than hell to do that swap.

The trick is finding a wrecked one. Although, I wound't swap the 4.2 if I had a donor in my yard; at least not from a Freestar. It is a nightmare under the hood and making all the wires stretch and finding a place for all the electronic crap.

As others have mentioned, if anyone feels like doing a very complicated swap with little to gain, 4.2s are in the trucks as well. Maybe a few other cars to.

302 is cheaper, easier, faster, more aftermarket support, and can be built much stronger with parts from a junkyard. Even new parts are cheap. If I recall correctly, there are still more 302's running today than any other engine on the planet. They are used in every application from vehicles (obviously), to marine engines, generators, aircraft ground support equipment, and various other applications. If I am wrong, they are still up there in numbers so no point arguing my point. This translates into cheap readily available parts.

 

[matt32]

I love my Ranger, i think that they are the best compact pickup truck out there, and its good to hear that they still have a future for it

 

[Blackhawk]

The Ranger beat out the Tacoma & dakota in the JD Powers dependability ratings yesterday

 

[laclabb]

I really like Ford Rangers. I'm really satisfied with it. Some rumors tells that it's going to be something like a mini-pickup based on the current F-150.
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[KARMAN]

3.0 Dead

I talked to one of the older sales guys at work. He said they are going to have the 4.0L in everything but the regular cab rangers.

I found this the other day on the Ford fleet site:
https://www.fleet.ford.com/showroom/2009fleetshowroom/2009-ranger.asp
2.3L I-4 engine: Regular Cab 4x2, standard; 2-door SuperCab 4x2, optional
All others have the 4.0

 

[Rat City Ranger]

I love my Ranger, i think that they are the best compact pickup truck out there, and its good to hear that they still have a future for it

I couldn't agree more.