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Road racing a Ranger


I track race a 1990 ranger. Any opinions you have on making it faster are appreciated.

Where we’re at:
Longbed
stock 2.9L & 5-speed. (Amazing we can still rev this 30 year old engine over 5K for hours)
8.8 rear-end swap with bracket flip
Cut front springs.
PS deleted
15x8 alloy slot mags on 200TW
Huge 3-row radiator
Gutted, caged, fire suppression, halo seat
Poly bushings everywhere up front
3” exhaust with a cherry bomb, cats and resonator deleted.

where we’re headed:
Custom fabbed watts link
F-350 master cylinder to feed 4 piston Wilwood racing brakes & pads up front with bias adjuster
94/95 mustang gt engine and T5 swap with modest bells and whistles.
Homemade front spoiler/air dam with brake cooling ducts.

TBD:
Dream beams (seems like a no brainer)
Coilovers
What else!?

We finished 5th in class in our first race and pissed away a podium in the pits. We’ll be able to stay in class with everything except the engine swap. The dream beams might need to be disguised if we go that route.
 
I track race a 1990 ranger. Any opinions you have on making it faster are appreciated.

Where we’re at:
Longbed
stock 2.9L & 5-speed. (Amazing we can still rev this 30 year old engine over 5K for hours)
8.8 rear-end swap with bracket flip
Cut front springs.
PS deleted
15x8 alloy slot mags on 200TW
Huge 3-row radiator
Gutted, caged, fire suppression, halo seat
Poly bushings everywhere up front
3” exhaust with a cherry bomb, cats and resonator deleted.

where we’re headed:
Custom fabbed watts link
F-350 master cylinder to feed 4 piston Wilwood racing brakes & pads up front with bias adjuster
94/95 mustang gt engine and T5 swap with modest bells and whistles.
Homemade front spoiler/air dam with brake cooling ducts.

TBD:
Dream beams (seems like a no brainer)
Coilovers
What else!?

We finished 5th in class in our first race and pissed away a podium in the pits. We’ll be able to stay in class with everything except the engine swap. The dream beams might need to be disguised if we go that route.
Talk to @PetroleumJunkie412 for ideas on your 2.9... he has some cool ones :)

AJ
 

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