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- 87 Ford Ranger
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I have already started this project before I found this site, but I can post my progress from here.
It all started with me wanting more horsepower from my aging 2.3 liter ranger 4+4. My buddy I work with told me that he put a turbocharged engine from a ford thundercoup in a ranger once. I found 2 doner cars (mercury merkur xr4ti's) I spent 2 weekends stripping the cars and one weekend with the actual swap. My plans are to install an intercooler and a pcm out of a 88 ford thundercoup, and a large vam air meter.
So far I have a 2.3 turbocharged motor from a xr4ti installed and am running a PK1 comp from a automatic car. The LA3 comp I have will work with the large VAM and can compensate for the intercooler and works with the 35 pound injectors.
I have run into a glitch, The turbo I have will only produce 8 pounds of boost. I purchased another turbo off E-Bay and it had excessive shaft play, so it needs to be rebuilt.
So as I stand I have a turbo motor that has substantially improved my horsepower. I can actually use 5th gear now. But I know I can get more horsepower. I have the parts to move on, but I need a turbo that will produce at least 15 psi of boost.
So my post will be showing my progress from now. I will be installing an intercooler and large VAM, will have to change my intake to have a air charge sensor, (will use the Ranger Intake). Will have to wire in the air charge sensor, The XR4TI wire harnes did not have that connector.
Here are my first picts and I will post more as I progress on this project.
Just a pict of the truck.
It looks like I have 2 IMG listings in my text, will post this as is to see if it will actually have two picts posted. will post again with the rest as soon as I see how the post comes out.Sorry I am new and just trying to get it right.
It all started with me wanting more horsepower from my aging 2.3 liter ranger 4+4. My buddy I work with told me that he put a turbocharged engine from a ford thundercoup in a ranger once. I found 2 doner cars (mercury merkur xr4ti's) I spent 2 weekends stripping the cars and one weekend with the actual swap. My plans are to install an intercooler and a pcm out of a 88 ford thundercoup, and a large vam air meter.
So far I have a 2.3 turbocharged motor from a xr4ti installed and am running a PK1 comp from a automatic car. The LA3 comp I have will work with the large VAM and can compensate for the intercooler and works with the 35 pound injectors.
I have run into a glitch, The turbo I have will only produce 8 pounds of boost. I purchased another turbo off E-Bay and it had excessive shaft play, so it needs to be rebuilt.
So as I stand I have a turbo motor that has substantially improved my horsepower. I can actually use 5th gear now. But I know I can get more horsepower. I have the parts to move on, but I need a turbo that will produce at least 15 psi of boost.
So my post will be showing my progress from now. I will be installing an intercooler and large VAM, will have to change my intake to have a air charge sensor, (will use the Ranger Intake). Will have to wire in the air charge sensor, The XR4TI wire harnes did not have that connector.
Here are my first picts and I will post more as I progress on this project.
Just a pict of the truck.
It looks like I have 2 IMG listings in my text, will post this as is to see if it will actually have two picts posted. will post again with the rest as soon as I see how the post comes out.Sorry I am new and just trying to get it right.
