thinking about a SHO swap

[woodyedmiston]

While I appreciate the fact that a SHO motor would look really cool under the hood of a Ranger - and I'd like to do the same thing - I'd like to address your original idea. That is: a really nice street sleeper. If your basic engine is low mileage and the running gear in your truck is cool - learn everything you can about turbochargers and then find one or two to mate to your truck. Use an intercooler, construct a nice free flowing exhaust system and find someone who can reconfigure your fuel system. Eight pounds of boost is probably enough in either a 2.9 or a 4.0 to smoke most of your competition or at least give them a run for their money. If you staged two turbo's one that spins up quickly with a pop-off valve and one that only comes into it's own at high volume you could possibly have a very flat power curve. I built a system a few years back that made over 450 with a 2.5 Datsun six cylinder (280 Z engine with a Japanese 2.0 crank) It would be a lot cheaper and you would be buying new tires and rear axles a lot sooner than if you tried the SHO build. That's my 2 cents worth.

 

[woodyedmiston]

While I appreciate the fact that a SHO motor would look really cool under the hood of a Ranger - and I'd like to do the same thing - I'd like to address your original idea. That is: a really nice street sleeper. If your basic engine is low mileage and the running gear in your truck is cool - learn everything you can about turbochargers and then find one or two to mate to your truck. Use an intercooler, construct a nice free flowing exhaust system and find someone who can reconfigure your fuel system. Eight pounds of boost is probably enough in either a 2.9 or a 4.0 to smoke most of your competition or at least give them a run for their money. If you staged two turbo's one that spins up quickly with a pop-off valve and one that only comes into it's own at high volume you could possibly have a very flat power curve. I built a system a few years back that made over 450 with a 2.5 Datsun six cylinder (280 Z engine with a Japanese 2.0 crank) It would be a lot cheaper and you would be buying new tires and rear axles a lot sooner than if you tried the SHO build. That's my 2 cents worth.

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

the original poster didnt say anything about a 2.9 or 4.0 sleeper.... 2.9's like to blow heads in n/a form...id hate to see one under boost

 

[BigBlockRanger]

2.9's like to blow heads in n/a form...id hate to see one under boost

I liked my turbo 2.9L.... kinda still wish i had it around.