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I used to hate imports until i owned one!! Imports are great cars in my opinion. Its just those silly kids that fix them up or paint them in 100 different colors and put fart cans on their cars that give imports a bad name. Im just sayin, if you build a motor/car right with quality parts then i have no beef regardless the make/model or year of the car. Their have been plenty of imports out there that were built RIGHT and have beaten some well known/liked domestics. I guess people only see cars as the name on the emblem and not their true potential! oh well
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I used to hate imports until i owned one!! Imports are great cars in my opinion. Its just those silly kids that fix them up or paint them in 100 different colors and put fart cans on their cars that give imports a bad name. Im just sayin, if you build a motor/car right with quality parts then i have no beef regardless the make/model or year of the car. Their have been plenty of imports out there that were built RIGHT and have beaten some well known/liked domestics. I guess people only see cars as the name on the emblem and not their true potential! oh well
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I used to hate imports until i owned one!! Imports are great cars in my opinion. Its just those silly kids that fix them up or paint them in 100 different colors and put fart cans on their cars that give imports a bad name. Im just sayin, if you build a motor/car right with quality parts then i have no beef regardless the make/model or year of the car. Their have been plenty of imports out there that were built RIGHT and have beaten some well known/liked domestics. I guess people only see cars as the name on the emblem and not their true potential! oh well
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do you honestly believe everything you see on tv? i have never seen any silverado get 27mpg. plus if yu listened it would say "epa estimated" thats not accurate at all
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And lets not forget the other version of the 2.3 available in the Mazda3. 263hp.
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How are they the same? Forged pistons, direct fuel injection, cam driven fuel pump, lower compression, etc. Not sure if they have piston oil squirters like the DSM engines. Just because they have the same displacement doesn't mean they are the same engine. If it was the same engine then you could technically get all the parts off of the Mazsdaspeed car and bolt it all onto the Ranger engine.
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Unfortunately, the parts won't fit the rwd platform. But to say they are a different engine, is to say the 4.6 in the Mustang is not the same engine as the one in the Cobra. Same engine, just one is built to higher output specifications.
But, back to the original point, there are many 4 bangers out there that have higher output than the Vulcan.
But, back to the original point, there are many 4 bangers out there that have higher output than the Vulcan.
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Vulcan - 148.
Torque -
Honda - 166
Vulcan - 180
So - depending on the type of power, it's about a wash between these two engines. I personally think that torque is probably a better measure of power in how we use our trucks, but the difference between 166 and 180 is pretty slight.
I just picked this as an example because I 1.) Own one (the Honda) and 2.) They're pretty darn close.
Now that I think about it - really wish I had the Honda engine in my truck. It gets better gas mileage, runs smoother, and has higher HP and Torque (compared to the Duratec).... Though, admittedly, the torque curve is different, and the Ranger engine "feels" brawnier.
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Unfortunately, the parts won't fit the rwd platform. But to say they are a different engine, is to say the 4.6 in the Mustang is not the same engine as the one in the Cobra. Same engine, just one is built to higher output specifications.
But, back to the original point, there are many 4 bangers out there that have higher output than the Vulcan.
But, back to the original point, there are many 4 bangers out there that have higher output than the Vulcan.
Besides, we all know the Vulcan is an outdated engine. No one here is saying its the end all be all for a ranger engine...
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