Thanks for the link though....helps out a lot. Although the "tunes" terminology the mention confuses me a little.

Anyone care to help a newb out with that?

 

I hate my 3.0... To bad I didnt know anything about vehicles or motors when me and my dad got it.. If I had the choice I would go back in time and get a V8 or save my money and search for a 4.0 reg cab... sadly I didnt and now I'm stuck with this slow monster :(

 

Ha, mine doesnt....


Ive driven a 3.0, my friend has a 03 EDGE supercab w/3.73's , it does ok to like 60mph, then its done, and the peddle is hard as hell, mine is smooth, and when you just tap it, the truck jumps...

I love my 4.0, i just WAXED THE CRAP out of a Ram"non-Hemi" ....

The 3.0 does fine for itself, at 150hp, that only about 110hp to the wheels..And most of you have 31's or bigger, especially those w/33's and lift, "did you think it was gonna be faster" lol...

Good stuff. should have been the 3.0Escape engine instead...

 

3.0 sucks! I hate it, damnit!

 

Again, I just want to say that the 3.0 sucks, it really does!

 

i still like mine... i dont care what y'all say :)

 

I still say theres no problem with my 3.0L that a Whipple won't solve.

 

Approx price for a whipple unit??

 

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$2495 (black) | $3095 (polished)

https://secure.whipplesuperchargers....nger/index.asp

 

And the numbers from the normal unit im not to impressed with... now Dougs high output unit is a different story...

 

I love my 3.0L it is faster than my 2.5L and I'm getting between 18 - 22 mpg so I'm happy with it :D

 

The 3.0 isn't bad. My mom's '02 has one. It is sluggish, but I think that has more to do with the automatic transmission than anything else. With a manual I think it would perform much better.

 

Well I finally broke out of the high 15's MPG wise. In the city I was getting 15.5 MPG regularly. Now that I have a 12 mile commute to work, it actually warms up before it's time to park it, and much less stoplights.

But anyway, my 16-17 MPG still won't cut it. Seriously thinking about taking advantage of the 3,000 dollar rebates going on now until September 30th.

 

The WORST I've ever gotten was 18.5mpg. Worst.

I usually average between 19.5 and 21.5mpg.

 

You know what guys my 2.3L sucks MORE! I'd kill to just have the 3.0L, and i'd jump in front of Leo's truck to steal his motor, haha.

 

Did yall read the specs for the 2005 Ranger? The 2005 4 banger 2.3 was rated at like 140 horsepower and the 3.0 V-6 was rated 148....not much difference if you ask me, id take a 2.3 with better gas mileage and do a couple of mods to get it up to 148 over a 3.0 V-6!

 

Nothin wrong with my 3.0L. Sure it's not much but it's very durable and hellav lot better in mileage than on my 4.0L Explorer. Anyways they're sacrificing some of the 3.0L HP to add on the Torque. Should help it more when towing and loading.

 

How about i just let you drive it...lol

 

Yeah gas milage is no comparison, but you do get around 30 extra pounds of torque.

 

Well, Jon, that's fine but I don't think the torque on the 2.3 is as much -- and that's important with a truck. The torque curve may rise enough to give you that HP at high RPM -- but at lower RPMS it's not so good as either of the 6 cylinders and most mods won't help that since most mods are just breathing enhancements that affect upper RPM performance.

I will say that people whine a lot about the 3.0 (like in this topic for instance ) -- but with a few mods it's a tolerable engine and WAY more reliable than the 4.0. There's no question that the bigger engine is stronger, but the 3.0 doesn't suck -- it just is what it is: a solid low cost engine.

My 3.0 for 2002 was rated 154 HP and with mods it's looking like 180 in 0-60 trials. Not too bad. I'm not racing mine though. I have the 4.10 rear which helps a lot with the "feel" in daily driving as well as offroad.

 

yeh theres no comparison here engine wise between the 4 banger and the 3.0. I4's just dont have the torque a v6 has in general. hook a 3,000 lb trailer behind the 2.3 and the 3.0 and do a 1/4 mile drag then youll see the power diffrence

 

I'm sure since you have the lighter standard cab plus the manual transmission. Makes for the best mileage on this engine for sure.

I get the 16-17 average these days. I get as much as 22 on highway trips, with 20-21 more typical, depending on the trip and the terrain.

 

I average 21 MPG on every tank....in town it's probably closer to 18-19, but on the highway I really rack up.

 

think a 3.0 is bad??? try driving a fullsize with a 300 inline 6! lol. my cuz's 93 ranger with a 3.0 isnt to bad but it has 200K and is luggin 31s with 3:55s...id take one in a reg. cab 2wd =D

 

I like my 3.0 with 3.73. No it's not very fast but if I want a fast engine I'd get a Mustang or something along those lines. It gets good gas mileage too. An average of 21 MPG is great with me :)