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Feb 11, 2009

#26

Gearhead61

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From: College Station, TX

If you polish a turd, you still end up with a heap of crap in the end ;-)

The motor swap will be a great experience for you to learn some about your truck. Let the mods wait until you can afford them! I can't see any of the pictures because I'm at work, but keep at it!

Feb 11, 2009

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woody99stpsde

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From: Galway, NY

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Originally Posted by dakota772

The 01+ Rangers do not have EGR systems, so using one of their ECU and harness will allow you to remove the entire EGR system and you won't have any computer conflicts. Also, removing the EGR allows the engine to breathe easier netting 10 HP at the flywheel.....I'm not 100% sure about that, I think I read that in another thread a few months ago.

OP: I know all that stuff I listed isn't cheap, but there are definitely some things you can do now. Roller rockers $279, UD pulley set $199, stroker kit $way to expensive, but for a couple hundred bucks you can unleash some of the HP in 3.0L. I did a 3.0L swap in mine a little over a year ago. Where did you buy the new engine from?

it not new(90,000 miles...truck only has 98,000 miles)...its new to me though...i bought it off a guy that lives near me that has close to 40 rangers sittin' around so that he can build up his project ranger

Feb 11, 2009

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woody99stpsde

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Originally Posted by Gearhead61

i plan on doing the swap then trading it in on either an 06' FX4 LII 5spd 4x4 with 35,000 miles and a few mods ($16,900 or a little bit less) or a 04' FX4 off road 4x4 auto with 17,000 stock that i can get for $12,680 because i work at the dealership it's for sale at...