2.9L & 3.0L V6 Tech General discussion of 2.9L and 3.0L V6 Ford Ranger engines.

who said a 3.0 aint strong!!

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Old Sep 27, 2007
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who said a 3.0 aint strong!!

the other day i was offroading when a 03 xtrea(however you spell it) challenged me to a pull off and i was like wtf ok, and believe it or not i pull that S.O.B.!!!!!! heck yeah!!
 
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Old Sep 27, 2007
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well done.... 3.0 all the way!
 
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Old Sep 27, 2007
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Originally Posted by JSteele
well done.... 3.0 all the way!
the way everyone talked on here they made it sound like my 3.0 couldnt out pull a go cart, haha
 
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Old Sep 27, 2007
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guess i proved them wrong haha
 
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Old Sep 27, 2007
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our little 3.0's are drastically underrated. Mine has pulled my dads old 22ft boat with no problem and i was sitting on 35's when i did it. Granted i was hauling *** off the line but it pulled it
 
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Old Sep 27, 2007
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i would say the driver of the Xterra didn't know how to drive.....
 
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Old Sep 27, 2007
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usually the truck with the least amount of power will win, due to the stronger one will spin its tires losing all traction, and the lesser one still has traction therefore winning. it is mostly all about how well your truck will grip the road vs the other.

edit: not trying to be a dick ... sorry :)
 
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Old Sep 27, 2007
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
i would say the driver of the Xterra didn't know how to drive.....
come on man your pissin all over his thunder hahaha
 
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Old Sep 27, 2007
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just being truethful......

what Jarad said is more than likely what happened...
 
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Old Sep 27, 2007
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hey atleast he pulled him backwards.. no matter what the traction was like...
 
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Old Sep 27, 2007
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Originally Posted by Rangerboy03lvl2
usually the truck with the least amount of power will win, due to the stronger one will spin its tires losing all traction, and the lesser one still has traction therefore winning. it is mostly all about how well your truck will grip the road vs the other.

edit: not trying to be a dick ... sorry :)
we were both spinning tires, but hey atleast it looked good
 
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Originally Posted by tonkaTim
come on man your pissin all over his thunder hahaha
i know i was happy but now i feel like crap again
 
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Old Sep 27, 2007
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hey none the less you still won, "It doesn't matter if you won by a mile or an inch, wins wins"
 
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
i would say the driver of the Xterra didn't know how to drive.....
Yeah my roommate drives an 03 Xterra (supercharged) and it stomps my poor 3.0

Never done a pull off, but it blows my 3.0 away in any other kind of performance challenge.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2007
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hey none the less you still won, "It doesn't matter if you won by a mile or an inch, wins wins"
hell yeah
 
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Old Sep 27, 2007
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i could see the ranger out pulling a 03 x-terra, they had the poo 3.3 liter, it was a turd i drove 1 b4...now an 05+ x-terra u wouldnt have a chance
 
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Imagine what you could have done with a 4.0. The 3.0 isn't a bad motor. I have worked and seen them worked big time and they did fine. they just have less power than the 4.0.
 
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I had a 1974 Pinto. Real tire smoker and handled like a row boat. I did have a lot of fun with it and it never let me down. That 2.3 just kept on running.
 
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Old Sep 29, 2007
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I had a 1974 Pinto. Real tire smoker and handled like a row boat. I did have a lot of fun with it and it never let me down. That 2.3 just kept on running.


Random quote of the day!
 
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Old Oct 6, 2007
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I guess it is now. Where did the pic of the brown Pinto go?
 
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I guess it is now. Where did the pic of the brown Pinto go?
I changed My avatar. You can see more pictures of it in my profile.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2007
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There see.....I wasn't just being random. Thanks.
 
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Originally Posted by vindex1963
There see.....I wasn't just being random. Thanks.
It's listed in my signature too.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2007
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Seriously, tho. Nice. I'm gonna work on giving my 3.0 more power once I get it lifted the rest of the way. Weeew!
 
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Old Oct 6, 2007
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X-Terra's SUCK AS$.
 
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