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Old Jan 6, 2010
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performance parts! help!

i have a 1995 ranger with a V6 and cant seem to find any performance parts for it. i have looked at jegs racing, jc whiteny, summit racing and more. i have talked to a few of those places and they said that there were two years that ford (1994 and 1995) made and there were no aftermarket performance parts for those years. if u know of any places or options that i could do please let me know.
 
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What engine?
 
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I don't think you have an intake choice but that's fine since stock is cold air. Take the baffle or snorkel for more sound. There is a cam out there too. There engines aren't really made to be fast or powerful just reliable. Here is a good site: http://www.moranav6racing.com/catego...?CategoryID=32
 
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well i did find a K&N cold air intake system that i did put in and a gibson superflow muffler but nothin else. thanks for the website i will check that out.
 
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well i did find a K&N cold air intake system that i did put in and a gibson superflow muffler but nothin else. thanks for the website i will check that out.
Neither of these helped you any.

If you want to go fast buy something fast.
 
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K&N FIPK blows. I had one and it was garbage.
 
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thats what i was thinking about to, buying an lancer evo. i just didnt know if i could really do anything to the ranger without buying a car but guess not.
 
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You can do a lot to a Ranger but the problem is that there aren't many companies that make products for it and to make a considerable power increase you would have to spend quite a bit of $$$$$.
 
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o ya i know$$. its odd because its such a well known truck and that they wouldnt make many parts for it
 
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Companies have slowly stopped making parts for it. Only one lift kit was out for the 98 and up 4wd trucks since RCD stopped making their kit.
 
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The OHV 4.0L is a great engine, it will last forever if taken care of and it shines in low end torque. It doesn't rev high so intake and exhaust are pretty much a waste for it. Your k&n intake is probably causing you to pull warmer air than the stock intake too.
I never looked but you could probably get a tuner/programmer to make some extra power with it. Some poeple like electric fans and under drive pulleys that reduce the parasitic load on the engine, but I liked the reliability without that stuff.

Honestly I think for long term reliability and usability in a truck, I would probably take the OHV version of the 4.0L over the SOHC they have now.

If you want something fast get a car.
 
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