v8 Dakotas??
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v8 Dakotas??
okay so i saw and heard about the new Dakotas and personally think theyre fugly, especially with that ugly *** bumper on the front the other day i was driving to the mall with some friends and pulled up behind one and saw a nice V8 emblem on its tailgate!! like wtf? it is kinda pointless but would be a really nice option why cant rangers come in v8's?
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Originally Posted by bwester04
yeah but the 4.7L only has like 230hp though.. It sucks big time in the Ram (yes i've driven a few) and I suppose it would be Ok in the dakota.. seeing how you can get a Frontier with a 265hp 4.0L V6 that gets better gas mileage than that 4.7L V8- i dunno.. hah
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Acutally the 5.9L isnt much faster if even faster then a 4.0 Ranger. Weird thing is they both do a 1/4 mile in 15 and 0-60 in a little over 7.
its like a fluke with dodge, they have to crank the HP because they weigh so damn much. Case in point. Dodge SRT8 Charger - 450hp which is as fast as a 300 HP Mustang GT...
however if the ranger were to have the 292hp 4.6 in the sport trec thatd be mad sex.
its like a fluke with dodge, they have to crank the HP because they weigh so damn much. Case in point. Dodge SRT8 Charger - 450hp which is as fast as a 300 HP Mustang GT...
however if the ranger were to have the 292hp 4.6 in the sport trec thatd be mad sex.
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Originally Posted by bwester04
yeah but the 4.7L only has like 230hp though.. It sucks big time in the Ram (yes i've driven a few) and I suppose it would be Ok in the dakota.. seeing how you can get a Frontier with a 265hp 4.0L V6 that gets better gas mileage than that 4.7L V8- i dunno.. hah
Power options:
3.7 V6 - 210hp 235tq
4.7 V8 - 230hp 290tq
4.7 H.O. V8 - 260hp 310tq
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Originally Posted by telemaster1952
4.6 or 5.0 factory ranger would be sweet.........or diesel...i like that better
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Originally Posted by blackbetty
it may be nice but camon...a diesel ranger?? is it really necessary? lol
In general, the Ranger V8 is an interesting idea for production. A mini lightning if you will. Sadly, not a chance in hell. Problem is the current Ranger is based on the 95 Explorer chassis / body structure. Back in the development of that, V8 in small SUV was not considered necessary. So, the vehicle was never designed for a V8. They were able to SQUEEZE the 5.0L in for e 96 model year as a running change, but it never was a well sorted package. With the new Explorer in 2002, it was designed from the beginning to fit a V8 - the 4.6L. The sport trac benefited from moving from the old 95 Explorer platform to the 2002 explorer platform in 2007. That is when it got it's V8 option.
There is no way to fit a Ford current production V8 in the current Ranger chassis, so not gonna happen. Also with current consumer trends for economy, you can guarantee if the Ranger was redesigned for NA, it would not have a gas guzzling V8 option.
The Ranger was never designed to be a hot rod or anything other than an economy vehicle to help equalize truck CAFE numbers. You can see that by the lack of updating and option content. It is a stripper economy vehicle that never received the attention it should have. It could have been a MUCH better truck if it received the funding / attention necessary. Ford did have a new Ranger in the works back in ~2002 that would have been similar to the 2007 sport track, but got killed since it wsa too expensive / upscale.
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Originally Posted by tmsoko
To answer this question, YES absolutely. The South American Ranger (same family as our Ranger) has a 3.0L Power stroke option. How does 280ft-lbs at 1600 rpm sound? Plus, with that small 4 cyl diesel, MPG is probably high 20s.
In general, the Ranger V8 is an interesting idea for production. A mini lightning if you will. Sadly, not a chance in hell. Problem is the current Ranger is based on the 95 Explorer chassis / body structure. Back in the development of that, V8 in small SUV was not considered necessary. So, the vehicle was never designed for a V8. They were able to SQUEEZE the 5.0L in for e 96 model year as a running change, but it never was a well sorted package. With the new Explorer in 2002, it was designed from the beginning to fit a V8 - the 4.6L. The sport trac benefited from moving from the old 95 Explorer platform to the 2002 explorer platform in 2007. That is when it got it's V8 option.
There is no way to fit a Ford current production V8 in the current Ranger chassis, so not gonna happen. Also with current consumer trends for economy, you can guarantee if the Ranger was redesigned for NA, it would not have a gas guzzling V8 option.
The Ranger was never designed to be a hot rod or anything other than an economy vehicle to help equalize truck CAFE numbers. You can see that by the lack of updating and option content. It is a stripper economy vehicle that never received the attention it should have. It could have been a MUCH better truck if it received the funding / attention necessary. Ford did have a new Ranger in the works back in ~2002 that would have been similar to the 2007 sport track, but got killed since it wsa too expensive / upscale.
In general, the Ranger V8 is an interesting idea for production. A mini lightning if you will. Sadly, not a chance in hell. Problem is the current Ranger is based on the 95 Explorer chassis / body structure. Back in the development of that, V8 in small SUV was not considered necessary. So, the vehicle was never designed for a V8. They were able to SQUEEZE the 5.0L in for e 96 model year as a running change, but it never was a well sorted package. With the new Explorer in 2002, it was designed from the beginning to fit a V8 - the 4.6L. The sport trac benefited from moving from the old 95 Explorer platform to the 2002 explorer platform in 2007. That is when it got it's V8 option.
There is no way to fit a Ford current production V8 in the current Ranger chassis, so not gonna happen. Also with current consumer trends for economy, you can guarantee if the Ranger was redesigned for NA, it would not have a gas guzzling V8 option.
The Ranger was never designed to be a hot rod or anything other than an economy vehicle to help equalize truck CAFE numbers. You can see that by the lack of updating and option content. It is a stripper economy vehicle that never received the attention it should have. It could have been a MUCH better truck if it received the funding / attention necessary. Ford did have a new Ranger in the works back in ~2002 that would have been similar to the 2007 sport track, but got killed since it wsa too expensive / upscale.
Umm pretty damn nice IMO lol but where are you going to use it? Im sure some people might find some good use for it i.e. towing trailers, boats, motor homes, heavy materials that kind of stuff but then everything on the truck has to be built to handle that kind of torque. I know ill never need/use that much torque but dont get me wrong it would be nice to have it for when needed. Even for showing off once in a while...
Last edited by blackbetty; 01-25-2007 at 05:03 PM.