Powerband for a Duratec 4 cylinder

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03-02-2011

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Powerband for a Duratec 4 cylinder

I have a 2002 Ranger 5 speed with the Duratec 4 cylinder. I was wondering if anyone kew the peek rpm to shift gears for the best powerband?

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03-02-2011

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I have a 2002 Ranger 5 speed with the Duratec 4 cylinder. I was wondering if anyone kew the peek rpm to shift gears for the best powerband?

research your engines HP and Torque specs, and shift at max torque rpm +/- 500 rpm.

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03-03-2011

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Peak horsepower is 5250 rpms.

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Peak horsepower is 5250 rpms.

Horsepower is a "reference", torque is pulling power and what you feel in seat of pants. IIRC 5250 is where torque and hp curves intersect but is that max for this particular engine?

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Peak hp is 143 @5250 rpm, peak torque is 154 lb @ 3750 RPM. Not sure about where they intersect

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03-03-2011

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Anyone have a dyno chart on a stock 2.3 Ranger?

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03-03-2011

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Like someone already mentioned, try shifting at about the peak torque RPM.

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03-03-2011

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Like its really going to matter where you shift....this aren't race engines. lul.

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Like its really going to matter where you shift....this aren't race engines. lul.

Is that dyno chart from a Duratec engine, or a Lima?

Looks more like a Lima to my tired ol' eyes...

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03-03-2011

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eh, probably a lima.
i saw a ton of duratec mazda 6 dynos on google image search. i don't know how different they are from ranger engines but at least its somewhere....

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