Adding power to my ranger
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02-12-2008
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Adding power to my ranger
As of right now all i have is a flowmaster super 40 and a K&N intake.
I want to be able to make my car perform better track times. gain horse power torque and be able to keep traction and get off the line better. i know a little here and there about cars. but i need some advice for makin this little 3.0 perform alot better. i really dont have a budget. throw any price.
I want to be able to make my car perform better track times. gain horse power torque and be able to keep traction and get off the line better. i know a little here and there about cars. but i need some advice for makin this little 3.0 perform alot better. i really dont have a budget. throw any price.
#2
02-12-2008
If you don't have a budget, drop a 5.0 in it if you want strip times. A 3.0 is never going to be "fast" but it will be dependable and serve it's purpose. You can put underdrive pulleys, electric fan & a tuner on it before you start going into the motor but when it's all said and done it's still not going to be fast.
#3
02-12-2008
Starting off, you'll be looking at a set of Headers ($400-$700), Tuner Chip ($400), some traction bars (~$200-$400), Coil Pack (~$100), some good plugs for the coil pack ($50), Underdrive Pulley (~$200), Aluminum Driveshaft if you dont have one already (~$250-$300), Some Roller Rockers (~$280) and thats most of the "easy" stuff.
After that, your looking at a custom turbo setup, or a supercharge, each of which can run you upwards of $4000-5000 for installation and whatnot.
Perhaps look into Boring your engine, getting some aftermarket pistons, hole header assembly, nitrous, and several other doo dads that dont really have a price range otehr then being alot.
And that option to, which si the more preferable.. time investment and money, but its cheaper in the logn run to drop a 5.0 in and work it from there.
After that, your looking at a custom turbo setup, or a supercharge, each of which can run you upwards of $4000-5000 for installation and whatnot.
Perhaps look into Boring your engine, getting some aftermarket pistons, hole header assembly, nitrous, and several other doo dads that dont really have a price range otehr then being alot.
If you don't have a budget, drop a 5.0 in it if you want strip times. A 3.0 is never going to be "fast" but it will be dependable and serve it's purpose. You can put underdrive pulleys, electric fan & a tuner on it before you start going into the motor but when it's all said and done it's still not going to be fast.
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Save the troubles and headaches.. Drop in a Small Block and be done with it. Vulcans are ' ok ' for a daily entity, but even when built and put on a bottle/power adder, they can barely go head to head with a modded SOHC.
I can GUARENTEE theres NO vulcan 3.0 on *this* site that could stand a heads up run against Nick or Myself.
EDIT: That is when our trucks are in one piece that is :)
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The best Dyno I have seen on a 3liter was Dougs and he had a whipple blower and a factory sponsorship. Far from just bolt on's and he made like .. 250 at the wheels.. He had machined heads, a cam, built tranny , fuel system work and a solid/built axle out back.
Can it be done? Yep. In N/A form without killing your pocket? Nope.
I would LOVE to see it though!
Even an SOHC with an exhaust, intake, calibrated maf will only make ( well mine before being machined ) around 200hp to the wheels, thats with 60 CID more of motor and a lot better airflow ( no floating vavletrain ).
I hate being a nay-sayer, but honesty is the best policy.
I think Derrik must have done it but he had a machines vulcan with a bottle on it. He came close to Beating Coy in a ' heads up ' type of race and Coy had a SOHC with an intake and exhaust on it. I know Derrik had roller rockers, a Cam and some other entities after he wasted his block. ( maybe he raced Coy before he blew up? I dunno, was years ago ).
#17
04-05-2009
Lots of machine work that would run a LOT of money, which is more involved then doing a Cam swap. I believe you MIGHT get close to 200 at the wheels, but never make it.
The best Dyno I have seen on a 3liter was Dougs and he had a whipple blower and a factory sponsorship. Far from just bolt on's and he made like .. 250 at the wheels.. He had machined heads, a cam, built tranny , fuel system work and a solid/built axle out back.
Can it be done? Yep. In N/A form without killing your pocket? Nope.
I would LOVE to see it though!
Even an SOHC with an exhaust, intake, calibrated maf will only make ( well mine before being machined ) around 200hp to the wheels, thats with 60 CID more of motor and a lot better airflow ( no floating vavletrain ).
I hate being a nay-sayer, but honesty is the best policy.
I think Derrik must have done it but he had a machines vulcan with a bottle on it. He came close to Beating Coy in a ' heads up ' type of race and Coy had a SOHC with an intake and exhaust on it. I know Derrik had roller rockers, a Cam and some other entities after he wasted his block. ( maybe he raced Coy before he blew up? I dunno, was years ago ).
The best Dyno I have seen on a 3liter was Dougs and he had a whipple blower and a factory sponsorship. Far from just bolt on's and he made like .. 250 at the wheels.. He had machined heads, a cam, built tranny , fuel system work and a solid/built axle out back.
Can it be done? Yep. In N/A form without killing your pocket? Nope.
I would LOVE to see it though!
Even an SOHC with an exhaust, intake, calibrated maf will only make ( well mine before being machined ) around 200hp to the wheels, thats with 60 CID more of motor and a lot better airflow ( no floating vavletrain ).
I hate being a nay-sayer, but honesty is the best policy.
I think Derrik must have done it but he had a machines vulcan with a bottle on it. He came close to Beating Coy in a ' heads up ' type of race and Coy had a SOHC with an intake and exhaust on it. I know Derrik had roller rockers, a Cam and some other entities after he wasted his block. ( maybe he raced Coy before he blew up? I dunno, was years ago ).
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