Hey everyone! Im new around here and plan to contribute my opinion also! I use forums all the time to figure out stuff but this is my first time actually joining one.
I currently drive a 2011 Ford Ranger. Vista blue (dark metallic), 4x4, 4.0L, 3.73 gears w/ limited slip, 4 door extended cab. O yea, shes my baby!
One of my biggest disappointments was power output. I traded in my 2010 Mustang with the exact same engine for this Ranger. That Mustang would flat out haul a$$!!! Iv raced supercharged Grand Prixs, Monte Carlo SSs, and quite a few V8 trucks and beat em all! But my Ranger doesnt have near the get-up. I figured with the lower gearing, the take-off would be better? Maybe shes still not broke in yet? Just rolled 1600 miles and im already looking for a tuner. Any ideas on power adders?

 

Well the ranger has the 160hp 4.0 whereas the mustang has the 210hp 4.0.

Welcome to the site though!

 

^ Older 4.0's were 160ish... now they're somewhere around 207.

Welcome!

 

Ah I stand corrected. 207 hp at 5,250RPM.

 

Either way, theyre right there together. Heck, even the rnager makes a few more ft lbs than the mustang. I believe the Stang makes 230 and the Ranger makes 235? I was looking at the supercharger from the infamous Ronald Caster. He makes a kit where you can bolt on an M90 and, with a tune, makes 50 more horses and 90 more ft lbs. I think im gonna save up and get me one of them!

 

If your gonna go with the RP caster kit I would suggest doing more then just the supercharger. I would get some of the internals built up so you can run more boost. Otherwise you could do a lot of damage.

 

the ranger motors a tad different in certain aspects I think. But anyways you are also pushing 4wd with the ranger. The mustang im sure is a little bit lighter, not much maybe 500 or 600 lbs. Welcome to the site though.

 

Internals sounds expensive lol. My Ranger only has 1700 miles on her. I probably wont do anything that in depth for a few more years lol.

 

Welcome! got any opinion on the traction control bull****? lol I personally hateee it.

 

I agree! I was wondering if a performance tuner would shut it off but I didnt know. You can push a button and "turn it off" but it will still stop you from sliding too much. Im a teenager! I need to slide!

 

You can turn it off completely. You have to hold it down. Light comes on then will turn back off. and then it will come back on a second time while your holding it. That turns all the bs off. If you only hold it till it comes on once it just turns off a couple things i think. Read the owners manual. Thats how i figured it out.

 

Hmm sounds like a winner lol. Ill have to try it next time i do a burnout! :)

 

i was thankful to turn it off lol. Pissed me off alot when i tried doing one and it just cut the power

 

Thats whats goin on with me. It starts to rain, so I try to slide it around a curve only to slide for a second and catch traction. Or do a whimpy burnout at like 1500 rpm.....

 

Welcome to rf, and thats interesting about turning off the traction control, would the newer f150s have the same set up

 

Im sure its the same computer but I doubt its the same set-up. But idk, im not a mechanic lol.