Ford Ranger Mods

Swiftguy · Postby **Swiftguy** » May 23rd, 2011, 4:45 pm

hey i am looking for a way to get more power out of my ranger 2.5 wlt engine

Haunted · Postby **Haunted** » May 23rd, 2011, 7:49 pm

most you can do is intake and exhaust

lighthammer · Postby **lighthammer** » May 24th, 2011, 1:55 am

try not to go playing with boost and whatnot - you'll fcuk up the engine a lot faster.

The WLT engine is rated at 110HP and 270NM / 202lb/ft of torque.

It's not a powerhouse like the 3.0L TDCI Ford WEC engine, nor the 2.5L Di YD25DDT engine in the Navara - but the power:weight ratio is adequate for that class of truck, and the gear-ratios are very well matched for power delivery (one reason why I had liked the Ranger so much at first).

It's not a sports-car that you're driving, nor a fass-up SR20.
Your truck is designed for pulling-power, not top speed.

Try fitting a cold-air intake with a conical filter, or even fitting a snorkel (which can act as a CAI)... and putting on a 2 1/2" pipe on the exhaust - anything bigger than 2 1/2" and you'll lose too much back-pressure on the exhaust.

ronsin1 · Postby **ronsin1** » May 24th, 2011, 10:18 am

Jap please tell me you did not get rid of 3333

V2NR 3.0 · Postby **V2NR 3.0** » July 1st, 2011, 5:55 pm

lighthammer wrote:try not to go playing with boost and whatnot - you'll fcuk up the engine a lot faster.

The WLT engine is rated at 110HP and 270NM / 202lb/ft of torque.

It's not a powerhouse like the 3.0L TDCI Ford WEC engine, nor the 2.5L Di YD25DDT engine in the Navara - but the power:weight ratio is adequate for that class of truck, and the gear-ratios are very well matched for power delivery (one reason why I had liked the Ranger so much at first).

It's not a sports-car that you're driving, nor a fass-up SR20.
Your truck is designed for pulling-power, not top speed.

Try fitting a cold-air intake with a conical filter, or even fitting a snorkel (which can act as a CAI)... and putting on a 2 1/2" pipe on the exhaust - anything bigger than 2 1/2" and you'll lose too much back-pressure on the exhaust.

Well said and 100% agree. My little BT 50 has rescued so many pick ups - man the gearing is really powerful

Jeremy Mohd · Postby **Jeremy Mohd** » July 1st, 2011, 6:03 pm

have a bt-50 with the 3.0 TDCi??
Never saw one.

SS brings then maual or not, you know?

lighthammer · Postby **lighthammer** » July 1st, 2011, 7:56 pm

The BT-50 comes in two flavours - 2.5L TDI WLT engine in 4x4/4x2 manual only... and in 2.5L TDCI 4x4/4x2 automatic only.

SSL has no plans whatsoever to bring in th e 3.0 TDCI (aka 3.0 MDE-CR) BT-50 to trinidad.
They figure they don't have enough market for it (whut??) to sell profitably.

Someone should've shown them the figures for the Ranger.

lighthammer · Postby **lighthammer** » July 1st, 2011, 8:02 pm

Well said and 100% agree. My little BT 50 has rescued so many pick ups - man the gearing is really powerful

Imagine a navara engine in that BT-50.... BOOM!

V2NR 3.0 · Postby **V2NR 3.0** » July 1st, 2011, 9:08 pm

lighthammer wrote:The BT-50 comes in two flavours - 2.5L TDI WLT engine in 4x4/4x2 manual only... and in 2.5L TDCI 4x4/4x2 automatic only.

SSL has no plans whatsoever to bring in th e 3.0 TDCI (aka 3.0 MDE-CR) BT-50 to trinidad.
They figure they don't have enough market for it (whut??) to sell profitably.

Someone should've shown them the figures for the Ranger.

Light - you 100% absolutely sureity sure ?

isnt the 3.0 here already (subject to correction)

lighthammer · Postby **lighthammer** » July 1st, 2011, 9:48 pm

yeah, I asked the salesman abuot the 3.0L TDCI WEC BT-50... they not bringing them down, only the 2.5TDCI WLC engine in Automatic 4x4 for the BT-50.

If they changed their minds and did in fact bring down the 3.0 TDCI engine.... well oopsie.