[InFiDeL]

I want to get some more power out of my little 2.5L on my 98 ranger 2wd reg cab. Set it up like a pre runner. Jack it up a couple inches and put some bigger tires on it, not too big, 32" max. I plan on making my own front bumper from scratch, made a bumper for a friend and it turned out pretty sick. My thoughts were: replace stock air box with a cone, underdrive pulley, throttle body spacer, and mess with the exhaust.

Any thoughts, comments, or constructive criticism?

 

[Olfordtruck]

throttle body spacer will do nothing really. first is first for performance... intake, exhaust, U/D pullies, and then a tuner.

 

[rngrdanny22]

Definitely go for the intake and exhaust first!

 

[Olfordtruck]

yup... for exhaust he general consensus on this site is Flowmaster rocks, Magnaflow blows... so get a flowmaster 40 series for that 2.5! either replace the muffler of go catback... gibson is real good with 4 banger ranger exhaust kits.

 

[badinten]

i love my 4 banger flowmaster sound. spacers do help its not a hp god but it makes a diff now the rest of the order normally goes intake exhaust pullies tuner



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[Olfordtruck]

dont do exhaust first cuz it will do nothing... you cant push out the air you dont have yet so the intake must be first to get that air in there, theres still plenty of room in those pipes for the extra air to go. I reccomend the flowmaster super 44 for the two V6 engines but when it comes to the 4 banger i say the 40 series... the 40 series will make it much louder and the super 44 will enhance the true sound of the engine... so, since the 4 banger does not have much of a gurgle true sound like the 3.0 or the 4.0, you need the 40 series to create that gurgle...

would you agree BADINTEN?

 

[badinten]

on the muffler yes but any muffler over stock will help so i do however disagree on having to do the air intake first. you can do ether one first really but from what i have seen flowmaster is the best for sound and power unless you like them crap packs i mean glass packs then do your thing.



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[InFiDeL]

Hey thanks for all the info guys. Much appreciated. Gotta get it running smooth first. lol

 

[rngrdanny22]

How's it running now?

 

[badinten]

ya why she not smooothhhhhh now lol



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[Olfordtruck]

haha, me and InFiDeL were getting drunk together at my fiance's 21st b-day party talking bout his truck... little 4 banger has a ton of carbon buildup in it. needs a good seafoam job and tune up...

oh, his gf and my fiance were best friends growing up... thats how we were able to get wasted enough to get taped singing karoke together! lol... good times!

 

[InFiDeL]

runs great after about 120 degrees hahaha. I think the seafoam, a new O2 sensor, and the coolant temp sensor should do it..


dude that was recorded? .....FML

 

[Olfordtruck]

haha, yeah man... jess has two of the videos on her cell. its so funny man!

 

[rngrdanny22]

haha... clean up that carbon man!

drunk karaoke never ends well... LOL

 

[Olfordtruck]

"God is great, beer is good, and WE are crazy!!!" lol

and just a note... drive with the seafoam in the truck for a day or two, then start all of the tune up stuff.

 

[InFiDeL]

Just a few questions before I go spending money..

-Does the engine have to be advanced in order to operate smoothly? -- I read the timing section in the haynes book and looked online and couldn't find anything on the subject.

-What could cause a backfire through the intake other than off timing or carbon build up? It rarely does it once I get up to temp. but I can't go anywhere while it's cold because it just backfires through the intake and dies when I apply throttle.

-I ran the diagnostic and it says ECT sensor and O2 sensor are bad. It says the coil packs are fucked too but I just bought new ones this summer. Whats up with that?

 

[badinten]

it sounds like your spark plugs are mixed bro the o2 sens sound not cause it to back fire. the timing being off is a most likely cause the timing belt over time will jump a tooth or if its old it could stretch and make it off the mark too



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[InFiDeL]

Last night I readjusted the timing and got it set perfectly on 0 degrees. Runs wayy smoother now. No more backfire. I also found that a plug wire was melted and shorting out across another wire. Replaced that. Probably why the computer said the coil pack was fubar. I traced the rest of the plugs from coil packs to corresponding cylinders and they're in order. It runs great now just a pain to get started now. I'm going to replace the two sensors and see how it goes. Thanks guys!

 

[Olfordtruck]

step by step it sounds like its coming together!

 

[badinten]

pain to start need more info on that. is it turning over sometimes all the time most of the time. if so is it turning over slow. the plug wire was a big prob.



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