Re: Engine swap
I'll Stir the pot.. lol
At stock 207Hp 5250rpms, 238ft lbs Tq 3000rpms, what are you wanting?
I'm curious as to whats "MOARRR POWER" ...? What are you using it for? How much faster do you need to get to the next red light and wait?
You want to feel all the power you do have, put that truck on a diet. Get rid of the 12 behind the seat, that tool box, eject the spare tire and tool kit including the bottle jack...
TQ is what gets you down the street, and HP is how far down the street it will take you.
Mechanical forced induction - S/C will net you 40-60hp, Turbo kit, minimum 80hp to 120hp, Full internals and major tuning 250hp+
Liquid Forced Induction - NOS 55-75hp Single stage: Dry, 75-150hp 2-stage: Wet
Starting at $520 - $6k
Cold air intake, WASTE of money unless you're planning 3 digit speeds majority of the time (?) K&N style OIL/DRY Cotton filter in the OEM box would be your best overall; even without the infamous joke of an Airbox mod everyone does. Why you'd swap making ait more noise from the engine bay in exchange for a "cooler" source of airflow; rather sucking up hot under hood air from a vehicle already known to run hotter than some others anyway behooves me as to what logical source was used? Not to mention without being "tuned" in the sense of manipulating the A/F ratio, timing, spark advance or retardation you'll likely cost your self more HP loss than gain. And unless the average Joe Schmoe Ranger owners can show me full video and data witnessed 3rd gear dyno pulls showing contrary, You wont be seeing anywhere near 9-20hp increases.
Headers, and type would increase some flow and benefit where the power band moves. An exhaust certainly would uncork it as well with the added airflow of whatever NON OEM paper air filter was used but lets face facts. EVEN a fresh engine and the majority of bolt on performance parts, if you used all the right ones and on a perfect day all things considered you netted 22-37hp which I'm being conservative but hopeful.. I'd be a bit surprised if you saw better than or close to the top end of that without the addition of forced induction. I havent even elaborated on the time or cost values yet.
5.0L swap..? Again more headache than its worth for 15hp
Comparison wise, 2015 Toyota Taco's are at 236hp/5200rpms and 266tq/4000 rpms. 2014 Nissan Frontiers are 261hp 5600 rpm and 281ft lbs tq 4000.
All the hp ratings are at or near 5350RPMs and your truck has better Tq down low than the other two popular trucks.
So again, I ask what are you wanting? Cause to me, no offense but it sounds to me like you're in the wrong vehicle altogether. Not saying that there isnt room for some improvement in ANYthing but putting facts on the table, don't let the numbers fool you. All the trucks at specific tasks or speeds are not really even seconds apart in 0-60 or 1/4 mile times.
And just to throw it out there.. despite being nailed to a cross for it. The 3.9L Cummins 4cyl Diesel engine has a max of 130hp and over 330ft lbs of tq as low as 1400Rpms (stock). At those numbers it won't move all that fast but coupled with the right tires and gearing, point it up any hill or rocky terrain. but plenty of guys, in Rangers even, 250hp and over 500ft lbs of tq still out there loaded with Cummins 4BTA's....
but if you had to dream.. stuff a Coyote engine in there.., likely nothing else will be much worth the effort or cost...
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