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11-10-2011, 06:52 PM
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More power to Mazda?
Hey guys I came across an intresting find today.. according to car&driver the mazda 3.0 has 5 more hp at 5200 than the ford 3.0 has at 5250. Torque wise the Mazda 3.0 has 26 more than the ford engine... give or take a few for the small variation in rpm that the measurement was taken at. (Ford- 154@3750, Mazda 180@3900) I noticed this first on msn autos site and decided to find another credible source to try and verify it.. I thought these engines were made the same... am I missin somethin here?
Mazda- http://buyersguide.caranddriver.com/...s/specs/285759
Ford- http://buyersguide.caranddriver.com/...r/specs/282600
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11-10-2011, 06:58 PM
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I'm an F-18, bro
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Re: More power to Mazda?
Yay for Mazda. Still hate the 3.0 in these trucks.
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11-10-2011, 07:00 PM
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Re: More power to Mazda?
haha idk what to say, yay? i love my 3.0, plenty of power, but id trade it for a 4.0L SOHC any day.
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11-10-2011, 07:54 PM
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Re: More power to Mazda?
gotta love the 4.0s
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11-10-2011, 07:57 PM
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4.0 demolishes both.
Question, is this whp? Or bhp?
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11-10-2011, 08:01 PM
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I'm an F-18, bro
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Re: More power to Mazda?
bhp
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11-10-2011, 11:15 PM
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Re: More power to Mazda?
I've heard that b3000's give far less engine problems than the 3.0 ranger, and from what i've read on here and just in general it seems true, can any of you b3000 guys back up this claim?
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11-11-2011, 12:57 AM
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Re: More power to Mazda?
Matters not to me. I really like my Ranger even more than I thought I would. The engine has plenty of power for me and I scarcely rev it above 3000 RPM, so i probably never use over 100 HP lol ...
I was pulling a 6x12 ATV trailer the other day with 2 full size ATV's on it and only knew it was behind me on the hills, but no problem at all.
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11-11-2011, 01:01 AM
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Re: More power to Mazda?
I've heard that before and thought it was weird...4.0 FTMFW
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4.0 sohc pissin people off since 2001
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11-11-2011, 04:10 AM
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Re: More power to Mazda?
I dont understand why the difference would be so huge since its exactly the same engine, same mold, same design, the only factor would be build quality? but are they made in the same factory as well. something doesnt fit here.
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11-11-2011, 04:52 AM
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Re: More power to Mazda?
And, how much time do you spend at 5200rpm??
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11-11-2011, 04:54 AM
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Re: More power to Mazda?
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And, how much time do you spend at 5200rpm??
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In the 10 months I have owned this truck, I havent hit it once.
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11-11-2011, 06:12 AM
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Re: More power to Mazda?
we can all agree on one thing.
4.0 SOHC blows any other stock Ranger engine away.
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11-11-2011, 10:35 AM
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Re: More power to Mazda?
Yea the 4L is still better, statistically wise its the same Mazda to Ford.
I gotta say though, we have a Ford Taurus station wagon with the Ford 3.0 in it we got for 1k with 90 thousand miles on it and I have probably gotten very close to blowin it (I hit 7500 with it once or twice in the past) I even hit the speed limiter in it and its still runnin about the same lol (about 180k miles now) not that it was a good thing to do so. If they are the same engine as the 3.0 in the Rangers I can't see taking two much life off of it runnin arond 5000 as long as that oil stays clean and full and you dont run it in the high range every second of the day.
Btw my truck has the mazda engine in it since aparently an employee of the company I bought it from ran it without oil..
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11-11-2011, 06:38 PM
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Re: More power to Mazda?
I don't even understand why 3.0's were an option in the ranger, They perform well in the taurus (my ex's taurus has 300,000+) with no problems at all besides regular maintenance, but seem to do nothing but fail in the ranger (minus the lucky few who haven't had problems...yet)
4.0 FTW definitely
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(SOLD) 1999 3.0 2WD- wrecked, rebuilt 3.0, 235/75/15 wranglers on factory chrome, little mods here and there
(DEAD) 1995 Toyota Camry XLE v6, replaced ranger for all of 2 weeks, victim of hit and run
2004 explorer eddie bauer- 4.6, fully loaded, all around awesome truck
1991 Chevrolet Silverado, 5.7 350, bigger cam, 31's on 7in rallys
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