looking to make some mods on my ranger....have a 1997 2.3 5spd. Already installed K&N but looking for suggestions on what i can do to modify to make it more into ram air/cold air...any help would be appreciated

I dont know that I have seen a ram air hood for the ranger that actually looks good and is functional

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Hmm, I custom fabbed a front draft ram air set-up on my 02. It is very effective from my initial observations.

Looked into hood scoop and yea they do not look so hot, and well with the placement of the air boxes it would take quite a bit of custom work to make a set-up fit and work properly. IMHO

JC Whitney stick-on scoops FTL!!!!!

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get rid of the intake muffler in the hose between the air box and intake it prys out with a screwdriver and get rid of the catalyc converter i picked up approx. 10 - 15 horsepower doing these free mods

Do not get rid of the catalytic converter.

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it wont hurt to get rid of the catalyc converter just keep it to reinstall for inspections

If you do not care that it's a waste of time, you'll see little or no increase in performance, that they're on there for a reason - to reduce emissions, and that it's also a federal offense, by all means remove your cat. After all, it's much easier to hack parts off and think you've actually accomplished something than it is to to do any real performance increasing mods.

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all i am saying is that i have removed mine on all 6 vehicles i have owned and i have picked up a little more power on everyone and it adds a cool little sound but hey what do i know it is a offense so be careful and remember half of what we do to upgrade our vehicles is prohibited in alot of states.