83 ranger hourse power
im trying to find out cheap ways to increast horse power for my 83 2.3 l ranger 2wd. i do alot of off roading so i would like to know simple changes or buys that will increase my horse power.
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Cold air intake might help. And also try seafoaming it might get back it's lost hp.
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cold air intake is the biggest gimmick in aftermarket history...go jerk it to fast and furious dipshit
seafoam is a hardcore cleaner...drop half a can into your gas and suck the other half into a vacuum line (preferably your brake booster line if you have power brakes) it'll clean out any gunky buildup the 2.3 is a great motor....so start off with some headers go to a junkyard and find a 95-97 ranger with a 2.3....they came factory with headers its a cheap factory bolt on with decent power gains a decent junkyard should let you have them for about $50 in addition to that....get some good exhaust...2.5" pipe all the way out with no cat and a decent muffler if your 2.3 is carbed....probably with a single barrel.....try a decent sized 2 barrel (nothing huge...probably around 300 cfm) the 2.3 also responds VERY well to porting if its your daily...go to junkyard and find a used 2.3 head have it checked to make sure its good and within specs take it to a machine shop and have them port and polish the intake and exhaust ports.....and install some slightly bigger valves also check out Racer walsh or esslinger for an aftermarket cam though pricey...very much worth it.... i did most of the above on my 87 and it dynoed around 135 hp not insane but for a motor that was factory rated at 90....it was a hell of a boost |
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ya its a single barrel carb. for sea foaming do you have to full your gas tank first and then use it or can u just put it in?
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Just poor it in.....half tank would be best.
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do a motor swap.
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Put a 426 Hemi in it. |
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will the 4.0 bolt rite up to my transmission? or would i have to get a different tranny
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I think your gona need a new tranny from a 4.0 that can handle the power upgrade
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id do up your 2.3 like he said above. would be the cheaper route and would be stuff you could do here and there and still be able to drive your truck every day. imagine that thing with big cam ha would be pretty cool.
check these out, pretty cool for 4 bangers. th idle on this one is pretty cool. this one is cool, built 2.3 with i think a 2.5 crank and bored/stroked, but a hotter cam ---------- oh heres a seafoam thing i found |
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the first vid was my inspiration years ago..... :)
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