1998 ford ranger project

[fordman239]

its a 1998 ford ranger xlt, with a 4.0 v6 and 5 speed auto, 4x4, 126k miles on it, right now we are pulling the engine to change the oil pump among other things. pics


towed it home



as it sits

[stangdude94]

sweet ranger what are ur palns for it?????????

[fordman239]

fix wats broken, get these tires



3" tuff country lift kit, rancho shocks, new grille, fab fours front winch bumper, tyake off that cap, and tup a nice diamond plate tool box in the back, maybe some cherry bombs and a k&n intake system, also, new paint, black with new fender flares, like these

[ling427ttvette]

What is it with everyone and cherry bomb exhaust? They sound like CRAP on V-6's.

Looks like a decent project though.

[stangdude94]

sweet plans keep us updated

[fordman239]

Originally Posted by ling427ttvette

What is it with everyone and cherry bomb exhaust? They sound like CRAP on V-6's.

Looks like a decent project though.

cuz headers wopnt fit under the hood, and cherry bombs are cheap, maybe different types and systems

Originally Posted by stangdude94

sweet plans keep us updated

most definantly

[stangdude94]

ling they dont sound lame on a v-6 i dont think heres proof

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ua64_Kb-ru4

[suicide_star]

Originally Posted by fordman239

cuz headers wopnt fit under the hood, and cherry bombs are cheap, maybe different types and systems


most definantly

how can headers not fit under the hood? there are already headers there...also, ppl put 351's in rangers, so you've got a little spare room under that hood. cherrybombs don't sound bad, my 2.8v6 had a 24" cherrybomb glasspack on it and it sounded just like my buddys s10 with the same engine and a flowmaster 40 series.

[fordman239]

i know people put 351's in them, but i dont want to mod the egine compartment.

[snowboi1289]

Looks like a nice lil' project you got there. I'm a a project myself, with my car.

Are you planning on going off roadin' with the ranger. My friend gots a ranger,he says there kinda crapy when they get over170k miles.

[texan_idiot25]

Originally Posted by suicide_star

how can headers not fit under the hood? there are already headers there...

Yup, absolutely no room for headers: http://www.jbaheaders.com/feature_pages/04rangernew.asp

Why did it need to be towed?

[snowboi1289]

I know that the Ford engine will be a bi*** when you try to get it out. All ford engine above the year 1990 is hard to get out.

[black_g35]

nice !! how much did you pick it up for ?? i got a 97 ford ranger ext cab for 1,400 its got 70k miles and it's perfect excpt it's 2wd thats it. lol i love rangers. i got the same plans for mine. expt i want a 4" lift.

[fordman239]

theres no headers under it already, its called a manifold. duh, anyways, yes, lots of off roadin, and muddin, we needed to be towed cuz it has a bad oil pump and rack. it ran but we couldnt get it home. 126k miles on it. we got it for 500 bucks.

[suicide_star]

Originally Posted by fordman239

theres no headers under it already, its called a manifold. duh, anyways, yes, lots of off roadin, and muddin, we needed to be towed cuz it has a bad oil pump and rack. it ran but we couldnt get it home. 126k miles on it. we got it for 500 bucks.

for future reference and to help you avoid a clumsy conversation with somebody IRL...a header is, in fact, an exhaust manifold...its the same thing...and usually aftermarket headers are about the same size as the stock headers...

anyways, it's not too bad of a truck...there are lots of aftermarket parts for a 4.0, expect to get raped if you replace the fender flares, the cheapest you'll find them for is probably around $450 shipped...a good cheap mod for a 4x4 is an electric fan conversion, if you do it yourself, you can get a good quality fan, temperature switch and all the wiring and mounting hardware for about $200.

[fordman239]

thinkin about exaust, new paint, tires and a lift kit.

Originally Posted by fordman239

theres no headers under it already, its called a manifold. duh, anyways, yes, lots of off roadin, and muddin, we needed to be towed cuz it has a bad oil pump and rack. it ran but we couldnt get it home. 126k miles on it. we got it for 500 bucks.

Originally Posted by fordman239

thinkin about exaust, new paint, tires and a lift kit.

You might just refresh your general terminology before you start doing any work on it. How's the blinker fluid level?

[ling427ttvette]

Originally Posted by stangdude94

ling they dont sound lame on a v-6 i dont think heres proof

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ua64_Kb-ru4

I'll take my Hooker 3" catback with Hedmann headers over that anyday.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t=DSCF0875.flv

I dunno, cherry bombs probably sound good on the right application.. but not on a V-6. V-6's almost never sound good with an exhaust though, unless they got a nice huge cam. That can make anything sound good.

How come you don't want to mod the motor? More power = more fun. You can never have too much of either.

Suicide_star, I don't know where you come from.. but heres some knowledge.

This is an exhaust manifold:


This is a header:


HUGE difference. Headers are aftermarket, they add horsepower, have increased flow over manifolds.

Originally Posted by ling427ttvette

HUGE difference. Headers are aftermarket, they add horsepower, have increased flow over manifolds.

It is still the same thing, regardless of whether or not the aftermarkett ones add performance they have the same basic function. Thats like saying hubs are wheels and rims are aftermarkett. They are essentially both wheels.

[WhiteMKIV]

Originally Posted by fordman239

theres no headers under it already, its called a manifold. duh,

LMAO


Just dump a v8 in it.....if you plan on off roading with a v6 with vary little mods...your not going anywhere......