2.3 turbo ranger walk around

Most of the details of my truck. I'm sure I left out a lot.

[@kidsinthewoods09]

This is what I hope my 2.3 will be like someday. Very well done sir

[@racefan8418]

Truck looks good and you did something different instead of just putting a v8 in it

[@randumadventures]

This was got totaled in a racing accident but wait till the new one is finished.

[@Redwood0351]

@@randumadventures Are you still building the Tall Deck 2.6?

[@randumadventures]

Redwood0351 yes that motor is done except for the intake

[@Rapriority]

Amazing truck, very clean. Owner sounds like a great guy

[@jasondeftones1]

I got a beat 88 ranger / 2.0 5 speed. Always wanted to drop a 2.3 turbo in it. Be a fun little beater. Love those stupid for mirrors that the wind pushes back. Lol

[@hoss2200]

Nice truck dude. I am Ford guy. Not just a Ford fan. "I am Ford" it runs through my veins. I also have a Ranger, its a 96 3.0

[@levipatterson2408]

This is exactly what I wanted when I was in high school mine was a 91 I just never made it happen this is Beautiful

[@JC-gw3yo]

Sweet build...Nice work...

[@geraldparker9305]

Nice Ranger clean little truck!

[@jamesmunroe4987]

When i hear the word fuel cell i start geeking. This is a bad azz truck. Love my 83. Call me biased but its the same model year as me lol.

[@nickstewart3725]

Awesome truck...I'm in Michigan myself...picking up a 85 ranger and I plan on doing a 2.3 turbo swap

[@okanaganventures7693]

I agree Ramses.Nice job, clean and a nice lil sleeper Love blowing doors off guys with big 100k diesel trucks

[@joshuaadams8075]

them are very good trucks I had the same year truck but it had a 2.9 liter v6 in mine but I totaled it a few months ago

[@tostadorepresents3230]

Awesome truck

[@ladygadava1]

Very impressive!! Bad little ranger!!!

[@hudsonhayer9376]

Nice ride brother

[@coleburgess7231]

about to start a build in mine an could definitely use some help love your setup hopefully gonna push around the same numbers one day

[@Chrisgtsstang]

Sweet truck

[@rogerbranch9248]

Awesome job

[@smokeymcpot992]

Its bad ass, very cool 🤙🏻

[@octaneartllc]

About to buold one, im blessed!

[@yeetueet5461]

Looks good

[@tkskagen]

What is your Bed weight capacity? City/Highway Fuel Efficiency? (Light Foot!) I've got a 1994 Longbed that has 388,000miles on it. I average 25 City/30 Highway. Instead of buying a NEW truck, I'd like to improve its Torque and Horsepower. Would my truck be a "decent" contender for a FULL suspension upgrade (Mustang II Front & 4-Link Explorer 8.8 Rear with Disc Brakes)? I just don't wanna waste $30,000 on a truck that is getting worse MPG than what I already own... NICE "SLEEPER" RANGER! Thanks for sharing, -Thomas Port Orchard, Washington

[@superninja282]

So I am building a 86 Ranger 2.0L RWD. Any advice on how to add lots of power?

[@hairybass480]

Assuming the engine can take it i would turn the boost up to make the afr better. Lol :) sweet truck man.

[@jasonsoulie1337]

Flipping beautiful build clean clean clean. Build another one. Build me one I'll pay you

[@claytonbolbach5751]

Love the truck and love the build! I have a 1990 ranger that I'm about to put a 2.3t from an 88 Thunderbird in and I was wondering if you had any advice on the build overall? Like what all it took aside from putting the motor in. We're there any fitment issues you had to Fab something for or was it pretty straight forward plug and play. Thank you and i look forward to watching move of your videos 🤘

[@randumadventures]

its the simplest swap you can do. no fab needed

[@uzileopard6199]

Clayton Bolbach i have the same engine turbo coupe, i need to know the proper boost you guys used, mines running super high and i dont wanna blow anything

[@hell-sol5240]

Build the T-bird instead better performance wise and more unique love this truck and build but I'd go with the tbird dude

[@criot1124]

Damn sucks it got total, to bad you dint turn it on in this video wanted hear it ,nice ranger man. good 1/4 time.

[@XJonAye]

This truck is beautiful, you did a wonderful job with it. I am usually a Chevy guy, but I recently bought a '97 ranger, and it won me over. These trucks are awesome, im wondering tho, what I've read is that it is easier to build a first gen up, than a second gen obd2

[@randumadventures]

Silver bull it’s just my opinion but I tend to agree that every about the 83-91 trucks is much easier to modify

[@orvilleblack6316]

So when I die whoever gets my truck or love it just as much as me brother trying to make my truck a 10-second truck godspeed everyone

[@electricreef7333]

How do you go about tuning this motor/setup? Beginning my project and looking for answers

[@randumadventures]

It used a Pimp Microsquirt ecm

[@albertfinkel9293]

such power , really is kinda a sleeper

[@martiniindustries]

Well, I guess I love your junk. Nice truck!

[@legodude19999]

Gonna do this to my 91 hopefully

[@mikep95133]

Years ago one of the car magazines had a contest to see if anyone had a 12 second+ and 30 mpg+ vehicle that would be published in their magazine. Can't remember which magazine. If I remember correctly a ford ranger with a small turbo'd engine won first place. Was that your Ranger ?

[@randumadventures]

Never seen that. But no not this truck

[@mikep95133]

@@randumadventures Thank you !!!

[@VloggingCountry]

i like 4 in a little truck want one in my Blazer but all i could hind was the 4.3

[@user-ot7dr6no4r]

I like this...

[@b.sb.s3081]

OK so i just need to know what to do for a cam, Do i just put a new cam in or are there other things that need to be done with it? lol

[@randumadventures]

Yes there is a lot more to it. Best to call Esslinger and talk to them about a cam package

[@johnsargeant2041]

Super clean truck.. hope u still have it..

[@randumadventures]

I have it but it don’t look like this anymore. Shortly after this vid was made (5years ago yesterday) I totaled it at the race track in a bad wreck.

[@Chrisgtsstang]

What year was the truck

[@b.sb.s3081]

How much did all of the motor and turbo cast and do you know off hand brand and specs

[@randumadventures]

I know all the specs and brands..I built it. If I had to guess there is about $5k in motor and trans

[@devynkeeton6579]

Where can you get a turbo manifold for it I can’t find one for my ‘95 b-Series?

[@randumadventures]

Your pretty much looking to get one custom made

[@devinroy5468]

What computer are you running

[@randumadventures]

Devin Roy a Pimp megasquirt from Stinger-Performance

[@buchmannray]

Where or what car are you all pulling turbos Out of, I figure there's enough cars in junk yards (salvage yards for you who operate them) that I should be able to find a setup that will bolt in

[@randumadventures]

This turbo is a hx35 off a dodge truck with a Cummins diesel

[@b.sb.s3081]

Whats up with the 8 plug head, Is that a better build then the 4 plug head?

[@randumadventures]

They both can be built the same. Comes down to what computer your running it off of.

[@b.sb.s3081]

Between the two stock computers?

[@agbuilds7429]

So basically did it just drop in with ranger 2.3 engine mounts?

[@randumadventures]

AG Builds yes

[@thomasinterian5537]

Awesome😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@randumadventures]

Thank you!

[@TheOriginalSnyper]

Dude, that is a beautiful truck! I'm putting a 87 turbo coupe 2.3 in my 89 ranger long bed. Got any helpful tips?

[@randumadventures]

join turboford.org and turborangerforums

[@randumadventures]

What does my age have to do with anything?

[@TheOriginalSnyper]

Hey thanks for advice on joining turboford.org. It was loads of help when I did my swap! I think this gentleman is talking to me though because I look young for my age and he thinks he is clever for pointing it out.

[@randumadventures]

david, in case you havent figured it out already I am Deathbypsi on those sites.There is a complete build thread for this truck start to totalled and another for me new truck.

[@hunterlauzon2319]

Where did you get the manifold

[@randumadventures]

The intake manifold is a heavily modified factory intake. The exhaust manifold is a stainless header that are called RodsHeaders named for the gentleman who made and sold them. Sadly Rod is no longer with us.

[@ethanmyers442]

Could you help me with ways to build my 97 2.3 ranger?

[@hell-sol5240]

Be a man and do it yourself

[@JohnJames.]

@@hell-sol5240 right, how do you think this man did it

[@joehard1014]

Who makes that header?

[@randumadventures]

It was made by a guy who passed away shortly after building it

[@jasonlyle3818]

ranger danger

[@motorhead883_8]

How much does this build cost?

[@randumadventures]

I had about 15k into the whole truck

[@trevorhoward6115]

I want to turbo my 96 2.3 ranger. I have no idea what I'm doing though lol

[@7.3life]

How much to build the 2.3?

[@randumadventures]

depends on what your power goal is. I have had junkyard motors with less than a grand into and I have one on a stand right now with almost 10k invested

[@cadewilkins5265]

Hey, how much do you think that engine set up cost?

[@randumadventures]

cade wilkins without doing the exact math I say about $5k

[@cadewilkins5265]

Where did you buy all of these parts? I’m having trouble finding a website

[@randumadventures]

cade wilkins stinger-performance , Esslinger, Race Engineering are the main places

[@DucatiPaso750]

Do you run pump gas in it?

[@randumadventures]

I ran pump 93 and added 1 can of Torco Accelerator for one full tank. That would make 15 gallons of 105.

[@nathenperri2826]

What magnafuel preasure regulator is that?

[@randumadventures]

Nathen Perri mp-9925

[@nathenperri2826]

@@randumadventures did you buy the boost referenced regulator?

[@randumadventures]

Nathen Perri yes I did

[@nathenperri2826]

@@randumadventures thanks man!

[@entergamer117]

Do you have a parts list somewhere?

[@randumadventures]

PlugBunny on TurboFord.org there is a complete build thread in the project section under the name Deathbypsi

[@entergamer117]

kick ass, thanks

[@chawvines7955]

How much did all that cost

[@randumadventures]

Chaw Vines I stopped counting once I got to $12k

[@dirtboy896]

How is the old ranger 2.3 different from the new 2.3?

[@randumadventures]

Jon Dillehay they are completely different motors and share nothing between them

[@hell-sol5240]

@@randumadventures stop spreading bad info that's not true at all

[@randumadventures]

Hell- Sol lol ok find me one part that is the same between them. I’ll wait.

[@hell-sol5240]

@@randumadventures fight me pussy

[@amazinggrace313]

I'm here to tell you, they are not the same. I have a 2011 2.3 liter , and for a fact they are not the same

[@kylejarrell7271]

What did you use for a turbo manifold?? Would you happen to know what turbo manifold i could use for a 94 2.3 ranger?

[@randumadventures]

Kyle Jarrell my header was made by a guy who passed away shortly after he made a batch of these. There are no over the counter headers you can buy. You’ll have to find someone to build you one.

[@orvilleblack6316]

Hi I have a 1994 Ford range Flash I'm trying to put twin turbos on my 2300 4 cylinder I like to put one like in a Mercedes-Benz it's got a toggle switch you can turn a turbo on and turn it off maybe I don't need to help with that trying to make my truck a 10 second truck so when people can see my truck they can I have a bucket in the back that they can drop any kind of change in that so I can help the people of the Down syndrome and disabled and I can get all the money that I make showing the truck off to them and I'm going to try to get every Rock band that I know that I've worked with at the Warner Bros Studios to put their hands on my truck and put your name in it so when I pass away whoever gets the truck will love it much as I do PS it's all about respecting the world some people that don't matter.?? Godspeed

[@randumadventures]

Very cool plans however there is no need for twin turbos. A correctly sized single turbo will make more than enough power to run 10s

[@sethgibowski8695]

Nice build! My ranger has a 2.0 ecoboost in it, I actually debated a 2.3 turbo swap just like you.

[@Kyle-jb3hr]

Ahhh that's sounds sick man. How you like the 2.0 ?

[@sethgibowski8695]

No issues so far. Makes 25 psi of boost on that tiny little stock turbo. Over 300ft lbs of torque is quite a bit of power for a little ranger. Here's my wheelwell page for the truck. wheelwell.com/seth-gibowski/2quz/2002-ford-ranger

[@Kyle-jb3hr]

@@sethgibowski8695 that's pretty sick. How much of a pain was the wiring ?

[@sethgibowski8695]

Actually one of the easiest parts. The factory 2.0l ecoboost wiring harness works for the most part. A few things like the starter, oil pressure, intake air temp, and map sensor pigtails had to be extended since the motor is mounted in a north/south configuration. Other than that the pcm that I used was basically plug and play. Wire up the fuel pump and a switch for the starter and thats about it. Motor fitment was the hard part. The cam driven high pressure fuel pump and vacuum pump on the back of the motor require a lot of the firewall to be cut up and resized.

[@Kyle-jb3hr]

@@sethgibowski8695 yeah NVM not looking to cut into the firewall lol. I've got a 95 ranger stepside with a Chevy 350 in it, a turbo 350 trans and 8.8 rear end. Just got another 96 ranger with a 2.3 looking to keep this one all Ford lol. I'd like something a little more daily drive able as far as reliability but still has power. The stock 2.3 is a pig

[@hoss2200]

...almost forgot, if I had the funds, I would do a 2.7 v6 ecoboost swap on my slow 3.0 vulcan powered Ranger

[@averymoon56]

The Vulcan 3.0 is based off of the 5.0 v8. Put some headers on it, delete the clutch fan, get a bigger intake manifold and throttle body From Ford Taurus. Then you will have a good start to a build.

[@hoss2200]

@@averymoon56 thanks man. I have already thought of making/building a intake manifold adapter. To fit a 4.2 plenum or just adapt a 3.8 from a mustang or aerostar mini van

[@hoss2200]

Just made my own electric fan shroud. Dumped my fan and fan clutch (they were almost new). 3 weeks ago

[@patrickdubuc3439]

Do u still have this truck!

[@randumadventures]

Unfortunately no. I cashed it in a bad accident on the race track and totaled it shortly after this vid was taken

[@expels]

@@randumadventures was it your fault, or the motor or? Too much power? That HX35 must've hit like a train

[@randumadventures]

@@expels freeze plug at back of head popped out at 120mph and my own water turned me sideways.

[@expels]

@@randumadventures holy f**k I've heard about that being an issue with these. That is scary. Hope mine doesn't do anything similar..

[@randumadventures]

@@expels you can bolt a metal strap across the freeze plug to hold it in

[@TechTokOffical]

How u not gonna start it...

[@randumadventures]

I do have other vids of it running ,racing and on dyno

[@patrickdonovan909]

Is that the original engine with turbo conversion?

[@randumadventures]

no truck had a 2.9 v6 originally. I built the 2.3 from scratch.

[@entergamer117]

Brian Rasey is the 2.3 block different from the na one in the ranger vs the turbo ones?

[@lycan5877]

Clean as hell but why do just a walk around? Start it up and drive it too.

[@randumadventures]

There were other vids of it running,driving and racing. Truck is gone now. Totaled in a crash at the drag strip

[@prakticlej8677]

Brian Rasey was that an svo motor or were you able to use the stock2.3 that was in it.

[@randumadventures]

I started with a turbo 2.3 block and crank. Everything else in motor is aftermarket.

[@prakticlej8677]

Brian Rasey thank you for the response I guess what I meant to ask was can I use my 2.3 witch is the eight spark plug motor non turbo ?

[@randumadventures]

if you put forged pistons in it yes

[@dannydejesus8186]

Bla bla bla.turn it onnnnnn

[@Dusdextro]

Where’s the damn start-up!

[@randumadventures]

Check other vids. Truck was totaled a few months after this vid was taken

[@superkillr]

@@randumadventures NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jimmybrockton961]

At least start it dude ... This video pissed me off.

[@randumadventures]

There are other vids of it running, racing and on the dyno

[@geraldparker9305]

Nice Ranger clean little truck!