99 Ranger with 87 2.3t

[rangerdanger]

got my engine today and striped it all down. ill post pics soon. for 80,000 miles it had some nastys but everything looks great.


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[nagelandy55]

Good to hear!

[rangerdanger]

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BTW im not using this head. just wanted to throw this up so you could see.
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More pics of cleanup coming soon.
I didnt get a pic when it looked like the junkyard pulled it out sorry. :iamwithst

[rangerdanger]

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Now ive got the dummy plug, milling high volume oil pump, new water pump, felpro 1035, the whole felpro gasket set.

Gonna pull my motor in the next coupla days.
Ill keep updating!

Can hardly wait!!!!!!! :turbob: :peelout:

[D94R]

Where'd that dizzy dummy come from?

[rangerdanger]

i got it from car quest it was 75.00 and its called a camshaft syncronizer

[rangerdanger]

I got the engine out of my truck. Clutch disk is done, and im gonna need a new slave cylinder. not a big deal, the flywheel looked pretty good. The head might need to be redone im not sure yet. Just one step closer. :sifone:

[rangerdanger]

took the head into a shop and valve seats are cracked on the 99 head. looks like i need a new head. big set back but whatever ill get r done.
:banghead: :conf45:

[rangerdanger]

Got my walbro 255 in today! put it in the tank just got to slap the bed back on and put it all back together ill post pics tonight. :rockwoot:

[rangerdanger]

:rockwoot: I just ordered all the rest of the parts and got a new head, should be here friday.

no engine
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old block
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pumps
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final product =)
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bed off.

[PvtRanger]

with the bed off it is mighty fun to play with, it feels like it has way more power than it really does, mainly b/c weight loss and less traction

[rangerdanger]

yea lol my friends got a 93 with a 4.0L v6 standard cab 4wd and he had the bed off his for awhile thats some good times right there. lol

[ri06667]

Got my walbro 255 in today! put it in the tank just got to slap the bed back on and put it all back together ill post pics tonight. :rockwoot:

.... Is pulling the whole bed off easier than dropping the tank?????
I never would have thought of doing things that way...

[rangerdanger]

im not sure, ive only taken the bed off to swap pumps, but it was easy. took 10 mins. just pull out the tail lights, and the three bolts on the filler neck, and then theres 6 bolts holding down the bed and u can lift it right off

[AirBender]

its way easier than dropping the tank!!!!

[rangerdanger]

after i sadly grinded a hole in the pan to make it fit i just dropped it off at a shop and hopefully the guy can weld a patch on there. fingers crossed. :popcorn:

[speedaddict]

Where is merritt island? I used to live in brandon/tampa area? now right here in folkston

[rangerdanger]

its 10 mins from cocoa beach/ cape canaveral im like right where the shuttle goes up, the damn thing shakes my house. cool sight though.

[rangerdanger]

got my clutch and boost controller in today and i got the oil pan on! and its all patched up! w00t!!!!

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[rangerdanger]

got some parts in.

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My mom just bought me a greddy profec 2 boost controller as my b-day present!! w00t! im so excited to finish this project!

[rangerdanger]

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Got my turbo timer and my gauges installed. Im gonna put the boost controller right next to the timer.

[rangerdanger]

Got the slave cylinder in.

Anyone know how much boost the stock headbolts for the 87 2.3t can handle?

electronics completly done. :rockwoot:

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[AJ_Fritz]

more then your head gasket lol

[rangerdanger]

more then your head gasket lol

it was about 500 bucks for the two gauges and the greddy controllers. more than the engine i bought! lol

[rangerdanger]

i finnaly got my head today, put the 1035hg on and the head gonna need 4 more short valve cover bolts. :conf45:
now only if I could get the timing set....

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[nagelandy55]

Looks good!

[rangerdanger]

after a lot of money and hard work. the hard parts done!
now everything is just downhill from here.

:sifone:

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[nagelandy55]

To me building the engine was the fun and easy part. After it was in was the ****ty part because its never going to be as nice to work on again. Make sure all your gaskets and seals are 100% cause those suck to change after its all in.
Not sure this is standard fair or not but my thermostat gasket always leaks! I have to go back and put some gasket maker it.

[rangerdanger]

Yea building it was fun, I meant like putting the engine in the truck is the crappy part. I lowered it in jacked up the tranny, then got in between the engine and the radiator support and got the spline shaft in, and then started all the bolts and then tightend them and lowered it, but it took me at least 2 hours. It sucked!

Today I got the intake mani on, the fuel rail, with all the injectors, throttle body, turbo, turbo support bracket, and alot of the vaccum lines ran, new o2 sensor put on my upstream.

BTW, I wired up an A/F narrowband gauge, and for some reason it wont come on? Does it only come on when the truck is running?

Ill post pics tomorrow, im way to pooped. :Yawn:

Radiator in. Got some of the hoses. Still trying to figure out how im gonna run all my water lines. This project is such a bitch. I cant wait for it to be over.

[speedaddict]

Looking good man! what header and turbo did you go with?

[rangerdanger]

stock 87 tbird header and stock 87 IHI turbo.

[rangerdanger]

The damn powersteering pump bracket took me forever to figure out:banghead: , couldnt find junk on turboford.net and everytime i put one of the three brackets up, none of them would go on. Finnaly i took the 94 ranger bracket, and realized that i just needed to basically remove the timing cover and WALA it went right on!:iamwithst

Left to do...
Exhuast welding
Intake Piping
Put on the Idler Pully
" Powersteering pump and pully
Serp Belt
Starter
Hose that goes from throttle body to valve cover breather neck.
:rockwoot:

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[rangerdanger]

THE BEAST IS ALIVE!!! Sorta....
Lol got everything done, cept exhaust. :hehe:
Started it up and it runs amazing! Great tune thank you jess!!!!!!! :rockwoot:
5 mins into it the aux shaft oil seal and the crank oil seal blew out! :banghead: :hehe: :conf45: im so upset! Im gonna get the front end torn apart and change them out and hope for it to be done tomorrow. Thanks to everyone thats helped me out here, and When i get all the oil seals replaced ill post up a video of running, and some pics of the engine.

THANK YOU ALL!

[rangerdanger]

Put in new oil seals, and i think the front oil seal plate or timing cover or w.e. its called the gasket blew out. it only leaks when its running though. Im so confused. Got a friend that works on fords for a living gonna have him come over and check it all out. Im getting so frustrated. If anyone might have any ideas please provide input. Im wondering if the front oil seal is bigger on the 99 ranger crank and when its going on the 87 tbird crank its not tight? Please throw in some input if you got it. Thanks!

[rangerdanger]

Went and bought a new timing belt, and Camshaft seal anyone? Lol.:hehe: My buddy came over, and im a dumb***.:iamwithst I had to get a new head for this build and when they put it all together (the head) they didnt put a camshaft seal in.... LOL and excited me didnt even check...:banghead: I got a better look at it and i realized that there isnt one on there.:conf45: haha. Gonna pull the stuff apart tomorrow and drop it in.

Hoping that this is the problem to my oil issues!

After this is resolved, all that is left is the exhaust!!! I ordered an intercooler and piping kit on ebay the other day. Gonna post pics and video when i get the damn thing done.:peelout:

[nagelandy55]

Good to hear man! You do know you can clock your compressor housing so that the outlet faces where you'd like it to? Just a FYI incase you didn't know, i didn't know till some time after i had my turbo installed.

[rangerdanger]

yea lol i didnt know that thank you. GTK.. But i got the seals all in and no more oil leaks!!! =))))) Need to do the exhaust, and put the intake air temp sensor in, and im getting a crank sensor code... =(

It idles excellent. But when i drive it, it runs bad, like the engine wants to die. could that be because i dont have the intake temp sensor in, or mabey cuz no exhuast? Idk.. But hopefully ill get the exhuast done tomorrow and have pics and vid up on sunday!

[nagelandy55]

intake temp sensor wouldn't do that .......

Can you drive with light throttle or not at all?

Not sure what the crank sensor code is all about ..... i would look into that one first.

With no exhaust and no 02 sensor hooked up it should just always be in closed loop and if you've got one of jess' tune it should run fine.

[rangerdanger]

i have one o2 sensor hooked up, and it will go all the way fast into first (4000 rpm is about what i shift at) and when i shift into second it like almost dies. I think the crank sensor might have gone bad. Im gonna replace it just to be safe. =)
I also have jess's tune. and im gonna get the intake temp sensor in there tonight to. My power steering pully wasnt all the way on and the belt broke, need a new belt too. GRR! lol

[tim98]

Good job buddy!!! Glad to here your getting close. Remeber to take a step back when you get frustrated. DON'T TAKE IT OUT ON THE TRUCK!!!

Good job again

[nagelandy55]

Well if it just falls on its face under boost you might have a boost leak. Do you have a boost/vac guage?

Air intake temp does nothing, well not nothing but it does not affect the way your is running now. When the air is too hot it can be setup to pull some timing.

[rangerdanger]

Great news! Replaced the crank sensor, got a freaking serious serp belt. was like 50 bucks! bet this one wont break lol. Trucks running. Just need to get the exhuast dp bent and hooked up. Gonna drive it to a shop tomorrow. Heres a vid of it just idleing and some pics of the engine. I also ordered a front mount IC, ill post pics when i do the install. Thanks everybody and im so ready to do a nasty burnout! lol :peelout: :turbob:

Pic of the head when i pulled the cam gear off.... :conf45: :banghead:
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Engine Pics.
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Heres a video i just took.

Video (goes to youtube.) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9t6ymh5QLw)

[nagelandy55]

Wow it idles really nice! Better than mine i must say, mine misses every now and again.

[rangerdanger]

Took the ranger on a test drive today, and made it to the first exhaust shop. They told me no not today. Then as I was driving home the valve cover gasket pooped on me. (It was one of the crappy cork ones...) Got the new gasket and im gonna fix it tonight. Going to see metallica and lamb of god!:rockwoot:

[nagelandy55]

You seem to be popping alot of gaskets ...... how is your PVC system hooked up?

[rangerdanger]

PCV? i dont have one. Crankcase is atmospheric.

[nagelandy55]

What about your valve cover hole? I know most usually plug them up but unless your having some dumb luck with gaskets it sounds like your pressurizing the crank case. I guess when you get the valve cover gasket changed and it still pukes oil out somewhere you can worry about it then.

[rangerdanger]

The valve cover hole goes to the fitting right on the throttle body. You can see both the fittings in this picture.

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[tim98]

OK unless youy have a check valve there its not going to work. I soon as you boost, you're going to pressurize your valve cover and crankcase. The other alternative is routing it to before the turbo but then you are introducing unmetered air into the engine.

[Jesshwarren]

Sounds good!! Make sure to cap off that line coming out of the TB that is all boost.

[Riddle_Rob]

This is why I love this site. Progress, pics, and great help.

Looking awesome man. Love how the top mount covers the turbo so if you were to pop the hood a regular person wouldnt be able to tell unless they knew what a top mount was. Beauty.

[rangerdanger]

Its pretty much done. The exhaust should be welded on wensday!

Pic from Metallica!:rockwoot:
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Truck
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[rangerdanger]

I dropped the truck off a little bit ago, the exhuast should be done tomorrow, goin with 2 1/2 all the way back. A/F guage isnt working, im thinking it might have shorted out...:banghead: Will post pics of the exhuast and the finished product tomorrow, mabey even get a vid of a nice drive! :rockwoot:

[rangerdanger]

Trucks done. Gonna post a drive video tomorrow. =)

[tim98]

Awesome. Cant wait

[nagelandy55]

So do you still have your TB hooked to your valve cover vent? If so that aint going to work as mentioned before.

[rangerdanger]

I cut the hose n half, put a big bolt on the TB part and just let the valve cover hole vent atmospheric. Thats what I want correct? And how bad is it to run the truck with out a BOV. I have one but im waiting on the FMIC and the piping to show up so I can put it on.

[AJ_Fritz]

no bov wont hurt anything.

[nagelandy55]

If you run without a BOV for a long time and high boost i hear the turbo bearings take a beating. Anything under 15psi is fine without one because the stock motors didn't have them either.

[rangerdanger]

Heres a driving video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeePZpZUkvg

Im having some issues. First when I drive around, ill push the clutch in and the motor will die. But I can restart it and it will run fine till i push the clutch in and stop again. Second, when I goto push the gas pedal to the floor and take off and race the truck acts like it wants to die, its like its really sluggish. Then after a few seconds the truck will kick in and haul some butt. Im running about 10lbs of boost, and something is just not right... :confused5 My buddy's 93 Honda Civic EG single cam beat me when i went to race cuz the truck wouldnt get up, but when it got up i blew right by him like nothing.

My 0-60 is 13.4sec at 10lbs.

This is dissapointing.

[nagelandy55]

My 0-60 is 13.4sec at 10lbs.

This is dissapointing. Might sell my truck...

That is sad but that no reason to sell your truck. I hope you where kidding about that part cause if not, thats pathetic.

Rodding the $hit out of your truck before you have it properly tuned is a dumb idea too.

I know the feeling, you just wanna drive it and rod the piss out of it. Hold back and get it running 100% then blow the doors of your buddies.

Have you checked your A/F ratio? Would be a good place to start. Along with checking for any boost vacuum leaks.

[Jesshwarren]

What tunning is done to it? You should be in the 7sec 0-60 range at 10 PSI.

[rangerdanger]

Don't have a wideband so im not sure what my A/F ratio is, and for some reason my Narrowband A/F guage isnt working... And i was just frustrated. Im sorry I made that statement, when I get upset I tend to think like an idiot. And as far as the hot rodding, I've been taking it easy since yesterday. I talked to Jess, he's overlooking the tune. And some good news! Got the BOV and FMIC installed!!!:rockwoot: BOV sounds pretty sick.

Also I need a check valve for the brake booster.. I found a post AJ made that went to one, but the link was shot.. Thanks!

[rangerdanger]

Pics..
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Jacked the hood up a little bit with some hood spacers. Help get that hot air out of the engine bay..
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[Riddle_Rob]

Good good! Like everyone else says, just take er easy until you button absolutely everything up. Had a friend go thru 2 blocks on his car now because he couldn't wait.

[speedaddict]

looking good man, im glad you went with the fmic!!, i wasnt a big fan of that other setup

[rangerdanger]

Well ive discovered that on my transmission, the driveshaft end has ALOT of play in it. It's been jerking the truck when i shift, so it might be time for a new tranny. This could also explain the truck going 0-60 in 13.4 secs

[speedaddict]

are the u-joints all fine? if they are then its either your tranny or rearend. I'd start by pulling the diff cover off and check there before i say its tranny problems

[splatranger95]

a check valve for the vacuum booster? Go to oreillys. I work there and we have them on the shelf for $3.

As far as being dissapointed in your truck, I 100% know the feeling. My truck didnt run right for 5 months. It was done. Motor in everything hooked up, but It wouldnt run for jack. I got it going about 2 weeks ago and its awesome. So just keep working at it.

[rangerdanger]

Trucks running good, i think the tuning is pretty much sorted out, had a big boost leak and fixed it, I think i still might have a small leak..

Still need a check valve, and im gonna cut the front springs and drop the front about 2 inches.

[speedaddict]

DOnt do that. You will be sitting on the front bumpstops and it will ride like a tank trust me i did that.

[Riddle_Rob]

HAHA 2" drop won't put on bumpstops. If it does, it's more then a 2" drop and you cut waaaaay toooo much out. And could just cut the bumpstops while your cuttin.

[rangerdanger]

You cut 1 and a half of a coil off the spring and it gives you a 1 3/4 to 2 inch drop... Wont hit bumpstops, performed it on another patient be4. :hand:

[speedaddict]

I only cut one coil out, and its on the bumpstops. No big deal tho, i got some stock coils to go back in the front. I want everything 100% bone stock, except motor/drivetrain. Total sleeper. Did i mention Satin black paint job:)

BTW, good luck on the truckin' magazine entry, that'd be an article I'd love to read. It would probally make the turbo ranger a worldwide phoenomenon!!

[rangerdanger]

I only cut one coil out, and its on the bumpstops. No big deal tho, i got some stock coils to go back in the front. I want everything 100% bone stock, except motor/drivetrain. Total sleeper. Did i mention Satin black paint job:)

BTW, good luck on the truckin' magazine entry, that'd be an article I'd love to read. It would probally make the turbo ranger a worldwide phoenomenon!!

Dont want to make it a phoenomenon, just want us to be a little bit more known, but then again thats kinda the whole point of a turbo ranger..

Be sneaky... hehe... :hand:

[rangerdanger]

Driving home from school today when all of a sudden BAM! :banghead:
My rearend blew out! lol, sat at a gas station for 3 hours, then finnaly had a tow truck come grab me, but while i was bored as hell.
Time for an 8.8 swap!

[Jesshwarren]

Hope you get it back up and running soon. Post a pic of the hg up.

[rangerdanger]

called the junkyard and payed for a rearend, 150$ its a 7.5 with a 3.73 gear ratio, and i had a 7.5 with 4.10 in it, how big of a diffrence am I looking at... they didnt have any 8.8's laying around, or any 7.5's with a 4.10 in them..

Pic of rearend!
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I had a whole handful of shaving and metal pieces here are a select three of the big chunks...
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[fordnut71]

200 rpm less with the 373.
seach car-parts.com for a 8.8 rear.

[rangerdanger]

Rearend is in, fixed water leak, and changed the oil. For some reason my annafreeze is going somewhere.. Its not leaking anywhere, and the oil doesnt have any freeze or water in it. when i hit the gas and rev it up it will puff out a big cloud of white smoke though? Im so confused..

[D94R]

Well. Did you check the chambers of the head when you pulled it?
If you're puffing coolant smoke (steam), without visible leaks landing on the driveway, and its not getting into your oil, then you're left with a cracked head, warped head/deck surface from the coolant passage to the chamber, or possibly a cracked cylinder (but not likely).

[rangerdanger]

the heads brand new, i had it completly rebuilt at a headshop and also p and p'd, and i dont have any leaks at all. Is it possible that the watercooling part on the turbo, like a seal could have broken and its just leaking into my exhuast?

[TURBO Ranger]

No, the water coolant doesnt have any seals in the turbo except the inlet and outlet ports which are outside the exhaust pipe, and couldn't get into the exhaust. If the oil seals were bad, then it could possibly leak into the exhaust, but no water. Did you have the block and head pressure tested?

[AJ_Fritz]

humm somebody might have gotten a little carried away with the port and polish and got a little to thin in a spot. might have made it through a pressure test but cracked out after a couple heat cycles.

[D94R]

I second what AJ says

[PvtRanger]

third! check the head, and pressureize your cooling system and see if it holds pressure and you can also see where the water is going

[rangerdanger]

Okay, I drove all over today, and I have no leaks! (visible outside ones, anyways.) I got home let it cool down, and i popped the radiator cap, and the rad was full. I checked my oil and its nice and clean purple. So now im debating on getting a pressure check.. Im gonna drive it to school tomorrow and when i get home ill let it cool pull the cap and see what it looks like. That sounds like it could be the candidate though.. fingers crossed! :eek:

[D94R]

No signs of coolant steam out the exhaust today though?

[rangerdanger]

No, i revved it up a few times at the stop light after it had heated up and i didnt see any white smoke.. didnt notice any while driving either.

hey, btw since i put that new rear end in, should i take the truck and have it aligned?

[D94R]

No alignment needed for a leaf spring rear end. The axle locates/aligns itself on the leafs with the alignment pin in the pack. Can't change anything about it. So you're good to go.

[D94R]

Oh yah, you need to reinsert that bolt, and pronto.


Which rims, the ones in my avatar, or my current ones?

The ones in my avatar are Cobra replica's. 17x9 with +25mm offset.
Currently I have 17x9 Saleen replica's, I think same offset as well.

I paid ~$500 for both sets new. Got them on Ebay. That's without tires.

I'm debating selling them and going 18's.

[rangerdanger]

The avatars..

I ment to say i cut the nut off the bolt, so there is a stud in there.. But im gonna get new bolts and change them out for the heck of it.

Drove all the way to school and my oil looks fine, my annafreeze is brown? but full, and the truck is puffing white smoke when i rev it.

[D94R]

Hrm. Without taking the head off to check intake/exhaust runners and the head chamber, and check deck flatness, it's hard to diagnose the problem any further.

[rangerdanger]

im gonna do a dye test like the one where you put the blue stuff in the radiator and if it comes into contact with gas or oil it will change color. Hopefully tomorrow i diagnose it, and if it changes color ill pull the head and bring it back to the head shop and see what they say.

[rangerdanger]

hehe,
It was running extremely lean... i had a boost leak and jess was tuning around it, then i guess i fixed it when i was changing stuff out, he sent me a new tune so im gonna try it out and hopefully this one does the magic trick!
:iamwithst

[rangerdanger]

truck runs good, my vss, tps, and iac are shot. Im gonna pick all three of them up when i get the money back from the headstuds i sent back to summit. Got a set of air shocks for the back of my truck. There monroe shocks and they were about 75 bucks at advancd auto tards. Gonna get them on soon and ill have some pics up!

[Jesshwarren]

Let her rip.

[rangerdanger]

Let her rip.

after i finish getting my shocks hooked up im gonna do a nasty burnout, and then take it to the track! =)

Feels pretty good to have this truck now, oh and i can say i offically creamed my friends honda, haha, shut him right up.. started from a 10 mph roll, and i couldnt see him, atleast a mile back. ;)

Thanks for the tuning jess!
Thanks for all the support from all yas on TRF too, i needed it for awhile there.

[TURBO Ranger]

Hurry up before they close the tracks, or are the tracks open year round in Florida. Just wanna see some numbers for that machine. Im going to try and get in one last set of runs before the season ends here in Missouri.

[rangerdanger]

year round in florida, cant do it this weekend were having the nationals at our track. im gonna try to make it up there this weekend.

[TURBO Ranger]

you luck sum bee Oh well, that just means that you have more opportunities to break stuff lol

[rangerdanger]

Still havent gotten to run it at the track, I need to get a good brand name BOV cuz my crappy ebay one is getting stuck open alot and leaking out boost. Once I get one, ill hopefully get it up and put some numbers up here. Does anyone run the Greddy Type RS or the Greddy type rz?

[AJ_Fritz]

we really like tha HKS ssqv's.

[AirBender]

x2....

[speedaddict]

I'm Running regular ol RFL bov, until i can get either greddy or HKS ssqv

[jcgemt2003]

Id go with the HKS SSQ. Ebay bov's are know to be crap.

[jfive]

I personally think there is something about this one from Synapseengineering that is really good for the money, also they won an award from sema for there bov and it has a patent so no one has one like it out there. Maybe some similar but not the same. Its a SYNCHRONIC Blow off valve, and costs 196.00 or so. Less than the HKS one though. Pressure tested not to leak at 100psi. Not saying the HKS one isn't a good one just, there is something about this one that makes me think its perfect. Heres a video with a car that has one, that would fail if the thing didn't work right. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6KB5tAFYF8

[jcgemt2003]

They are nice but they are a littel bigger than the standard BOV. I think they maybe a little overkill unless your looking to put down some 4-500whp.

[rangerdanger]

Broke my drive shaft. ill get pics up in a lil. U joints are toastido.

[stackz]

wow dude. you just keep breaking stuff lol.

driveshaft break at the output shaft joint or axle joint? either way I'd really really inspect that output shaft on your tranny. from all the vibration you said it was experiencing before, the bearings might be shot.

[rangerdanger]

Well i got the new one in and its vibrating a lil im gonna need to have it balanced. and stuff breaks cuz im really hard on my vehicals, and plus its a 10 year old truck with about twice as much horsepower than it had lol. stuffs destin to break on it, but if i fix it and do it right it shouldnt break again for another few years.

[speedaddict]

It'll be a brand new truck when you get done with it lol. Good attitude tho. how far are you from ocala?

[rangerdanger]

im about two hours, i live 5 mins from cape canaveral, cocoa beach where the shuttle goes up.

[speedaddict]

there's an awesome turbo shop there, evergreen turbo. He's got a pretty sweet svo. Figure if ya ever need somethin i'd look him up

[rangerdanger]

got some 2 1/2 inch stainless exhaust! cuttin the cat out baby!

[AirBender]

there's an awesome turbo shop there, evergreen turbo. He's got a pretty sweet svo. Figure if ya ever need somethin i'd look him up

that would be charlie, and yeah. he's good with a turbo......:thumbsup:

[jfive]

you guys are your warm weather don't have all the good stuff. Up here in montana we have very little rust problems like you guys do. I think actually the whole mountain time zone does. I couldn't believe how much rust is on stuff from the east coast. One bad thing for you guys. Still i would enjoy year round drag racing.

[speedaddict]

yup super guy.

And it depends on how close you are to the coast and how often you visit lol. Rust is somethin we dont worry bout round here. That stuff is for losers;)

[rangerdanger]

your just jealous you cant race year round. rust isnt that bad.... :hand:

[AJ_Fritz]

charlies got one of my headers on his svo... hes a damn good dude!

[jfive]

not gonna lie. I am envy your year round drivin but im serious about the rust. Just thought i'd point out that there is one good thing about mid american cold weather, and no humidity.

[speedaddict]

I want One of those dang headers!!!!!

I need the hook up;)

[AJ_Fritz]

winter is mother natures way of telling you to get off your butt and get something done ;)

speed i deal strictly in cash. there is only about 4 people i have on a list i wont sell to. everyone else i hope will buy one and smoke those other four people. and no your not on the list :biggrin:

[speedaddict]

Sweet, let me know when ya get them built i could def use one.

[rangerdanger]

Gas is just too expensive it gets about 12 to the gallon and i drive over 50 miles a day its just to much for me now.
prolly hot roddin to much. lol

[speedaddict]

Gas? I drove mine 300miles this past weekend and got 20+ miles to the gallon. I stayed outta boost, yeah it was hard but possiable.

Also big turbo, spooling around 3400rpms helps :lol:

[AirBender]

im a lead foot and in town i get 21, you got some issues somewhere... take a few minutes and find em and you should be gettin mid 20s.

[rangerdanger]

How good is the stinger performance oil feed line on the stock IHI turbo?

[Jesshwarren]

12mpg is bad!! I need to look at your tune.
Ps you need to get a return system going on. I would be pissed with any lower than 20mpg hwy

[Rory]

12mpg?? thats like 3 mpg's better than my chevy. a turbo motor should get better gas mileage if its tuned right. forced air = more efficient

[Skyy_4life]

12mpg is bad!! I need to look at your tune.
Ps you need to get a return system going on. I would be pissed with any lower than 20mpg hwy

this, my truck gets a steady 18-20mpg

[rangerdanger]

Took the 2.5L block to my buddy, hes gonna bath it, and hone it out, also cleaning up the crank. Got my arp head studs and my hg. looking for some good high compression pistons, and im gonna use stock rods. This is gonna be a nasty n/a motor. :) When i get the bottom end off im gonna take the cylinder head up and get big valves put in and a port job! :)

[rangerdanger]

Ordered Rings and new pistons, still need rods, bearings, and a new oil pump. hopefully ill have the block back on friday or sat.

[bird]

glad to hear my motor did ya good!
i was up in your neighborhood with the 4bt turbo diesel ranger i told ya i wanted to build but you werent at the house so i just watched the shuttle go off on the beach and drove home back to vero on veggy oil :)
write me on aim sometime dude i havent yet got to see that thing!

[jfive]

I have a ton of info on making biodiesel from home. Its way better than wvo. You can make soap out of the glyc and it cuts down on grease really well. People even sell it on ebay. I still plan on making a biodiesel vehicle one day.

[BogusSVO]

12 mpg?? wth?? I knock down about 22mpg intown and about 17 hwy.. (yes i know that looks backwards, but I run a C3 so no OD)

[jfive]

I have a ton of info on making your own biodiesel. I have a plan to have a car at one point that runs on it. Our tech school has the only biodiesel testing facility to test the grade of biodiesel, and my wifes cousin gets to take there class on it instead of chemistry and will be able to give me even more info on it. I would have this over a wvo system anyday.

[reggioisme]

i ended up blowing up my turbo build...im probably going to build a "slightly" modified n/a motor can i get some details on what your going with?

[rangerdanger]

all arp hardware, stock rods with arp bolts, speed pro pistons, sealed power premium rings, std. bore, all clevite perfect circle bearings, 1035 hg, stg 2 cam and big valve dual plug head, a racerwalsh ranger header, not sure what im gonna do with the intake, the sct tuner, walbro 255 and ill prolly use my 42lb injectors and my 90mm maf should be pretty cool, and have lots of torque.

[rangerdanger]

just blew up the ranger, it spun some bearings now it idles at around 4000rpm and smokes like ****ing crazy. :banghead: what to do now.

[turboranger_quest]

Dang! That sucks man!

[tim98]

How do you know the bearings spun? What did you use as lube when you assembled it?

Idle at 4K?!?! When you started it up at first did you have all the intake bolted up?

Hopefully its not as bad as is sounds. I know when I hit a road block it always seemed worse then it was. I feel for you though.

[rangerdanger]

everything was fine, ive been driving it for 6 months, i was doin about 80 in 4th gear racin someone, and all of a sudden it acted like the motor was trying to lock up , so i kept goin and when i got to a stop it ****ing squeals realllllllllllllllly loud, and it idles round 4000rpm, i checked all my intake everythings tight no leaks, and i did a boost leak test on my intake system and it held up great. so im thinking it spun bearings real bad, and its having to idle higher to keep the crank spinning. because when i goto start it it barely turns over it struggles really really hard.

[speedaddict]

Dang man. When you pull the motor, let us know for sure what happened in there!

[rangerdanger]

havent started pulling the motor yet, but i got the other block cleaned up threw a nice coat of paint on it, new freeze plugs and expansion plugs, need to hone, ordered bearings rods and rings, starting to get somewhere. ill keep posted on the blown block.

[AJ_Fritz]

did you remove the accessory belt? i had a powerstearing pump lock up and locked the motor up tight. alternators will do that too...

[speedaddict]

My alternator fell completly off one night. What a mess....

Anyways, since your going N/a, I got a set of stock pistons/rods for 2.5. Pistons are junk but rods are in good shape. If you want them let me know. If not they hittin the garbage can pretty soon

[rangerdanger]

got the old motor out, head gasket looked beautiful, lots of carbon on the pistons and on the cylinder head... valve seals were popped up all but 3. gonna have the head redone, new lifters and seals, and mabey a 5 angle valve job idk. bottom end was other wise fine, good looking crosshatch. gonna get forged pistons and rods and rebuild it, and save for an all aluminum esslinger head with 2277 turbo cam. big turbo and jess's header, for now ive got the 2.5 shortblock assembled with stock rods, crank, new speed pro hyperetic pistons, sealed power premium rings, clevite bearings, plastigauged, and good to go. im swapping everything over, gotta find the bolts for the front main seal plate, and one oil pan bolt lol. also need a new oil pump timing gear because i really f'ed up the one that was on the turbo block. bent it real bad. got a brand new sealed power oil pump in the block, arp head studs, stock hg, got an esslinger header on the way, got the 8mm accel plug wires, and the autolite fine wire plugs, gonna talk to jess about using the 42lb injectors, and the 90mm maf its prolly all over kill but hopefully he can tune them to not squirt as much fuel idk alot about that crap. but ill get some pictures up here when i dont feel so lazy. and best part is, Im graduating from high school on may 14! :)

[tim98]

What bearing ended up spinning?

[speedaddict]

valve seals were popped up all but 3. bottom end was other wise fine

I guess it was just the valve seals??

[rangerdanger]

rod #4 and rod # 3. mains looked good. ill post a pic it ate the bearings pretty bad.

[speedaddict]

What Kinda bearings were ya running?

[rangerdanger]

the sealed power ones from rock auto

[rangergt]

Have you figured out why they spun? There's always a reason. Generally improper clearances or oiling system problems. If you don't solve what caused it, it could happen again.

[rangerdanger]

well i plastigauged when i put the bearings in and they were all perfect, but the only thing i could think of is i upgraded to the high volume oil pump, but then again its only a high volume pump, not pressure. so im not sure. im gonna drop at off at my buddy howard's machine shop and have him check it all out ill let you guys know what went wrong. still cant get pics i havent found camera. but i almost got the stock motor in! :)

[jfive]

U should not use a high volume pump without a big oil pan. Don't think that's ur problem though. Hope u figure it out.

[rangerdanger]

well i took the block to the machine shop and i didnt really pay attention but he was saying something about the main bearings wearing down so much that it makes the crank unbalanced and causes small vibrations or something idk. but i dropped the head of to get redone, and he told me that the valves arent sealing all the way. lots of issues with that motor haha, good thing im rebuilding. :)

[rangerdanger]

motors in damn things got some compression lol, my starters not turning it over, im gonna get it tested, but out of curiousity has anyone had to go buy the powermaster high torque starter after they did a rebuild? there only 150$ might be a good investment, idk. opinions and ratings if someones got one?

Thanks!

[tim98]

Can you turn the engine by hand?

[rangerdanger]

yeah you can it turns beautifully, i just needed a new starter it turned right over and damn its loud with that header hehe. :) and the autolite finewire plugs are workin pretty good so far!

[rangerdanger]

My ranger is gone. Heres some pics of it before i let it go. :(

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m258/heydudetyler/The%20Ranger/IMG_0023.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m258/heydudetyler/The%20Ranger/IMG_0040.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m258/heydudetyler/The%20Ranger/IMG_0041.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m258/heydudetyler/The%20Ranger/IMG_0024.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m258/heydudetyler/The%20Ranger/IMG_0025.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m258/heydudetyler/The%20Ranger/IMG_0026.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m258/heydudetyler/The%20Ranger/IMG_0027.jpg

Before it left, it had...

New Speed Pro Hyperetic Pistons (stock Bore)
Reconditioned Stock rods
New clevite 77 main and rod bearings
Sealed power premium rings, with the gaps set correctly
New melling oil pump
All new freeze plugs, and galley plugs
All gaskets were brand new (used stock hg)
ARP head studs
The head was completely overhauled, with a mild port and polish, new lifters, and cam bearings, and valve seals.
Gates timing belt, and tensioner
I ported out the intake manifold the upper and the lower to match the gaskets, also polished it, it was real smooth. :)
Esslinger Under the chassis header, chrome. (had to get grade 8 hex head studs, was a PITA to get on but worked great, also used there gasket with some copper spray
^ had 1 5/8's primarys with a 3inch collector, with 3inch pipe all the way back no cats, a nice slowmaster 44 muffler, Welded in a bung and just used the up stream o2 sensor
Intake was a 45 bent 2 1/2inch pipe, with a 90mm maf, and a fat 4inch filter.
All the sensors were brand new and replaced.
Accel coil packs and Accel 8mm plug wires, along with the autolite finewire xp plugs worked awesome
All new radiator hoses and heater hoses, spiffyed up radiator, 180degree thermo
New starter and alternator, and pwstrpump, with new high pressure line and low press line
New flywheel, and pilot bearing, new clutch master and slave, new stock clutch disc
Elec Fan
New a/c vaccum lines, new drier, all new o-rings, new blower motor, and resistor, all professionaly cleaned and recharged
42lb Ford Racing fuel injectors
SCT custom tune for 89 oct gas
Only had 3128 miles on it when it left me.
All euro lights all way around, blacked out the tails and third, 10,000K 55w HIDS Hi/Lo beam kit
Python alarm, Nice eclipse deck, infinity kappa components in front and back.
Used royal purple for everything, brake fluid, pwstring, rearend, tranny, clutch, used Mobil1 breakin oil for the break in.
Had a set of nice 20's
Rear shoes were new, new front pads, rotors, wheel bearings, and seals.
New u-joints.

I had alot of time in her, im gonna miss her, but I think she looked pretty good, for $5500 cash. ;)

Got a 2010 Mini cooper s! hard top ill post some pics tomorrow.

[AJ_Fritz]

you sold it?

[rangerdanger]

you sold it?

sure did. Ill get another one when i get out of college and make it 10x better. Ill have a bigger pocket book hopefully.

[AJ_Fritz]

how did it run N/A?

[rangerdanger]

It ran and idled like a dream, and it sounded extremly good, with the full 3inch exhuast and no cat. It was pretty quick too, i beat some turd ricers, but the little bit nicer ones would spank up. It was pretty much perfect and give or take a thousand or two thousand more miles, It would have been ready for a 7psi turbo kit. =) Had jess setup the tune for 42lb injectors and a 90mm maf, and the thing fired right up, and learned its idle, drove it a little bit and it ran perfect, no lag, very responsive, no backfires too.