97 ford ranger 2.3L, 5 spd acceleration 30-87mph 0-60mph

97 ranger i had, 2.3L 4 cylinder 5spd. clutch was good but clutch pedal was broken. thats why when i shift the tach stops at one rpm then stops at a second rpm. it caught twice because of pedal. also not floored or topped out in gears as you can see. only mod is K&N replacement air filter

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Autos & Vehicles

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• 1997
• ranger
• ford
• 2.3L
• acceleration
• 0-60
• mph

[zacheryds]

you really need to drop the 4.0 engine in there or the new v6 stang engine? :o that would be a scary ride.

[timmypstyle]

@zacheryds actaually a f150 lightning 5.4L apparently fits pretty well...look up the lightning bolt. aguy got rearended in his lightning so he put the drivetrain in a 2.3L ranger and only had to relocate the battery and coolant reservoir. and those were a hell of a lot faster than a V6 mustang. and if you gonna do an engine swap like that go big, dont go with a V6....unless its a diesel.

[0mcgl]

haha, Its pointless to even floor in these 2.3 at least it will get to 60 m.p.h.

[timmypstyle]

@0mcgl i can only imagine the people here in colorado....this run was in PA, i now live in CO and the elevation takes so much away...and the speed limit on some highways is 75mph....i dont know if it would stay at 75 at high elevation....lol

[deweyguy1]

@timmypstyle same here im in co i can hit 85 ...90 if conditions r rite but if i hit a steep enough hill ill lose at least 5 mph but still love my truck

[timmypstyle]

@deweyguy1 man if i had the AC on....it would drop at least 10mph going up a hill. without it it would only drop 9 ll

[timmypstyle]

@TheRetroHollywood LOL ding ding ding ding ding!!! we have a winner! 0-100 is at least 1.5 years. i had it for 1.5 years and never was able to hit it. fastest i got it was 92mph downhill, with a tailwind, with a corvette pushing me, with hurricane force winds pushing me, also i farted while this was happening for extra thrust and it wouldnt hit 100. LOL JK. but anyways i should point out....NO RANGERS HIT 100MPH IN THE MAKING OF THIS VIDEO!

[TheRetroHollywood]

I would ask the 0-100 time... but I'm pretty sure it can't make it that far.

[0mcgl]

@timmypstyle i was in skota n my truck was runnin slow glad to be back in the south

[timmypstyle]

@1971dodgedart yeah but you have like 147hp....i had 112hp in mine with 135Lb-Ft of torque. yours probably has somewhere around 160Lb-Ft so it would pick up a lot better plus the 4.10s would help that out a lot. i dont know what rearend mine had tho.

[1971dodgedart]

i have a 2011 ranger xlt with the duratech 2.3 and a 5 speed, 4.10s it acually picks up pretty well, just did a side exit glasspack and k&n with modified airbox, its even better now.

[austinyoung300ex]

@timmypstyle ya its sad, they can handle some power though if you turbo it. best mod for a ranger is a posi differential with different gearing.