$bangen's 4banger revival!

[4bangen]

Spent the long weekend turning wrenches and getting filthy. The hurt motor is out of the ranger and the freshy is in. Need to order a clutch then I'll be making tractor noises again!
it's been around two years since it's been on the street.

[bird_dog0347]

What happened to the old hurt engine and what's the details on the new one?

[4bangen]

What happened to the old hurt engine and what's the details on the new one?

I melted a piston in the old one. The new engine is my spare motor. it's got arp head studs, a ranger can and an adjustable cam gear. It's going to be in there until I get the other engine back together.

[ram57ta]

Needs more Ecoboost 2.3l

[4bangen]

Needs more Ecoboost 2.3l

I'll stick with what I have, I've got spare parts to last a long time.

[4bangen]

yada yada the bitch runs! over the past two or three weekends I finally got the ranger up and running good with the spare motor and she's almost ready to hit the street. it does look like the seals are bad on the old turbo and the header has cracked and been rewelded so many times it looks like Frankenstein's monster. Good news is I was recently given a fresh ebay header and a fresh mystery turbo that should bolt right up with minor changes to the intercooler piping. So by next weekend she should be smoke free and road worthy. It's still ugly as sin, but it runs.

[bird_dog0347]

Very cool, is it normal for the headers to crack on those?

[4EyedTurd]

About time you gave that shitbox some attention. Is that extra fuel pump functioning?

[AnthonyS]

Very cool, is it normal for the headers to crack on those?

When they run, yes.

[4bangen]

Very cool, is it normal for the headers to crack on those?

these ebay headers made of cheap chinezium... ya but it was free so....

About time you gave that shitbox some attention. Is that extra fuel pump functioning?

been wanting to, but life and stuff. she should be road worthy Monday.

When they run, yes.

lol facts.

[4bangen]

At long last the Ranger is back on the road! still need to fix a few things, and put some fresh gas in it, but damn it feels good to be back in this little death trap!

[DON SVO]

Turbo not smoking now?

[4EyedTurd]

Just in time for turbo weather

[4bangen]

Turbo not smoking now?

not at all. the new turbo got rid of the smoke. Drove it around a bit today and the engine and turbo are great. The only problem now is the clutch isn't happy. I need to get a new clutch, and flywheel. Also the master and slave cyl may need to be replaced. I'll explain later why that's aproblem.

[Juiced4v]

I like!