Not as good as I thought it was. (MPG)

[Zvedza]

I just checked my guage.

11.2 MPG. Impressive.

100% short city trips.

holy crap, thats what i get in my Lightning haha

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[txquailguy]

The fact that the Ranger does not have a boost gauge is a big miss on Fords part. They advertise their Ecoboost engines as economical but don't give you the gauge that is needed to realize that economy. I am adding a gauge pod with boost, oil pressure and voltage to my Ranger.

Boost is created by putting a load on the engine. More load equal more exhaust flow which spins the turbo faster resulting in more boost. So mashing the throttle right off idle you will start to see boost below 2000 rpm. If you rev the engine in idle to 4 or 5000 rpm you won't get any boost.

I have been driving a 2.3 Ecoboost power vehicle for the past 6 years and can tell from the sound and acceleration when I am getting into boost but the boost gauge is still the best way to know.

You can easily add a wireless boost gauge to your Ranger a number of ways. With my setup, all you need is an old android tablet or phone (I use a Fire 7 tablet), a wireless OBDII dongle ($20 on Amazon, this plugs into your OBDII port to access engine sensor data wirelessly, and the torque pro app ($4.95 on the google store). You can pick up on many sensors in our 2.3 Engines with a wireless gauge setup like this. If you do some searching in here you will find other methods/ways to get the info to your cab. I believe there is a way to project this information to your sync display....

BTW...when observing these pictures of my gauge display, these are old pics when I first was experimenting. I only run a gauge for Boost/Vacuum, Coolant Temp, Trans Temp and RPM. Those are really the only sensors we have that give you any meaningful info...IMO.

Also, if you don't already know this....if your turbo is not in Boost mode from acceleration, then its pulling a vacuum so your gauge will go back and forth between Boost and Vacuum.....

That should sufficiently open a can of worms for those that are looking for more information while operating their Rangers.....

 

[Aonarch]

holy crap, thats what i get in my Lightning haha

My other car gets 28 mpg on the low end, so I don't mind.

Also I still haven't broken 1,000 miles on the Ranger and I've had it for two months.

 

[REDWM]

With the stock "Hankooky" tires and no leveling kit, I get 23 to 23.5 mpg ever since I bought it new in April 2019, summer or winter. I now have 19300 miles on it and I do short trips, long trips on level roads and mountain roads. I'm happy with it since my 20011 F-150 is getting 16.8 doing trips up the mountain to go XC skiing.

 

[pbethel]

ECO nomical until the BOOST

 

[Dgc333]

You can easily add a wireless boost gauge to your Ranger a number of ways. With my setup, all you need is an old android tablet or phone (I use a Fire 7 tablet), a wireless OBDII dongle ($20 on Amazon, this plugs into your OBDII port to access engine sensor data wirelessly, and the torque pro app ($4.95 on the google store). You can pick up on many sensors in our 2.3 Engines with a wireless gauge setup like this. If you do some searching in here you will find other methods/ways to get the info to your cab. I believe there is a way to project this information to your sync display....

BTW...when observing these pictures of my gauge display, these are old pics when I first was experimenting. I only run a gauge for Boost/Vacuum, Coolant Temp, Trans Temp and RPM. Those are really the only sensors we have that give you any meaningful info...IMO.

Also, if you don't already know this....if your turbo is not in Boost mode from acceleration, then its pulling a vacuum so your gauge will go back and forth between Boost and Vacuum.....

That should sufficiently open a can of worms for those that are looking for more information while operating their Rangers.....

I have been using TorquePro for over 8 years and have used OBD2AA to project the TorquePro data into the Sync3 screen.

I have also been driving turbo vehicles continuously since 1985 and the Ranger is the first one without a boost gauge.

To rectify this situation I have purchased a 3 gauge pod that I am mounting into the tray on top of the dash. The pod will contain a vacuum/boost gauge, oil pressure and volt gauge. Got all the parts but haven't found the time to get it done.

 

[JasonTremor]

I like the a-pillar guage mount idea. Been looking at some of the heads up display configurable displays as a permanent mount option. Something like this looks like it could be a solution. It appears to lay on dash and project on the windshield.

https://www.amazon.com/Scosche-HUD5...ds+up+display+for+cars&qid=1647377646&sr=8-11

 

[Dgc333]

I like the a-pillar guage mount idea. Been looking at some of the heads up display configurable displays as a permanent mount option. Something like this looks like it could be a solution. It appears to lay on dash and project on the windshield.

https://www.amazon.com/Scosche-HUD5...ds+up+display+for+cars&qid=1647377646&sr=8-11

Isn't there an airbag in the a-pillar? If there is an a-pillar gauge pod would not be a good idea.

 

[JasonTremor]

Isn't there an airbag in the a-pillar? If there is an a-pillar gauge pod would not be a good idea.

May be. Not sure, but generally the side curtains blow out of the headliner and not the plastic a-pillar covers themselves. Haven't seen a side deploy on a ranger yet.

 

[LostMy65]

How do you stay out of the boost?

 

[D Fresh]

How do you stay out of the boost?

Keep the rpms low.

 

[deleriumtremor]

How do you stay out of the boost?

Just take some masking tape and tape an egg to the bottom of your right foot. Don’t break the egg.

 

[Mellow]

Just take some masking tape and tape an egg to the bottom of your right foot. Don’t break the egg.

That's a dozen eggs I'll never get back.

 

[Racket]

Velosstech says you can get an extra 2mpg if you get their air ram scoop I think it looks cool to?‍

Looks are subjective and I can't imagine 2 MPG is going to be everyone in every condition.

The gains are at sustained speed where the optimal mileage is engineered into the vehicle - highway, 10th gear and staying at/under 70 MPH.

Especially a modded truck.

 

[AzScorpion]

How do you stay out of the boost?

Park it in the garage. It's almost impossible to stay out of it as it's so much fun.?

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