A 1998, 2.5L XLT 5-Speed 2WD Ford Ranger.
An unbeatable, timeless combination of engine at the front, proper manual gearbox in the middle, and power to the back.
Only running a KN CAI, and Magnaflow exhaust. Inside there’s an absurdly powerful stereo with Kenwood double din radio, Kenwood...
Installed my GFB DV today and had a quick question for the forum.
The plunger spring that came with my kit was much too big for the unit to assemble, and seems clearly the incorrect size as the plunger would not fully depress and seat into the solenoid body.
I ended up using the stock plunger...
I saw your stormtrooper the other day after work driving down I85 (or 141 can't remember..)
Very clean looking truck happy to have seen it in person for a brief moment.
I considered it but ultimately the sound clips I heard for the Gibson system sounded closer to what I wanted. That and the Gibson came with black tips, which is what I was looking for.
If you shop around on RealTruck or other sites you can find the system for close to $100 cheaper than listed...
I promise the Gibson is WELL WORTH the money compared to other cat-back systems. The sound is a more mature one yes, but I've learned my lesson on loud mufflers in the past and they're best saved for cars w/ manual transmissions IMO. Plus look how much better this looks.
Got mine installed and hot damn does it make a difference in the appearance, sound and performance. The factory tailpipe just seemed like such an after-thought for Ford. How do you make such a gorgeous truck and decide "Yeah, that piece of jagged pipe looks great with the rest of the truck"...
Hey Rodney love the set up. How close does the driver side pipe run to the spare? I am looking at the Gibson split system too, but with so little room to snake that driver side pipe by the rear axle and spare it seems like that's a potential concern.
Anyone running that Gibson split exhaust? I love the look but there's so little real estate between the rear axle and spare tire I don't want to cook my spare running the split system. I suppose you can always wrap it with a heat shield or something.
Anyone have any experience running a split...