txquailguy
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Hey PhilHi Mark,
Until you know the origin of the internal parts it might not be a good idea to extrapolate the the RS or the "track car".... The 2.3L Lima motor had much different internals for the SVO Mustang than the Ranger. Example. The Turbo motor had a Dearborn Shell Molded crankshaft...bulletproof compared to the cast crankshaft of the Ranger Engine... Time for some mod folks to do the deep dive in the differences....Sad that Ford Performance is not a good source of this. The old SVO was glad to explain the differences and sell you the upgraded parts for your build... Esslinger was also a good source... Someone out there knows the differences...
There is a fellow, Brian Thompson, of Thompson Automotive that may have some of the answers. He is a Ford engine builder that took the Mazda 2.3 in the later Rangers and cranked out over 300 hp naturally aspirated for me for the CORR off road series. Located in Livonia, Mi. Not sure he is still around but a good guy.
Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired
Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired
I would love to talk to someone like Brian about the internals of our Rangers and just how resilient they are from the factory. IMO, the fact that we do not have forged pistons is a huge limiting factor for how much horsepower you can ultimately get out of our motors safely. Key word there....safely! I don't have the dinero to mess up one of our daily drivers because I like to go fast.
Funny, I'm pretty happy with the power I have at this point. You have to ask yourself how much is enough?
Great to hear from you and gain some wisdom as usual.....
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