You do make some valid points here and that is why I muself recommend reputable tune companies like Livernois, Ford Performance and Rousch.
Well yeah I was just making the point that the mods on that truck are well over $50k and I am guessing it is a lot heavier than a stock Ranger and they were happy with the motor as it was. I believe it was stock or with a Ford tune but supposedly in the video they mentioned it was basically a stock motor.
I drove a stock wrangler with just 33's and it was like driving a slow brick. I felt everything in the rode and it took forever to get up to speed.
Yea I was still left a little unimpressed. I mean it's a great truck, I don't mean to bash it. But for the price, you should be able to jump that thing lol. And yea I think it was stock or just had the FP tune. It was regeared tho so there's that for speed.
Just to make things clear sir I have no problems giving information that is correct to the person asking said questions. For this thread for example you notice how I do just that while even mentioning a few companies I do not recommend and why I dont recommend them. Does that mean that person will listen to what I say? Not necessarily but I'm sure they will take the time to process the information.
Yeah I think the thing that bugs me most about the Ranger is the throttle input lag, keep hearing how that gets way better with all these tunes. I already use 91 so I would appreciate the extra HP/TQ of a tune. The throttle input devices seem quite expensive considering another $300-400 and I get actual power gains, otherwise they are probably all I actually need.
I have always put shell 93 nitro since I drove it off the lot. The thing moves, even with 33's. With long travel up front and deavers in the rear the front lifts up when I floor it and it looks sweet, I get told this quite often. I always get a thumbs up or someone rolling down the window asking what the hell it is I'm driving or a quick hey nice truck when I park and get out. When I floor it next to a Chevy revving at me or a dodge trying to roll coal I have not once gotten behind them I always pass them in open road I don't weave through traffic. This is only using 93 octane, a mishimoto performance intake with 50% more mass flow rate, and a mbrp catback exhaust. I don't have a downpipe yet and I don't have the mishimoto intercooler and pipes yet. Add a 5 star or unleashed tune to that and I will be hell on wheels. It's just different than a full size truck. Even though my body is 9 inches wider and my track width is 10 inches wider than stock I still can bust a u-turn on a 2 Lane road and it handles amazingly well because it is lighter than a full size truck. I can turn down the compression on all shocks and soak up the road or crank it down to stiff and go over 100 on the highway with no body roll and feel planted. Building a ranger is way better than owning a built truck from the factory in my, and only my opinion. The only thing after the mods I listed would be a bigger compressor wheel on the turbo and I hear about injectors so I would learn about that and I've heard about colder spark plugs with a different size gap. What else is there, hmm a 2.0 bottom end and a camshaft from mountune and maybe there pistons and rods and just put everything they offer in a cart and break the bank.
Between the two tunes you are looking at I'm getting a feeling you will probably be better off with the Unleashed Tune. I have seen good reviews on here and have yet to hear of any issues that I'm aware of. Thats my input.
Frenchy I have never had a problem with your comments because I think it's one of those it's not what you say it's how you say it things and on a forum there is no how you say it so that gets lost and you can come off a certain way that you may not want to that is all. I know because I am the same way what I am thinking doesn't always come out how I want it to and it sounds bad.
It's kind of like texting. You can text something but the receiver can interpret it a totally different way. Then there are those who can just articulate what they want to say better than others. And I think we've all opened our mouth when we shouldn't have and regretted it later. lol
I’ve heard that 3” down pipes and car back help with turbo lag… is that true?
To an extent. In reality most turbochargers from the factory start boost around 2,000 RPMs. Of course this will very by manufacturer and vehicle. One thing that does help the Ranger(and other vehicles) is the fact its a twin scroll so it will try to build boost quicker. If anything a less restrictive exhaust will help the turbo spool quicker but it may not be as quick as you are hoping.
There is this veeery deep growl that I get when I'm giving it gas in a higher gear and instead of downshifting it slowly gets up to speed man the exhaust sounds so nice just deep. If I push the pedal harder I'll hear the turbo spool up but just before that if I hold the pedal there is no spool and no gear change just a deep growl. Sounds great through a tunnel too. Just a remark.
