He has the timing set for the E85, it is advanced quite a bit. My head is the dual plug head and stock compression is 9.37:1. He is a little leary of going to wild from what he knows works and my 2.5l is the only one of that kind he has done.
So far I am happy with the performance and if I can get the normal driving mpg to 20 I will be tickeled.

 

Just a little tip or should I say a word of advice. A MOTOR runs on Electricity, and an Engine runs on gas, diesel, and ect.

 

True, however the term "Motor" is commonly used (or misused if you will) among the automotive community to mean an engine. After all, I'm sure you've heard the term "Motorheads" when referring to automotive enthusiasts such as ourselves, but I don't recall anyone ever referring to themselves as an "Enginehead"...

 

For only your 3rd post, you should really find something better to do with your time.

Good job Dan politically correctly telling this guy he's a horse's behind.

 

mo·tor (mō'tər)
n.

1. Something, such as a machine or an engine, that produces or imparts motion.
2. A device that converts any form of energy into mechanical energy, especially an internal-combustion engine or an arrangement of coils and magnets that converts electric current into mechanical power.
3. A motor vehicle, especially an automobile: “It was a night of lovers. All along the highway … motors were parked and dim figures were clasped in revery” (Sinclair Lewis).

adj.

1. Causing or producing motion: motor power.
2. Driven by or having a motor.
3. Of or for motors or motor vehicles: motor oil.
4. Of, relating to, or designating nerves that carry impulses from the nerve centers to the muscles.
5. Involving or relating to movements of the muscles: motor coordination; a motor reflex.

in other words and remember this next time you call someone an idiot for calling an engine a motor.


all engines are motors. not all motors are engines.

 

Is the install done yet, Rusty?

I have another MPG update on my Ranger. Highway MPG is no better than city, can actually be less if I drive into wind and or high speed. I have seen unloaded Highway MPG as low as 14, best of 19.7.

I am investigating milling my cyl. head to raise compression to 11:1
Dan

 

Kurt are you still working on this? You seem to have disappeared.

 

yeah...I was kind of wondering how this beast was going to run...especially without a custom chip tune.

 

Something happened with Kurt, either got kicked off or just left. His gallery was taken down about same time as his last post.

Too bad he had alot of good input and i really wanted to know how this turned out.

 

man oh man i remember when he started this thread....now 2 years later i dig it up and it ends right in the middle of the build! crap, I was looking forward to hearing some solid numbers!

 

Man it's been a while...

Anyway, I left due to problems with another user. I decided there was too much negativity going on, and I no longer wanted to participate. But I ran across this thread the other day and figured you guys deserved an update.

The motor was installed shortly after I left. It ran great. However, an issue was there from the beginning, that being a coolant leak into the oil. I suspect it to be a crack in the block from the junkyard, resulting from being outside. Leak stopper plugged it up for quite a while though, enough for me to get mileage figures.

The mileage was very close to what it got on gasoline. It had more power than a 4.0L V6 should ever have. It would spin the tires easily on dry pavement, and really set you back in the seat! If it was not for the coolant leak, it would have been a resounding success. Unfortunately, the leak got worse, so I quit driving it until I can work on it. No sense ruining perfectly good engine parts.

Anyway, next summer the motor is coming out and will be gone through again. I have the smaller chamber heads here, which I calculated would give it about a 13.5:1 compression ratio. I'll let you all know how it goes when the time comes.

No dyno numbers yet...

 

Thanks for the update. Sorry about the block problems and hope you are back to stay. A lot of members missed your expertise including me.

 

sounds like a nice toy! I guess ill have to wait till next summer to see some vids tho

 

Hey rusty... wondering if you could bump things a little using the 1.55 ratio billet rockers from CamCraft... if you felt like spending the money! Was reading through this thread, and WOW. Gives me some ideas if I ever do a 4.0 swap or build

 

I probably could, but then I'd need new pushrods. I really don't think they'd do much good, maybe a few horsepower. Not worth the money IMHO. The adjustable 2.9L setup seems to work well on a 4.0L with a larger cam with a smaller base circle like the comp 422.