would this help on performance???
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would this help on performance???
Ive got a 1989 Ford Ranger. its got a little 4 banger in it. If I buy a stock intake maifold and a stock TB, do a port and polish on the maifold and open the TB up more, would I notice a gain???
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would this help on performance???
Not unless you swap cam and/or port the head to take advantage of it. This alone will do nothing noticeable, maybe (I mean MAYBE) 2-3 hp on the upper end on a dyno. Not enough to tell a difference while driving.
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would this help on performance???
Take this to heart, and don't hate me for writing it. If you are hell bent on keeping the 4 banger and seeing what you can get out of it then go for it but as mentioned you may want to look into cam/head work. Otherwise if you are just wanting to pep it up until you get something with more hp then don't spend a dime on it, save everything you get your hands on and put a v-8 or a blown or modified 4.0 at the very least, v-8 swaps are not that expensive with a bit of research. I know this is not what you asked and please don't take it for more than I wrote just trying to save you some money and potential disappointment. Final note don't misunderstand I think a beefed up 4 banger would be great, just not for myself. Good luck and hope it turns out how you want it too.
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would this help on performance???
On your question 90f150moneypit has the answer. Dont expect any noticable gain. It would actually hurt a stock engine by having too much air and not being able to use it properly. I would have to agree with jwtaylor. If you want performance go with a V8. Money better spent. On a tight budget. Jut think all the money you could save from driving a 4 banger around instead of modifing parts and being disapointed. In the long run performance wise, "There is no replacement for displacement".
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would this help on performance???
Like was said, it probably wouldn't help much. If you wanted to, you might extract a little more performance by porting the cylinder heads. You can do this yourself, and it'd help more than any intake / TB work you did. Also, crane makes a cam for it, see here. IMO, the cam and head work would give the most performance out of your 4 cylinder.
After that, THEN look at the TB / intake work.
Oh yeah, is it a manual or automatic transmission? That will help determine which cam you should get. With a manual, you can get a little more agressive on the cam because you dont have a torque convertor to deal with.
After that, THEN look at the TB / intake work.
Oh yeah, is it a manual or automatic transmission? That will help determine which cam you should get. With a manual, you can get a little more agressive on the cam because you dont have a torque convertor to deal with.
