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Dec 19, 2005 | 07:55 PM

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arkitekt1

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Why not a V8 Ranger?

Does anyone know why Ford has never put a V8 in the Ranger? It doesn't make sense that you can get an Explorer with a V8, but not a Ranger.

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Dec 19, 2005 | 09:31 PM

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ColonyPark

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Here we go again...

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Dec 19, 2005 | 09:49 PM

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AlfredB1979

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Heh. Must resist bait.

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Dec 19, 2005 | 09:51 PM

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ford390gashog

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oh crap, here we go. the simple answer is why?????????

ford needs to keep CAFE up.

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Dec 19, 2005 | 09:58 PM

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nate97ranger

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Ford needs to make a nice quick truck, like a 300hp motor v6 or v8 would be cool

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Dec 19, 2005 | 09:59 PM

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they do. the 5.4 makes 300 hp and 365 ft pounds of torque.

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Dec 20, 2005 | 02:04 AM

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nate97ranger

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In a ranger though....

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Dec 20, 2005 | 02:20 AM

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Apparently you haven't driven one before, the things can get loose even in the mildess conditions even with my 2.3 liter motor!

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Dec 20, 2005 | 03:29 AM

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texan2004

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Why no crew cab Ranger in the US either - even when they are available everywhere else in the world including Mexico?

No telling why you can't get a Ranger with a V8.

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Dec 20, 2005 | 11:01 AM

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Ranger engine compartment isnt intended for a V8. The days of the Ranger and Explorer sharing a platform are long gone. Explorer uses IRS and has a wider frame and body that allow for the larger motor. If I were to change anything with the Ranger powertrain it would be stronger clutches for the manuals and more torque out of the 4.0L and a little more HP wouldnt hurt either considering how much the Tacoma and Frontier have out of smaller V6s. about another 30-40 hp and 40 lb.-ft. of torque with about another 5 mpg and I would be one happy camper. The Ranger with the 4.0L is extremely quick for a truck and I have yet to find a normal full size that can outrun my 4.0L 5spd. manual Ranger. I just drag raced a friend of mine last night and he has a 2005 F150 STX supercab with the 5.5' bed and 4.6L V8 and I wasted him so bad it wasnt even funny.

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Dec 20, 2005 | 11:54 AM

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The Ranger is a sales numbers workhorse for Ford, designed to be cranked out fast and cheap and sold in large numbers and a limited V-8 version would not fit that strategy, just my opinion.

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Dec 20, 2005 | 12:57 PM

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Yea I really really wish they would come out with the 4 door ranger in the states, I would be all over that, it would probably be priced around 30k+ though

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Dec 20, 2005 | 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by nate97ranger

Yea I really really wish they would come out with the danm 4 door ranger in the states, I would be all over that, it would probably be priced around 30k+ though

And for that price you can have a full size F150.

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Dec 20, 2005 | 02:26 PM

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I still have vehicle illiterate people ask me if the Explorer sport, is a 4 door Ranger. Might as well be.

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Dec 20, 2005 | 04:17 PM

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I would love to see a 4.6 liter Ranger. It would probably go further on a gallon of gas than the 4.0 v6, yet be faster than an F150 and a 4.0 Ranger.

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