well i got a 96 ranger small block six and well im already thinking about putting in a supercharger but i wanted some other ideas i really want some nice low end torque and a fair amount of horse power i dont know the CI of the engine off hand but ill reply to this forum later when i get around to lookin it up on the manual i havnt raise it up and its an automatic and not 4 by 4 so but i did put bigger wheels on it so any ideas for me?

 

Welcome to FTE!!

Once we know the engine I'm sure you'll get some ideas.

 

GEARS. gears, gears, and more gears. I had a 98 Ranger 4x4 with a 3" body lift with 32x11.50's on a 15x10. I loved that truck but had to get me an 04 F-150 FX4. but anyway. I had a 4.0L in mine and I put a BBK 66mm throttle body with a K&N FIPK. Then I put 4.10 gears front and rear. The gears were a little steep for the tire size I was running but man that thing had some torque off the line. With your's being an automatic an 2 wheel drive I would put a 4.30 gear in the rear. It WILL kill your gas mileage though. There's just not much out there for Ranger performance.

 

I have a '94 4x4 with 4.0 and I have flowmaster single in dual out ,K&N filter, hypertech chip and my own custom made fresh-air intake.I am more than happy with the power (eats S10's for lunch) and will keep up with a stock 5.0 stang' until the speed limiter kicks in.I also have oversize tires with small lift and stock 3.73 gears so I would agree that 4.10's or 4.30's and 2wd would haul.Good luck!!
Hope this helps

 

gearing makes a huge difference, pick the wrong ones on either side and you'll be unhappy, somewhere there is a calculator that you can use to determine where your engine rpm will be at crusing speed with a givin tire size and gear ratio. other than that, get air in and out, better air induction and free-flow exhaust. zoom-zoom.