Gutless 2.3l
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BAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! This shop i used to work for had this prestine 92 LS vert, had to take to goto some town way out on rt 17 past the mountains, i was passing everybody with this car going downhill, but once we started going uphill, everyone i passed was now passing me, so embaressinggggg bahhaha lolololol
Put a cold air intake on it and advance the timing a bit if its a distributor car, that will give it some more balls
Put a cold air intake on it and advance the timing a bit if its a distributor car, that will give it some more balls
Sorry lol, my main post was bad i had like 2 seconds to type it all. I know it should be gutless but this is beyond the point of lack of horsepower. It's something wrong with how it runs, i'm guessing it's the timeing but have to try a lot of other small things, need to do all new plugs/wires/cap, my homo air intake might be choking it, catalytic converter might be plugged (i don't know how to check if it isn't though)... and i broke my parking break 
. It runs surprisingly smooth but feels like every once in 20 seconds it doesn't fire right. 0-60 on flat land takes about a minute i guess.... I might make a video of how slow it is; i know it's going to be gutless but i don't think it should be as bad as it is. :nono:
. It runs surprisingly smooth but feels like every once in 20 seconds it doesn't fire right. 0-60 on flat land takes about a minute i guess.... I might make a video of how slow it is; i know it's going to be gutless but i don't think it should be as bad as it is. :nono:PART I of my gutless drive at full throttle lol.
PART II of my gutless drive at full throttle at a different spot yet still flat land.
SO.... Temperature looks cold, oil pressure is moderate, gas guage fluxuates but it really has a full tank of gas... unless it gets 10mpg?... Clogged cat?New wires/cap/plugs?[Probably going to sell it so i can buy a decent 5.0 that runs normal lol..]
PART II of my gutless drive at full throttle at a different spot yet still flat land
.SO.... Temperature looks cold, oil pressure is moderate, gas guage fluxuates but it really has a full tank of gas... unless it gets 10mpg?... Clogged cat?New wires/cap/plugs?[Probably going to sell it so i can buy a decent 5.0 that runs normal lol..]
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Pretty much lol. It shouldnt be that gutless, right? It has 3.45's in the rear at the moment, one spark plug was shot completely so it does 0-60 in about 35 seconds now lol... timeing is perfect, gas pressure is perfect, going to punch out the catalytic converter and install a new o2 sensor within two days... hopefully it wont explode... any tell it was a manual with my fantastic shifting and steering and camera holding :X? front end needs a alignment bad so the steering wheel was semi crooked :l... MIGHT PUT IN THE V8 THIS WINTER BECAUSE ITS SO SLOW!!!
My ranger 2.3 would chirp 3rd gear powershifting LMAO.
One thing I had happen on one of my 2.3's was the camshaft lobes wore down, I've heard it is common on the older ones. Depends what year yours is. Without diving into the motor it is kinda hard to pull alot of power out of one. I know people that have almost doubled the stock power with head work, cam, compression but thats $$$. I'd turbo it 1st.
One thing I had happen on one of my 2.3's was the camshaft lobes wore down, I've heard it is common on the older ones. Depends what year yours is. Without diving into the motor it is kinda hard to pull alot of power out of one. I know people that have almost doubled the stock power with head work, cam, compression but thats $$$. I'd turbo it 1st.