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Originally Posted by brucey
ShadeTreeMech: You might want to think about a Cummins if you want to go diesel. The 4BT (3.9L) out of the bread trucks is real popular, and all the work has been done since I've seen them in rangers before. I've also heard of them getting low 30's highway on lifted pickups.
It's my back up plan whenever the K5 finally dies. |
I would second that idea. A 2.0 might hurt the vehicle's usefulness.
What year is the Explorer? I don't know how your state is but in MA engine swaps can be tricky because the car has to pass a plug in test if it's OBDII and the machine has to see the correct VIN in the computer.
I sometimes drive a 2002 Explorer at work. It has a 4.0 V6 also, but makes more power than the figures listed above. I got it just shy of 23 mpg under nearly ideal conditions, mixed driving was around 17-18 mpg. 5 speed auto, automatic 4WD.