[hat_man]

Hello again everyone.

There's seems to be some question, at another Ford Ranger site, that the 2.3 doesn't produce enough torque to be able to hold speed with the 3.27's. They even think the 3.45's are too tall, but I'm pretty sure that Ford put those in the earlier Rangers that had the 2.3 Lima. I don't think Ford would have done that if it wouldn't work.

The new Duratech has 35 more HP and a bit more torque so the 3.45 should be fine. The 3.27 is what I'd rather have, but it becomes an expensive experiment to find it too tall. Not being extremely mechanically inclined and not having the time or equipment to do the swap myself, I'll have to hire it out.

So, what to do.....what to do?

Just swap in the 3.45 and take the gains and wonder if I've left anything on the table. Or jump in with both feet, and swap in the 3.27 and hope the water isn't too deep?