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I was driving home last night and this old POS early 80s late 90s ford ranger comes flying by me. The guy driving it works at a tuning shop and had alot of turbo stickers, shop stickers ect.. The thought did cross my mind that it may not be stock, but then we both caught the next light and all I was thinking about was a good race. The light turned green and we both got a good launch as I shifted into 2nd I heard his bov. Shitt he was boosted!!!! At this point we were still bumper to bumper as I neared the high end of 2nd I looked over to see that I was slowly starting to pull. In the second that I looked over I lost my concentration on the race . I went to shift into third and waaaaa!!!!, nothing but the sound of a free engine and grinding gears; I let the clutch out too soon and missed third . By the time I got it in gear I he had pulled to a car and I could not catch back up before he called it. And just like that I lost to a rustbucket..... And did I mention that he had his gf in the car (she was not small either)

 
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ahahahahahahah that sucks

 
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don't I know

 
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turbo....turbo...u know u want to....turbo!@@!$!@#$

 
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this spring!!!

 
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although if i keep shifting gears like I have been I may be as fast as a NA civic once I put on a turbo

 
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That must have been a crappy turbo on that ranger.

 
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waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahaha! feel so sorry for you man...

change your MT fluid once every 3 months... or 6months at the latest... and when you shift gear... turn your palm up, place the shift bar between your index finger and your middle finger so the only pressure that applies is the one going forward... it will bother you for awhile but, you will get used to it...

since I started shifting like that i never had a missed gear... specially if I wear gloves... it does work better than the convetional, palm down holding shift ****, and i missed the **** and or gear so many times coz either the **** is wet or to slippery with gloves on... and or putting to much pressure that the gear missed... just my .05

 
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what makes you say that?? those rangers only got like 100hp to the crank besides it was a late 80s early 90s ragged out POS. But yeah it was most likley somthing that they slaped toghether at the shop from spare parts when they were bored

 
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thanks I will try it. I really think that I try to shift hard instead of fast. i never have a problem except for a couple of times/out of the few that I have raced. i think that I need to go to the track or a back road

 
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i saw this from a Japanese pro race drivers, i can't remember who it was, they were driving up a mountain, and that's how they shift gears... if i could only know how to brake while turning... hehehe but anyway, good luck... let me know if it works for you...

 
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probably a 2.3l turbo motor from an 88 turbocoupe. direct drop in to the rangers 190 hp 210 tq. if i remember right. got pizzowned..

 
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Ahhh... owned by the dreaded 2-3 gear misshift. Sadly, I know that feeling all to well. I wouldn't feel too bad about the truck, though--once they get rolling, most trucks have so much power that they can overtake normal Civics. Sometimes I miss mashing on the gas and hearing the Vortec 4.3L in my old S-10 roar to life.

 
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yeah, most trucks have some good power. I raced my friend in his S10 and he whooped me. But I had a FULL car of people, and he only had himself, and we were downhill. I was also new to driving stick. But most trucks have some pretty decent power, just heavier cars.

 
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That 2.3l motor (which is probably what it was) comes with forged crank, rods and pistons running a T4 (I think that's what the factory put on it). With a little motor prep, they can put out 400+ rwhp. It's the motor that made the '84-'86 SVO a great road racing car, lots of power and light weight. We're building one now to run at Infineon and Thunderhill.

 
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I really don't think that it was anything great. I think it was somthing they just slaped together with spare parts. It could not have had more than 150 hp if I would not have missed third I think that I would have had it. That and the body was not worth 2 cents so I don't think they would have put that kind of $ into it. I could be wrong though