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Post by clevd94gt on Oct 10, 2009 18:27:13 GMT -5
i have a 87 merkur and i blew a headgasket on it and destroyed the head and block but everything else is still good, my question is i have a 92 ranger with a 2.3, what all do i have to use to put the turbo on it safely? or will it work at all? pics and maybe a step by step how to would be greatly appreciated
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Post by Stinger on Oct 11, 2009 0:03:05 GMT -5
How did a blown headgasket ruin the head and block? Did you run it for months after it blew?
The non-turbo engine with a turbo swap (and why not to do it) is in the faq page.
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Post by clevd94gt on Oct 11, 2009 15:48:12 GMT -5
i ran it for a total of prolly 30mins to figure out the miss, when i pulled it apart it had eaten material out of the head and block. im just wanting low psi on my ranger, mainly just to have it not really for performance or nething so i need to know exactly what i need to put it on there, injectors, can i use my maf on the turbo, stock ranger fuel pump? and nething else i might need to know
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Post by Stinger on Oct 11, 2009 21:51:44 GMT -5
How low is "low psi"?
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Post by clevd94gt on Oct 12, 2009 22:48:05 GMT -5
whats the most i can run and not hurt nething
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Post by Stinger on Oct 13, 2009 10:46:45 GMT -5
Your "nething" is driving me nuts. Is it really easier to type "nething" than "anything"? It's sure as hell not easier to read. Using proper spelling will go a long ways when talking to people over the age of 20.
If you are doing it "just to have it, not really for performance or anything" then in my opinion, it's a waste of time. It's also a waste of money and a good way to cause unnecessary problems. With that being said, all of the stock parts (fuel pump, injectors, maf) should work to 3psi or so. That should gain you about 20-25hp. You'll need a way to trick the map sensor in order to be able to run the boost though. This means either a chip for the ecu (which I don't think is available for the ranger ecu), rewiring for the turbo computer/air meter and swapping in turbo injectors, or running a check valve in the map line and an FMU.
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Post by clevd94gt on Oct 14, 2009 21:17:58 GMT -5
ok....sorry for the nutsty use of words and grammar. alright well i have everything off my merkur, is there no way to incorporate anything off of it to make the MAF sensor work right? and how would i rig up a check valve? do they make one that big?
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Post by Stinger on Oct 14, 2009 23:48:13 GMT -5
Nothing on the Merkur is MAF so no help there. I said check valve on the MAP, not MAF. That's just a small vacuum line.
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Post by clevd94gt on Oct 15, 2009 13:14:11 GMT -5
so basically what your saying is.....bolt the merkur mabifold and turbo on along with the injectors, put a check valve in the MAP sensors vacume line and run about 3psi and ill be safe??? also should i put the MAF in front of the turbo or inline after the turbo? and how can i regulate the boost on that turbo?
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Post by Stinger on Oct 17, 2009 21:24:30 GMT -5
I'm not advising you to do anything in particular because I'm not a fan of the idea in the first place.
I'd get an FMU regardless of boost though. You'll have to put a rather large spring on the wastegate arm to get it below 8-10psi.
Can't say where to put the maf, I'd assume before the turbo should work (in the factory location).
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Post by clevd94gt on Oct 19, 2009 13:37:53 GMT -5
thank you for the help, im still a little undecided on the swap but i wanted the info in case i do the conversion. thanks and ill post some pics if i decide to do it.
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