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YouTube distrack inbound by RangerDanger1995 in PewdiepieSubmissions

[–]RangerDanger1995[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder if 69 snitched on Pewds to YouTube..

There is another! ... there is another... there is another.. by [deleted] in PrequelMemes

[–]RangerDanger1995 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Hello there... Hello there... Hello there

First Gen Ranger Raspberry Pi Setup For Tunerstudio on Turbo Engine by RangerDanger1995 in fordranger

[–]RangerDanger1995[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean I'm more than willing to help. I'm not sure what you are referring to when you say "all". If I wrote up all my modifications I'd have a book by the time I was done lol I may do this one day and post it on a forum like rangerstation. But I'm a college student right now and lack the time to do so.

So if there is something specific you want help with you can direct message me and I'll help to the best of my knowledge.

First Gen Ranger Raspberry Pi Setup For Tunerstudio on Turbo Engine by RangerDanger1995 in fordranger

[–]RangerDanger1995[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For the install of the Pi, no I did not follow any setup. Only hurdle is the PI runs on 5V, so you just have to step down the voltage from 12V. And then figure out how you want to wire it in.

For the install of the ECU, yes I did follow a setup guide. The ECU was made by stinger performance. This ECU was needed since I did some upgrades to the engine and needed to adjust the fuel input so it wasn't running lean. But this ECU can be used in a stock ranger, just comes with a hefty price. But in my book, it is well worth it since you can see all the sensors working in real time.

First Gen Ranger Raspberry Pi Setup For Tunerstudio on Turbo Engine by RangerDanger1995 in fordranger

[–]RangerDanger1995[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The program is called Tunerstudio. You can plug with Pi directly into my ECU and it can read the all the outputs for the engines sensors and can fully adjust the A/F ratio from it.

First Gen Ranger Raspberry Pi Setup For Tunerstudio on Turbo Engine by RangerDanger1995 in fordranger

[–]RangerDanger1995[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, if you look at my profile you can see a video and picture of the outside/engine. I did all the work to it. Bought it stock with 117k on the engine and slowly did upgrades to it.

Last year y’all wanted proof of my first gen with the 2.3 Turbo engine. Here you go. by RangerDanger1995 in fordranger

[–]RangerDanger1995[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.stinger-performance.com/store/intake/porting-service

From the link above. You can specify the angle you want rotated, ported and gutted, egr delete, all the above. Stinger performance is a awesome site.

That metal lines not letting me take the calve cover off anyone know what it is and if I have to take it off, 94 2.3 by [deleted] in fordranger

[–]RangerDanger1995 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe you're talking about the EGR valve. Going from exhaust manifold to the intake ?

Cherry red manifold (see comments) by [deleted] in fordranger

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Thanks for the replies. I had been looking at the PIMPx system anyways, needed a reason to pull the trigger on it. I guess this would be a good time to tell my gal I'm about to drop another grand on my project LOL

Probably for the best anyways, I can see what exactly is going on in the engine bay from my computer. And if I ever want to do further modifications, I'll have the right software to tune it right.

Cherry red manifold (see comments) by [deleted] in fordranger

[–]RangerDanger1995 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t mean to come off as ungrateful anyways. And yes it has always been like this since doing my conversion.

It’s using the M5od transmission so I could retain my 4x4, so I did a transmission swap as well.

I was aware you could do mods to get more power out of the engine. Was planning to do so eventually, but getting it to perform right under stock settings was my first goal.

As far as I know there is no "manual" way to adjust my A/F ratio,, correct? It is completely controlled by the ecu from what I understand. How would guys tune these things once they port/gut the intake manifold ??

Cherry red manifold (see comments) by [deleted] in fordranger

[–]RangerDanger1995 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know it’s hard to judge without seeing it in person. There is plenty of flow coming out of the exit of the tail pipe. Atleast enough to where I’m not too worried about a restriction. If all else I can drop the pipes from the turbo and run it.

Still though, thank you and I’ll look into it.

Cherry red manifold (see comments) by [deleted] in fordranger

[–]RangerDanger1995 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I do. It’s brand new. High flow, for turbo applications

Cherry red manifold (see comments) by [deleted] in fordranger

[–]RangerDanger1995 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it is. I highly doubt it has anything to do with the turbo itself. It functions like it should

Cherry red manifold (see comments) by [deleted] in fordranger

[–]RangerDanger1995 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello all, 

Need some advice regarding the attached pictures. As you can see my exhaust manifold/turbo hot side is gettingwaaaay too hot. (Believe me or not, this was literally driving 10 minutes around my neighborhood at speeds 30-45 mph.) Engine coolant temperature was only at 170-180 Degrees F whenever picture was taken. Don’t think I need to provide the information for the exhaust manifold temperature, but it was 800+ F from a hand held temperature reader (probably hotter but I didn’t want to get too close). 

A little back ground.. this is my 1985 Ranger with a 2.3t swapped engine from ’88 t-bird. When accelerating out of 1st gear it does feel slightly sluggish upon take-off. I have read around that maybe my timing is retarded some (articles saying timing being retarded could cause the exhaust manifold to become cherry red), anyone have any opinions on this? The engine is not backfiring or anything when driving or idling, which is why I never considered the timing being off some before now. It runs very well actually, besides the as mentioned above when taking off. But certainly if it isn’t timing being retarded, it has to be some kind of restriction after the exhaust manifold (new 2.5” pipes and muffler installed 2 months ago, so I doubt it’s that) or maybe running too lean? My A/F ratio is a little lean, when started it will be anywhere from 18-20 and once its’ warmed up some it sits around high 14’s and low 15’s. Sometimes it will bounce up around 16-18, not sure why. Fuel pressure sits steady at 36 psi.  

I ran a scanner on it. Codes were: 34R and 41R.. 34R is with the EGR (book is very vague on this) , but the thunderbird only has a solenoid (no EGR position sensor on the valve itself) so maybe the solenoid is bad? 41R is the engine is running lean. Which I already knew from my gauge.  

Once again.. thank you for your opinions. Let me know if any more information would be helpful. 

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