Ranger 2.3L for towing in the Rockies?

[purdyd]

I'll believe that when Dyno comparisons are done and quarter mile times are done, and mileage. If it does deliver slightly more it wont make a difference in it's utility. I can't imagine Ford spending the money to develop an entirely new (same size) engine and it's development costs.

well it has a different bore and stroke and adds port injection

those seem pretty significant to me

ultimately I’m sure it is about money, probably more commonality

and fuel efficiency, as there have been, federal mandates on that

i don’t imagine there is a huge difference in utility (as you state) even if the peak horsepower were to be different

I’d be curious if there is any increase in the torque at lower rpm’s which might actually be useful

I haven’t seen any dyno tests, Bronco, Ranger etal comparing the two versions of engines

which I find surprising given today’s YouTube click on link world

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[Blowndodge]

I went to Ford's website and it showed that the new 2.3 has 270 hp and 310 lb.ft torque.

Seems the same power output to me. I'm going to guess that if they did put the Mustang's 2.3 liter engine in the Ranger (40 more HP and torque) the 2.7 would be superfluous. Or they might drop it and put the 3.0. But that would eat at the Raptor crowd. My money says what Ford's site printed. Same power.

 

[purdyd]

I went to Ford's website and it showed that the new 2.3 has 270 hp and 310 lb.ft torque.

Seems the same power output to me. I'm going to guess that if they did put the Mustang's 2.3 liter engine in the Ranger (40 more HP and torque) the 2.7 would be superfluous. Or they might drop it and put the 3.0. But that would eat at the Raptor crowd. My money says what Ford's site printed. Same power.

it is the same engine as the mustang, explorer, bronco

you will find there are slight differences in horsepower between those models in the 2.3l mpc

and in the 2.7 and 3.0

i don’t doubt the max power is the same according to ford, but it would be interesting to see the power curves compared

there is a slight increase in gas mileage in the 2025 Ranger 2.3l

the addition of port injection should reduce carbon buildup

and the new turbo should spin up faster

 

[The Lone Ranger]

it is the same engine as the mustang, explorer, bronco

you will find there are slight differences in horsepower between those models in the 2.3l mpc

and in the 2.7 and 3.0

i don’t doubt the max power is the same according to ford, but it would be interesting to see the power curves compared

there is a slight increase in gas mileage in the 2025 Ranger 2.3l

the addition of port injection should reduce carbon buildup

and the new turbo should spin up faster

Using the Chat GPT app- it lists the differences in the 2024 and the 2025 engine.

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