Very tempting.

[HighDesertRanger]

Its unbelievable that Ford hasnt done that. the 2.3T has been around for almost 10 years and in everything from the Mustang, Explorer, some Lincolns i think too.

That displacement has been around. Ford did a complete overhaul on the engine for 2025 on in the Ranger.

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[donnietTA]

Its unbelievable that Ford hasnt done that. the 2.3T has been around for almost 10 years and in everything from the Mustang, Explorer, some Lincolns i think too.

Maybe………because the 2.3 is a different engine this year?

 

[some_guy]

That displacement has been around. Ford did a complete overhaul on the engine for 2025 on in the Ranger.

I know the current iteration is relatively new but its still in the Mustang also.

 

[some_guy]

Maybe………because the 2.3 is a different engine this year?

yeah i know. its a revised iteration, the legacy information and knowledge has been available for 10 years.

 

[White willy]

Still nothing for the ’25 and newer 2.3 though……

 

[RRaptorscallion0331]

Pulled the trigger! With discount and rewards points I pretty much had to…

 

[Maybe]

Yea got that email. Sucks can’t use it since ford is dragging their ass on the new 2.3 for the Ranger. The Mustang is good and the Bronco is good. Same engine but still no Ranger for the 25+. Total BS

 

[Maybe]

Maybe………because the 2.3 is a different engine this year?

Yea well they have procal tunes for the Mustang eco and Bronco with this same new engine. So no excuses IMO

 

[Caneman88]

I installed the Ford Procal and it is great option and I believe it is locked to my vin but I installed the Cobb Access port and it’s less cost and a better option for getting more out of the RR
that is my opinion

 

[Savage160]

I didn’t see that they have one for the 2026 2.3l…

 

[Medic 6]

There is a big difference between my wife’s 25 Azure RR with the tune and my stock 24 Cactus gray RR. Albeit all my vehicles get premium fuel once the complimentary dealer tank is starting to get used up. It is a little pricey right now.

 

[Maybe]

I didn’t see that they have one for the 2026 2.3l…

It’s cause they don’t. Ford is dragging A** on this for the 25+ Ranger 2.3. The Mustang eco and 25+ Bronco have tuning for the same engine but still no Ranger

 

[RRaptorscallion0331]

I installed the Ford Procal and it is great option and I believe it is locked to my vin but I installed the Cobb Access port and it’s less cost and a better option for getting more out of the RR
that is my opinion

I thought the Cobb access port is like $600-$700 without any tuning? How much hp increase does the stage 1 provide? It would be a cool comparison for someone with the $$$ to get both and give us addicts some plain language review on throttle response, shift points, stock reflashability (in case 91 octane isn’t available), etc…

 

[Alaska_Wolf]

Definitely worth it on the Raptor, you need to run premium anyway to get the rated power out of the 3.0L and most who have tried 87 on stock 3.0L dont like how much of a hit it takes or how sluggish it gets, so for Raptors that are going to run premium anyway which is the majority of Raptor owners given they bought it as a performance truck, mine as well get the extra performance by foregoing grades below 91 anyways, especially since the additional power gain is pretty significant compared to what you get out of an F-150 raptor, which is only 16HP. Ranger gains 50 HP by comparrisom and a whopping 70 to 80 HP in the midrange!

If I had an F-150 Raptor I would keep it stock since the power gains are so little over the factory cal, you would be hard pressed to notice 16hp more, but on the Ranger Raptor its very substantial. Smaller displacment engines tend to benefit more from premium fuel than larger distplacement, so it does make sense why the 3.0L see much more improvement from a Pro Cal than the 3.5L.

2.3L and 2.7L may be a bit of a different story as they are better optimized for 87 since they are not performance engine variants per say, although they absolutely benefit from premium while towing. So that may be more of a case where you consider, how often do you even want to run premium aside for towing? If the answer is not really other than that application, id stay stock, but if you regularly enjoy running premium for the performance feel and sportier driving the a Pro Cal is likely worth it.

I've been looking at the Livernois off and on, turns out they build the Ford Procal tuners (per Ford Performance) and do a lot of the research for Ford. Don't see a lot about them in the Ranger forums, but they seem pretty well regarded in the F 150 14G, Mustang 7g, and Bronco forums with their wide range of available tunes, including a 87-93 Tow tune. I did ask the guys at Ford Performance about a 87-93 tune but they just said it wasn't going to happen, even though they are aware that there are areas of the country that can, and do, run out of premium fuel, especially during winter months.

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