Ford Will Sell You a 320 HP Performance Tune for Your Ranger
It's 50-state legal, and covered under warranty if it's installed by a dealer.
Currently, Ford only offers one powertrain option for its mid-size Ranger pickup in America: a 2.3-liter Ecoboost turbo inline-four making 270 horsepower and 310 lb-ft of torque. While that may be suitable for some people, those looking for more oomph have been left in the dark — until now.
Ford Performance announced a new factory-tested engine calibration for Ranger owners today that promises some significant increases in horsepower and torque numbers. According to the release, the 2.3-liter Ecoboost engine gets a 45-horsepower boost at 4500 rpm, and a 60 lb-ft of torque increase at 2500 rpm. It's worth noting the engine makes peak horsepower and torque at slightly higher rpms (5500 and 3000, respectively). A Ford representative told Road & Track the tune increases peak output to 320 horsepower and 355 lb-ft of torque total.
Those are some pretty significant numbers for a re-map that, if installed by an A.S.E. certified shop or Ford dealer, comes with its own 3-year, 36,000-mile warranty. And Californians shouldn't worry, because the upgrade is 50-state legal, and comes with its own CARB executive order number. The only downside? You'll have to use premium fuel.
The package, which also includes a high-flow K&N air filter and an optimized shift schedule tune for the 10-speed automatic transmission, costs $825. It can be purchased through any Ford dealer or authorized retailer, joining a growing list of Ford Performance add-ons for the Ranger, which already includes things like Fox Racing shocks and a side-exit exhaust.
