Hard to say, ended up having trans issues and had to sell it, an enduring regret to this day.
"Is anyone else obsessed with intentionally over-revving the manual 2.3?"Is anyone else obsessed with intentionally over-reving the manual 2.3? The fast and furious inspired tachometer taunts me the way it gets darker and darker as if to say “Watch out, don’t think about it, don’t do it, I told you not to do it!!!” This little screamer is totally the wrong engine for the Bronco. So much that Ford gives us a fake v8 sound as if to apologize for the Mazda derived screamer under the hood. The Bronco ought to have a small v8 that lays over at 5000rpm but with stump pulling low end torque. So now I’m driving my Bronco like a Hot Hatch and loving every minute of it! Probably my “black box” has already messaged Ford and voided my warranty.
No reason to go that high up…
Just like the new manual transmission 2.4 turbo tacomas. The redline is much lower than the automatic counterparts, almost like a mini diesel engine.If they didn't want you to rev the shite out of it, then they should've stopped the numbers at 4K
If you think the fake engine noise in the 2.3 sounds like a V8, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD MAN!!!! TAKE A MUSTANG GT FOR A BLAST!!! The 2.3 fake noise sounds absolutely nothing like a V8!Is anyone else obsessed with intentionally over-reving the manual 2.3? The fast and furious inspired tachometer taunts me the way it gets darker and darker as if to say “Watch out, don’t think about it, don’t do it, I told you not to do it!!!” This little screamer is totally the wrong engine for the Bronco. So much that Ford gives us a fake v8 sound as if to apologize for the Mazda derived screamer under the hood. The Bronco ought to have a small v8 that lays over at 5000rpm but with stump pulling low end torque. So now I’m driving my Bronco like a Hot Hatch and loving every minute of it! Probably my “black box” has already messaged Ford and voided my warranty.
