Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3

[VirginiaHeritage]

The only non-V8 engine I've heard that sounded good is the Subaru flat 4 with a proper muffler.

The best 4-cylinder I ever heard was my buddy’s Honda S2000 with a K&N intake. It may have been mostly intake noise but it sounded great under hard acceleration.

It was also the most uncomfortable car I’ve ever ridden in, until my wife got her Miata.

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[userdude]

The best 4-cylinder I ever heard was my buddy’s Honda S2000 with a K&N intake. It may have been mostly intake noise but it sounded great under hard acceleration.

It was also the most uncomfortable car I’ve ever ridden in, until my wife got her Miata.

The best 4-cylinder I ever heard was my 95 YJ with the four banger. It sounded great!!

Said no one ever.

 

[Brian_B]

Ford should put the 2.3 in the F-150s. It's only .4L difference and a much better engine with better MPG than the 2.7. Hp is nearly the same too.

Isn't the Ranger an F150 with different headlights?

... and the 2.3

 

[Rydfree]

Isn't the Ranger an F150 with different headlights?

... and the 2.3

Uh, no. The Bronco is based on the smaller Ranger. I had a 2020 Ranger with the 2.3 and hated that engine. It sounded like it was spooling up to launch off the Catapult just to get going out of the parking space, lol. That's the main reason I made sure to order the bronco with the 2.7. I test drove a Bronco with the 2.3 while waiting for mine to be built and was sure to stick with the 2.7 on my order. The salesman said you won't regret waiting for the 2.7 and he was right. To each their own but it's a difference I can easily tell and sure am glad I stuck to my guns when Ford was trying to get people to delete things just to get their order built sooner. If the Ranger had been available with the 2.7 back then I probably would still be in it. Loved the little Ranger otherwise.

 

[Brian_B]

Uh, no. The Bronco is based on the smaller Ranger. I had a 2020 Ranger with the 2.3 and hated that engine. It sounded like it was spooling up to launch off the Catapult just to get going out of the parking space, lol. That's the main reason I made sure to order the bronco with the 2.7. I test drove a Bronco with the 2.3 while waiting for mine to be built and was sure to stick with the 2.7 on my order. The salesman said you won't regret waiting for the 2.7 and he was right. To each their own but it's a difference I can easily tell and sure am glad I stuck to my guns when Ford was trying to get people to delete things just to get their order built sooner. If the Ranger had been available with the 2.7 back then I probably would still be in it. Loved the little Ranger otherwise.

Oh, tell me more.

 

[HighVelocity]

Rosie O Donell is just Julia Roberts with different legs.

 

[Brian_B]

Rosie O Donell is just Julia Roberts with different legs.

They all look the same in the dark

 

[Y2KFirehawk]

Uh, no. The Bronco is based on the smaller Ranger. I had a 2020 Ranger with the 2.3 and hated that engine. It sounded like it was spooling up to launch off the Catapult just to get going out of the parking space, lol. That's the main reason I made sure to order the bronco with the 2.7. I test drove a Bronco with the 2.3 while waiting for mine to be built and was sure to stick with the 2.7 on my order. The salesman said you won't regret waiting for the 2.7 and he was right. To each their own but it's a difference I can easily tell and sure am glad I stuck to my guns when Ford was trying to get people to delete things just to get their order built sooner. If the Ranger had been available with the 2.7 back then I probably would still be in it. Loved the little Ranger otherwise.

Been following along here and this one forced my hand. (not a bad thing, I like the debates)
I currently own both a 2021 Ranger (2.3) and a 2022 Bronco (2.7)
Day-to-day driving you'd be hard pressed to know the difference. The fuel economy of the 2.3 beats the 2.7. (Same drive, same speeds, following each other) In boost, ripping stock for stock, you can start to see differences but I think that's mostly gearing. While I never drove the 2.3 Bronco, from my experiences here, I'd imagine the driving experience between engines in the same platform has to be pretty similar.

I won't go down the sound route; V8 is always the answer there

 

[TPadden72]

I won't go down the sound route; V8 is always the answer there

V12 is the rebuttal.

Tom

 

[userdude]

I won't go down the sound route; V8 is always the answer there

Like Mozart that V8!!

 

[Rydfree]

Been following along here and this one forced my hand. (not a bad thing, I like the debates)
I currently own both a 2021 Ranger (2.3) and a 2022 Bronco (2.7)
Day-to-day driving you'd be hard pressed to know the difference. The fuel economy of the 2.3 beats the 2.7. (Same drive, same speeds, following each other) In boost, ripping stock for stock, you can start to see differences but I think that's mostly gearing. While I never drove the 2.3 Bronco, from my experiences here, I'd imagine the driving experience between engines in the same platform has to be pretty similar.

I won't go down the sound route; V8 is always the answer there

As I stated, "To each their own but it's a difference I can easily tell ."

Glad you enjoy the 2.3

 

[RedDawg]

B6GBronocoDude: “Question, what kind of bear is best?"

BigWheelsRBest: "That's a ridiculous question."

B6GBroncoDude: “False. Black bear."

LuvMyV8: “Well, that's debatable. There are basically two schools of thought."

B6GBroncoDude: "Fact, bears eat beets. Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica."

 

[RedDawg]

My apologies if I used your actual user name

 

[Brian_B]

My apologies if I used your actual user name

I’ve been doxxed here yet again. Damn you internet sleuths and pesky kids

 

[userdude]

I’ve been doxxed here yet again. Damn you internet sleuths and pesky kids

OH. So you're that guy.

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