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2.8 liter TBI swap


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Dude it's never going to cool off. This heat really sucks. It got up to 105 today where I work....
 


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dangerranger83 said:
My fuel system originaly came out of an 87 ranger with a 2.3. the 2.3, 2.9 have the same tanks/pumps in gen 1 rangers. Mine is a metal tank, its sending unit is the same as what was in it before the truck was conveted from a carbed 2.3 to a FI 2.3 to a FI 2.8. Basiclly my dad took out the original tank, hooked up the sending unit wires on the FI tank to the truck and it worked fine (other having to add a couple to run the pump in the tank). Just remeber that my truck has the 2 fuel pumps, the low and high pressure but due to going to Duraspark, I will be by passing the high pressure pump and just using the low pressure one. I will do a write-up with picks and all that stuff on how to convert to a Duraspark on my and my dads truck.
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Will the low pressure pump be enough for the carb it is my understanding you need 6-8 psi going into the carb and it is not so much pressure as volume just a question IDK.
 
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It will be more then enough, guys have done this to there 5.0 swaps (carbeed ones that is). these pumps can feed a 5.0 FI too. The low pressure pump pumps at 7 psi, the factory manual pump on the 2.8 runs at 5.5 psi. If not, I will run the high pressure one with a regulator (already know a cheap way to do that one). My dads set-up will have to be ran that way due to his truck only has one eletric fuel pump that runs at 44 factory psi.
 
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The Dizzy's came in today!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now to get the Duraspark box, cap, rotar, etc.....

Im still debating on if I want to make a metering block or try to find a carb at the JY. Problem with the metering block is like how it all works and what not, or is making it a simple as it looks?
 
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The long arms were shipped out last Monday/Tuesday but thats as far as its gotten, doesnt say that they are on there way to me so I will have to call the guy and have him call them and see whats up if progress on shipping them hasnt progressed after this Monday.
 
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Hmm? Doesn't sound good.
 
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Went out and paid insurance on the old beast, cant wait till I get her Durasparked so I can get her back on the road.

As for the long arms I need to get on the computer so that I can get the link to his website to get ahold of him (on ps3 atm).
 
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Well after calling him, finding out what was going on with my long arms etc etc..........







THEY FINALLY ARRIVED!!!!!!!!!

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Have to say they are beefy. The welds are flawless, loving the poweder coating and only took me 20 min to get it out of the packaging.
 
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Hmm, they look familiar
 
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Might have came from under your truck.

Right now I'm just trying to find time to get started on my truck.
 
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