Ford Performance Add-On Boosts Ranger Output by 45 HP

From Car and Driver

• Ford Performance is offering an $825 engine calibration for the Ranger that boosts engine output by 45 horsepower at 4500 rpm and 60 lb-ft of torque at 2500 rpm.

• We estimate that could shave 0.4 second off the Ranger's 6.0-second zero-to-60-mph time.

• The calibration is legal in all 50 states and comes with a three-year or 36,000-mile warranty.

More power is always good, and Ford Performance is giving us just that for the Ranger. The Ford Ranger comes standard with a turbocharged 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine that generates 270 horsepower and 310 lb-ft of torque, and now, Ford's racing division is offering an $825 engine calibration to give that engine just a bit more power.

The calibration raises output by 45 horsepower at 4500 rpm and 60 lb-ft of torque at 2500 rpm, according to Ford Performance. Along with it comes an optimized shift schedule to let the standard 10-speed transmission move through its gears a little more cleanly and a performance air filter.