I have had these 3 l V6 duratec for a while and I have had my fair share of building them. I have built five so far and four of them have being at 400 horsepower 400 pounds per foot of torque and I have driven that motor as a daily driver to 500,000 km on 04. Very reliable build APR builds all a p r Pistons APR head studs a pair of gaskets APR crank and dumpster cams. Not actual dumpster cams there the name of the brand. But it is a very reliable and very solid engine if you build it right a 400 horsepower and a 400 lb of torque engine was the 3 litre V6 costed me just over $8,000 to build. The engine runs and drives perfect everyday at 500,000 km I don't use it because it's done its job I'm currently going to build a 2002 Ford Taurus station wagon with a 4-speed with the same exact engine and I'm going for 600-horsepower 600 + pounds for the torque
I want to do a N/A build on my 99 Ranger 3.0 (same engine as the 3.0 Taurus), I have the mod list but idk if its overkill but I would actually need a water injection so none of internals don't break & do I have to get ported & polished heads from Tom Morana Racing? I want to stay under 300hp though here's the mod list: 1999 Ford Ranger 3.0 V6 mods: - long tube V6 headers - Morana racing header flanges - hi-flow water pump - hi-flow oil pump - lawson industries high flow cat - Jones exhaust flowpack muffler - 3.55 gears - tachometer - roll cage - 13" Brembo slotted & vented rotors - 1:8.1 rockers - strut brace - ported lower intake manifold - ported upper intake manifold - cold air intake (heat shield) - stage 1 performance camshaft - heavy duty springs - 60mm throttle body - 3.3L stroker kit - dual 2.5" tailpipes - Jones exhaust 3" chrome tips - jet underdrive crank, water pump, & alternator pulley - ported & polished heads - 2000 stall high torque converter - mustang GT fuel pump - 200amp alternator - water injection - oil cooler - tune
I got my 2007 Ranger STX tuned. It is putting out around 200 HP and can keep up with any stock Ram Hemi. The takeoff is now impressive for the the laughable slow 6. It will top out at 137 MPH now.
One last little bit when you fully build it and you Fuller started up and you noticed that there's a lot of piston noise going on the only way to solve that problem and solve it quickly is only use fully synthetic oil heats up quicker and it quietens it down within about 30 to 34 seconds
Got a 92 probe 3.0 vulcan rebuilt .30 overbore all forged parts turbo off a 92 eagle talon pushing 14psi. 2500$ in this old beater girl and daily drive it
Also when I was daily driving that car at 400 horsepower 400 + foot pounds for at work I was averaging about 400 km on a full tank of gas which is about 325 miles to a tank of gas which is pretty bad but if I drove it like a rockstar everyday I would only get about 200 miles on a tank of gas at 91 octane
And the last thing is I used a 62 mm Cooper ball bearing turbo and that turbo never failed me from 90000 kilometres to 522000 km until today it works phenomenally it is an expensive turbo but at the end of the day you get what you pay for a longevity and long-lasting turbo you will pay a good amount for it but like I said this motor I can put into a different vehicle and easily get another five hundred thousand kilometres out of it due to the fact of his engine costs the same amount as a cheap new car till today but it's only job is to be high horsepower output and to last. If manufacturers build their engines to the standard that I did the cheapest car out there would be 45 to 50,000.
One other thing if you are planning to build this engine to a very high horsepower output you have to lower the RPMs of the red line the normal red line is at 6305 RPMs and I was at 400 horsepower 400 lb of torque at 5800 RPMs. These engines do not like to rev High the more the Power the lower the RPMs if you increase the RPM's be prepared to blow up your engine like a kid finding out at Christmas time he didn't get the present he wanted. There are great engines to build but they do not like to rev High the higher the horsepower the lower the RPM you have to go as the only way to keep these engines reliable and high horsepower and stupid amount of pulling power with the torque that they can give out of that four-speed automatic. I have pushed the 4-speed automatic with a new clutch in it I have pushed it to 698 horsepower before it started slipping. So the force-feed is really good but at the same time it's a highway built transmission not a quarter mile transmission or a mile transmission. Grey and Jen grey car just like any engine if you're going to build it and you want to build it to last expect to put between $8,000 plus into the engine bay and transmission
Yes I understand that in the book said Vulcan main is 2.519 inch the sho is 2.516 inch and I found a a sho spec crank and when the guy measure it it spec out at 2.519 inch as to my surprise he this 3 time but the difference is the thickness of the main the vulcan are thicker then the sho so either I will go to Toyota one or I will bore it out to accept the vulcan main don't know yet
Not big on the robot voice, but there’s some solid info here. I’ve got a stock 3.0 ranger and I’m not ready to commit to an engine swap, so I’ve been looking into motor mods and tuning.
I have a few 3.0 liter is it possible to get forge piston from you to give me 3.2 liter? And I have another engine ford 2.9 cosworth engine can you make some too for that engine
@@MrMrBigro try this company. This is where I got my stroker kit for my Vulcan. They sell a stroker kit for a 2.9L Ford V6 that enlarges the displacement to 3.5L. The only thing I'm not sure of is if it is a cosworth or not. You will have to contact them and ask. www.moranav6racing.com/category.html?CategoryID=38
But if you are looking to hit 900 horsepower in this car be prepared to spend close to $18,000 in parts. It has been done multiple amount of times and when you hit 900 horsepower with this engine you are easily pushed 8.5 second passes on the quarter mile
Depends on how much power you want to make. My Vulcan has a stroker kit and stage 1 cam with exhaust and mild tune. It makes 225 hp to the wheels and I put in $4500 and did most of the work myself. I am going to supercharge it after changing the head bolts, head gaskets, ignition, and fuel system. Looking for 320 to 330 at 10 psi boost but that is the most you can get with cast pistons. You will have to build a full forged bottom end if you want anything higher without blowing the bottom end out. Performance is not cheap.
So with say a set of forged pistons ported heads and intake and let’s say 8-12psi boost it should make close to 300? Would the stock camshaft profile support this? I will probably be piecing together my own rotating assembly crank will be the only stock part of the bottom end.
@@dapowerranger4985 You can use a stock cam but it will limit the total horsepower and torque. The plus is it is more streetable and won"t give you issues with the transmission shiftng properly. With a stock cam you are looking at 250-260 horsepower tops but remember this is over 100+ more than stock.
Vulcan Taurus Performance that is exactly what I’m looking for. My 91’ ranger used to have a 3.0 before I Ls swapped it and I loved the Lil 3.0 had lots of fun with it. but I just recently acquired a 92’gmc s-15 and I think I’m gonna swap it with a Vulcan I just wanted to know what kind of power I could expect
@@dapowerranger4985 I bought a 2002 Ranger 4x4 this year with a Vulcan in it. When I am done with the Taurus I will be working on it with videos to document the process. The engine will be the first thing. Looking for torque over horsepower. Should be a fun little project.
If you want to build a fully bulletproof 3.2 L V6 duratec with a phenomenal sounding engine and you want to fully build it you are looking at what it costed me this engine will guarantee hit a million kilometres it costed me $12,936.72.
It is telling you don't push it any over 5000 RPM with the stock crank in it if not the crank will shatter and your Pistons will go somewhere. You have to build forged internals and all of the engine APR does the best and has every single part and component for this engine up to 900 horsepower
@@ragintaurusmusclemercury7023 well thank but so far I haven't been lucky to find upgrade part like main bearing and so forth and now I have discovered that the main might be the same diameter as the vulcan engine or the machine shop might have done a mistake but they measure them 3 time
You will have to have some made. Morana V6 Racing sells header plates for the Vulcan. Then you will have to get a head fabrication kit and make your own. www.moranav6racing.com/category.html?CategoryID=36
I did the Morana, plate. Get 1998 mustang headers. Bolts to adapter. Also use the FelPro gasket for the mustage header, not Hedman gasket. Gasket holes are smaller than the exhaust holes on the adapter.
The s h o pistons and crank can only hold at a maximum 400 horsepower but at that horsepower you are not looking at longevity. So that engine would be reliable around 300 maybe 350. For about six years before it starts destroying itself APR does the best for it is to all of Billet aluminum Steel. Yes it is expensive but at the same time this motor without the sound of a GT-R R35 it's the exact same displacement and everything but at the same time it kicks a heavier hit then an R35 will that be want to
Once you get past the 3.2 litre you are going towards a Chevy motor and the sound and the power is totally different to a 3.2 I guarantee go for a 3.2 and build it pretty much Bulletproof and drive it as daily build and I guarantee from time to come you will have lots of fun and not engine and transmission Welby the most Happy Valley components that you'll ever know and easily surprised 500000 km on heavy punishment
Why not narrate this yourself. Robot voice ia annoying
I can’t listen to those things.
I swapped a taurus 3.0 in to my 97 ranger. Seems more stout. Putnalp the ranger stuff on top of the taurus block. Bulletproof
I have had these 3 l V6 duratec for a while and I have had my fair share of building them. I have built five so far and four of them have being at 400 horsepower 400 pounds per foot of torque and I have driven that motor as a daily driver to 500,000 km on 04. Very reliable build APR builds all a p r Pistons APR head studs a pair of gaskets APR crank and dumpster cams. Not actual dumpster cams there the name of the brand. But it is a very reliable and very solid engine if you build it right a 400 horsepower and a 400 lb of torque engine was the 3 litre V6 costed me just over $8,000 to build. The engine runs and drives perfect everyday at 500,000 km I don't use it because it's done its job I'm currently going to build a 2002 Ford Taurus station wagon with a 4-speed with the same exact engine and I'm going for 600-horsepower 600 + pounds for the torque
That sounds badass
Did you turbo it?
reading these comments as a taurus owner now I want a ranger. I can just swap parts like my own junkyard
I want to do a N/A build on my 99 Ranger 3.0 (same engine as the 3.0 Taurus), I have the mod list but idk if its overkill but I would actually need a water injection so none of internals don't break & do I have to get ported & polished heads from Tom Morana Racing?
I want to stay under 300hp though
here's the mod list:
1999 Ford Ranger 3.0 V6 mods:
- long tube V6 headers
- Morana racing header flanges
- hi-flow water pump
- hi-flow oil pump
- lawson industries high flow cat
- Jones exhaust flowpack muffler
- 3.55 gears
- tachometer
- roll cage
- 13" Brembo slotted & vented rotors
- 1:8.1 rockers
- strut brace
- ported lower intake manifold
- ported upper intake manifold
- cold air intake (heat shield)
- stage 1 performance camshaft
- heavy duty springs
- 60mm throttle body
- 3.3L stroker kit
- dual 2.5" tailpipes
- Jones exhaust 3" chrome tips
- jet underdrive crank, water pump, & alternator pulley
- ported & polished heads
- 2000 stall high torque converter
- mustang GT fuel pump
- 200amp alternator
- water injection
- oil cooler
- tune
Great motor for reliability, just slow as helllll.
In stock form. There are simple mods that can get them in the 200+ hp range. 300 hp with low boost and stock internals.
I got my 2007 Ranger STX tuned. It is putting out around 200 HP and can keep up with any stock Ram Hemi. The takeoff is now impressive for the the laughable slow 6. It will top out at 137 MPH now.
And look at the new 3.0:)
One last little bit when you fully build it and you Fuller started up and you noticed that there's a lot of piston noise going on the only way to solve that problem and solve it quickly is only use fully synthetic oil heats up quicker and it quietens it down within about 30 to 34 seconds
Lmao the computer voice killed me 🤣🤣🤣
Got a 92 probe 3.0 vulcan rebuilt .30 overbore all forged parts turbo off a 92 eagle talon pushing 14psi. 2500$ in this old beater girl and daily drive it
Also when I was daily driving that car at 400 horsepower 400 + foot pounds for at work I was averaging about 400 km on a full tank of gas which is about 325 miles to a tank of gas which is pretty bad but if I drove it like a rockstar everyday I would only get about 200 miles on a tank of gas at 91 octane
And the last thing is I used a 62 mm Cooper ball bearing turbo and that turbo never failed me from 90000 kilometres to 522000 km until today it works phenomenally it is an expensive turbo but at the end of the day you get what you pay for a longevity and long-lasting turbo you will pay a good amount for it but like I said this motor I can put into a different vehicle and easily get another five hundred thousand kilometres out of it due to the fact of his engine costs the same amount as a cheap new car till today but it's only job is to be high horsepower output and to last. If manufacturers build their engines to the standard that I did the cheapest car out there would be 45 to 50,000.
Also this is a video I have made that was uploaded to this channel for you guys to build this engine. Up to 400 horsepower 400 pounds of torque Plus
One other thing if you are planning to build this engine to a very high horsepower output you have to lower the RPMs of the red line the normal red line is at 6305 RPMs and I was at 400 horsepower 400 lb of torque at 5800 RPMs. These engines do not like to rev High the more the Power the lower the RPMs if you increase the RPM's be prepared to blow up your engine like a kid finding out at Christmas time he didn't get the present he wanted. There are great engines to build but they do not like to rev High the higher the horsepower the lower the RPM you have to go as the only way to keep these engines reliable and high horsepower and stupid amount of pulling power with the torque that they can give out of that four-speed automatic. I have pushed the 4-speed automatic with a new clutch in it I have pushed it to 698 horsepower before it started slipping. So the force-feed is really good but at the same time it's a highway built transmission not a quarter mile transmission or a mile transmission. Grey and Jen grey car just like any engine if you're going to build it and you want to build it to last expect to put between $8,000 plus into the engine bay and transmission
Yes I understand that in the book said Vulcan main is 2.519 inch the sho is 2.516 inch and I found a a sho spec crank and when the guy measure it it spec out at 2.519 inch as to my surprise he this 3 time but the difference is the thickness of the main the vulcan are thicker then the sho so either I will go to Toyota one or I will bore it out to accept the vulcan main don't know yet
Not big on the robot voice, but there’s some solid info here.
I’ve got a stock 3.0 ranger and I’m not ready to commit to an engine swap, so I’ve been looking into motor mods and tuning.
Did you do anything? Everything I’m finding says just do a swap
@@TheyCallMeBropez lol, not yet.
This year has been super funky due to COVID.
I have a few 3.0 liter is it possible to get forge piston from you to give me 3.2 liter? And I have another engine ford 2.9 cosworth engine can you make some too for that engine
I used a stroker kit to get more displacement. You might have to find a speed shop that specializes in that engine to help.
Thanks here in canada there is nothing here to help me out
@@MrMrBigro try this company. This is where I got my stroker kit for my Vulcan. They sell a stroker kit for a 2.9L Ford V6 that enlarges the displacement to 3.5L. The only thing I'm not sure of is if it is a cosworth or not. You will have to contact them and ask.
www.moranav6racing.com/category.html?CategoryID=38
But if you are looking to hit 900 horsepower in this car be prepared to spend close to $18,000 in parts. It has been done multiple amount of times and when you hit 900 horsepower with this engine you are easily pushed 8.5 second passes on the quarter mile
So what could one realistically expect to spend on one to make say 250-300hp? Have cores already.
Depends on how much power you want to make. My Vulcan has a stroker kit and stage 1 cam with exhaust and mild tune. It makes 225 hp to the wheels and I put in $4500 and did most of the work myself. I am going to supercharge it after changing the head bolts, head gaskets, ignition, and fuel system. Looking for 320 to 330 at 10 psi boost but that is the most you can get with cast pistons. You will have to build a full forged bottom end if you want anything higher without blowing the bottom end out. Performance is not cheap.
So with say a set of forged pistons ported heads and intake and let’s say 8-12psi boost it should make close to 300? Would the stock camshaft profile support this? I will probably be piecing together my own rotating assembly crank will be the only stock part of the bottom end.
@@dapowerranger4985 You can use a stock cam but it will limit the total horsepower and torque. The plus is it is more streetable and won"t give you issues with the transmission shiftng properly. With a stock cam you are looking at 250-260 horsepower tops but remember this is over 100+ more than stock.
Vulcan Taurus Performance that is exactly what I’m looking for. My 91’ ranger used to have a 3.0 before I Ls swapped it and I loved the Lil 3.0 had lots of fun with it. but I just recently acquired a 92’gmc s-15 and I think I’m gonna swap it with a Vulcan I just wanted to know what kind of power I could expect
@@dapowerranger4985 I bought a 2002 Ranger 4x4 this year with a Vulcan in it. When I am done with the Taurus I will be working on it with videos to document the process. The engine will be the first thing. Looking for torque over horsepower. Should be a fun little project.
If you want to build a fully bulletproof 3.2 L V6 duratec with a phenomenal sounding engine and you want to fully build it you are looking at what it costed me this engine will guarantee hit a million kilometres it costed me $12,936.72.
It is telling you don't push it any over 5000 RPM with the stock crank in it if not the crank will shatter and your Pistons will go somewhere. You have to build forged internals and all of the engine APR does the best and has every single part and component for this engine up to 900 horsepower
I have the sho engine do you have some upgrades for it thank
There is a big aftermarket for the SHO engines online.
@@ragintaurusmusclemercury7023 well thank but so far I haven't been lucky to find upgrade part like main bearing and so forth and now I have discovered that the main might be the same diameter as the vulcan engine or the machine shop might have done a mistake but they measure them 3 time
@@MrMrBigro Even though the SHO V6s are designed by Yamaha they are based on the Vulcan so there are a few pieces that can fit with machine work.
I would like to find an audio-video similar to this one for Volkswagen MK2 1.8 8v Golf/Jetta. Nice work guys.
And use the beginning notice as this is my 3 l V6 build no try to answer any of your questions and help you with that build
Voice sounds like counselor Troy from star trek
The ford tempo come with this motor too
Where did you get the front bumper/skirts for your Taurus?
They are made by Razzi. You can buy the full body kit or go to other sites and buy the parts separated.
www.razzi.com/
You can use bumper lips from a 1999 Mach 1 mustang for the nose of your Taurus it's a even fit all you have to do is draw a
I already have on on my Taurus. Made a video installing it.
I cannot find headers for mind
You will have to have some made. Morana V6 Racing sells header plates for the Vulcan. Then you will have to get a head fabrication kit and make your own.
www.moranav6racing.com/category.html?CategoryID=36
I did the Morana, plate. Get 1998 mustang headers. Bolts to adapter. Also use the FelPro gasket for the mustage header, not Hedman gasket. Gasket holes are smaller than the exhaust holes on the adapter.
The s h o pistons and crank can only hold at a maximum 400 horsepower but at that horsepower you are not looking at longevity. So that engine would be reliable around 300 maybe 350. For about six years before it starts destroying itself APR does the best for it is to all of Billet aluminum Steel. Yes it is expensive but at the same time this motor without the sound of a GT-R R35 it's the exact same displacement and everything but at the same time it kicks a heavier hit then an R35 will that be want to
This video is cursed
Once you get past the 3.2 litre you are going towards a Chevy motor and the sound and the power is totally different to a 3.2 I guarantee go for a 3.2 and build it pretty much Bulletproof and drive it as daily build and I guarantee from time to come you will have lots of fun and not engine and transmission Welby the most Happy Valley components that you'll ever know and easily surprised 500000 km on heavy punishment