Ford Ranger Performance Air Intake 2019+

Take in the World - Intake R&D Part 3: Design to Production

June 12, 2020

Ford Ranger Performance Air Intake 2019+

This 2019+ Ford Ranger 2.3L EcoBoost Performance Air Intake is now available! Click here to check it out!

The dyno roller whirred away as we ran the Ranger through its warmup runs. We watched as the line on the graph climbed and fell with the sound of the Ranger's 2.3L EcoBoost. With the engine up to operating temp and the dyno computer logging, we started our power runs.

When we last saw the 2019+ Ford Ranger 2.3L EcoBoost intake, we performed our 3D scans and flow-benched the stock intake. In this post, we'll take leaps and bounds towards a finished product.

From our measurements and flow testing, we determined what we would keep from the stock intake and what we would improve. We want to ensure the intake air stayed as cold as possible, so we want to keep the scoop that pulls in outside air from between the hood and the grille. The rest of the airbox, however, will be completely revamped as a rotational-molded box with enough room for a custom high-flow filter.

For the intake tubes,

Take in the World - Intake R&D Part 2: Flow Testing

May 04, 2020

Ford Ranger Performance Air Intake 2019+

We often talk about how your vehicles are more than just the sum of their parts. Your Ranger isn't about getting from point A to point B with a few bags of mulch in the bed. It's about being able to go anywhere, anytime, and still fit in the garage. The parts under the hood have similar stories. An intercooler isn't just about cooling charge air; it's about letting you spend longer with your right foot on the floor and letting your turbo power your adventures. Radiators don't just cool your engine, they let your truck work as hard as you do. Intakes let you, and your engine, take in more of the world. But even if a vehicle is about more than the sum of its parts, it still pays to look at each of those parts on its own when modifying any vehicle. The 2019+ Ranger's intake might be about taking in the world, but at its core, it's about flow.

To make the Ranger intake better, we need to know where it stands. To find that out we start by measuring the core of its performance: flow. Our engineer,

Take in the World - Intake R&D Part 1: Stock Review

March 19, 2020

Ford Ranger Performance Air Intake 2019+

From the crisp, cool air atop Pikes Peak to the smell of freshly cut grass at Fenway Park. From the hard asphalt streets of New York City to the soft sand of the Mojave. No
matter where you are or where you're going, the 2019+ Ford Ranger was built to take in the world.

While we take in the world with our sense of touch, sight, taste, and smell, your 2019+ Ranger takes in the world through its air intake. Air flows into the intake, gets compressed by the turbocharger, and is then forced into the engine. The better the intake flows, the more air can get into the turbocharger and the more air goes into the engine. More air going into the engine means more fuel can be injected, and more fuel equals more power.

Improving flow through the intake is one of the best ways to improve performance. While the stock intake on the 2.3L EcoBoost under the hood of the 2019+ Ranger is well
designed, we think we can make it better. But, before we start building an improved intake, we need to look at the