DALE MASTERMAN RANGER KING CAB
IT’S TWINS!
The engine’s in build for the Meguiar’s Ranger, and the custom turbos have arrived
When you think of pickup trucks and what powers them, it’s got to be something pretty meaty hasn’t it? An engine that serves up a lot of torque, with readily deployable power to cart whatever payload you’re carrying about without any stress or drama. If you’re a farmer with a Hilux, you might have a torquey diesel. If you’re in the States and you’ve got an F-Series or a Ram, obviously it’s got to be a dirty great V8. So what about the Ranger? Well, when it was new you could get these with a Mazda four-pot or a Cologne V6, or a whole bunch of diesels. But for this build, I had other ideas…
If you’ve followed these Tom vs Dale build-offs over the years, you’ll know that I previously did a Jaguar S-Type R, working with Swallows Racing. And that’s where the inspiration came from for this: the Jaguar V6 was shared by Ford in the early-2000s, so it’s era-appropriate for the Ranger and it’s allTom is a mastermind when it comes to beefing up Jaguar blocks so the truck is in the best hands. Can’t wait to see what power (and noise) it makes when the brutal Jag motor meets the new twins…
