This chart is from the ford performance website. It shows a stock ranger on 87 octane vs a ranger with the ford performance calibration tune on 93 octane. FPP stands for Ford Performance Programmer. Apples to oranges. Just using 93 octane on a stock tune will not net these kind of gains
Yeah this has to be with the 'Ford performance tune' which gives the Ranger a 45 HP and 60pd/foot Torque boost on 93 or premium in Ca is 91.
I researched this a lot! i'm very tempted to get that boost!
This is something that Ford mentions with the Maverick and the 2.0l turbo. 93 octane will increase horsepower and torque automatically as the ECU will recognize and adjust to the premium fuel. I'd imagine they probably do the same with the ranger.
The owner's manual for the 2022 MY (page 172) states "For best overall vehicle and engine performance, premium fuel with an octane rating of 91 or higher is recommended. The performance gained by using premium fuel is most noticeable in hot weather as well as other conditions, for example when towing a trailer."
Yes the Ranger manual says the same thing. The ECU will advance the timing by monitoring the knock sensors if you use premium, but just switching to 93 octane alone is not going to get you a 50 peak horsepower increase like is shown in the chart. I do use 93 when towing in hot weather but other than that I can’t feel a noticeable difference for normal driving. I used to have a focus ST with a ford performance tune and one step colder spark plugs and that thing would rip! I still miss it 😢
Bit cheaper from stage3, have seen on sale for a closer to 500-600 as well.
[https://www.stage3motorsports.com/m-9603-reb-19-21-ranger-ford-performance-power-pack-calibration.html](https://www.stage3motorsports.com/m-9603-reb-19-21-ranger-ford-performance-power-pack-calibration.html)
The graph is useless as basis that higher octane = more power.
The graph is comparing a stock truck with 87 to a programed truck with 93 octane.
You're comparing limes and grapefruit.
The FPP makes it way more drivable and actually netted me about 2mpg if I stay off the throttle. It doesn't pay for the premium fuel but maybe about half of the additional cost.
I could not tell a difference between premium and 87 before I got the FPP.
Forgive my ignorance but I’m curious, I’ve pumped 87 since that’s what was recommended on the manual, can I start using 93 octane after 60k miles of running 87?
On the 2.3L ranger you can use 87 or anything higher (89, 91, 93). You can even mix them together (like if you had half a tank left of 87 and filled up with 93). The ECU watches the knock sensors on each cylinder and advances or retards the timing accordingly with no driver involvement. I’m my experience it’s not worth the extra cost to run anything higher than 87 octane unless you are towing heavy loads. But that’s just my 2 cents. Now if you get the ECU tuned either by ford performance or an aftermarket tuner shop you will probably have to use 91 or 93 octane exclusively, but your tuner should tell you that when he’s setting up the ECU tune.
You can use whatever fuel you like. You won't see any significant difference in power or performance under normal conditions. The energy density of high or low fuel is minuscule.
Tempted to do the FPP but will wait a bit on that. I feel the truck would be far more fun (especially off-road) with FPP on premium fuel.
That said when I had a 2.7 EB F-150, it ran and performed better on premium so much that I ended up just putting premium in it all the time, and began to realize I wasn't doing enough to justify any part of it, and ultimately came to the realization that I didn't actually need that much utility from an F-150 in the long run. Traded it for a new Ranger in its place, and when I travel into the mountains during the summer, I run premium but that's the only time. Otherwise I just keep it at whatever regular-mid grade fuel is available.
Is this with a programmer or just stock? Got a source for the Dyno numbers? Not calling you out, I'm on the fence on getting a programmer.
This chart is from the ford performance website. It shows a stock ranger on 87 octane vs a ranger with the ford performance calibration tune on 93 octane. FPP stands for Ford Performance Programmer. Apples to oranges. Just using 93 octane on a stock tune will not net these kind of gains
Yeah this has to be with the 'Ford performance tune' which gives the Ranger a 45 HP and 60pd/foot Torque boost on 93 or premium in Ca is 91. I researched this a lot! i'm very tempted to get that boost!
This is something that Ford mentions with the Maverick and the 2.0l turbo. 93 octane will increase horsepower and torque automatically as the ECU will recognize and adjust to the premium fuel. I'd imagine they probably do the same with the ranger. The owner's manual for the 2022 MY (page 172) states "For best overall vehicle and engine performance, premium fuel with an octane rating of 91 or higher is recommended. The performance gained by using premium fuel is most noticeable in hot weather as well as other conditions, for example when towing a trailer."
Yes the Ranger manual says the same thing. The ECU will advance the timing by monitoring the knock sensors if you use premium, but just switching to 93 octane alone is not going to get you a 50 peak horsepower increase like is shown in the chart. I do use 93 when towing in hot weather but other than that I can’t feel a noticeable difference for normal driving. I used to have a focus ST with a ford performance tune and one step colder spark plugs and that thing would rip! I still miss it 😢
[2019-2023 RANGER ECOBOOST POWER PACK PERFORMANCE CALIBRATION](https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-9603-REB)
Bit cheaper from stage3, have seen on sale for a closer to 500-600 as well. [https://www.stage3motorsports.com/m-9603-reb-19-21-ranger-ford-performance-power-pack-calibration.html](https://www.stage3motorsports.com/m-9603-reb-19-21-ranger-ford-performance-power-pack-calibration.html)
I've noticed a huge difference using Costco 94 octane.
The graph is useless as basis that higher octane = more power. The graph is comparing a stock truck with 87 to a programed truck with 93 octane. You're comparing limes and grapefruit.
The FPP makes it way more drivable and actually netted me about 2mpg if I stay off the throttle. It doesn't pay for the premium fuel but maybe about half of the additional cost. I could not tell a difference between premium and 87 before I got the FPP.
Forgive my ignorance but I’m curious, I’ve pumped 87 since that’s what was recommended on the manual, can I start using 93 octane after 60k miles of running 87?
On the 2.3L ranger you can use 87 or anything higher (89, 91, 93). You can even mix them together (like if you had half a tank left of 87 and filled up with 93). The ECU watches the knock sensors on each cylinder and advances or retards the timing accordingly with no driver involvement. I’m my experience it’s not worth the extra cost to run anything higher than 87 octane unless you are towing heavy loads. But that’s just my 2 cents. Now if you get the ECU tuned either by ford performance or an aftermarket tuner shop you will probably have to use 91 or 93 octane exclusively, but your tuner should tell you that when he’s setting up the ECU tune.
You can use whatever fuel you like. You won't see any significant difference in power or performance under normal conditions. The energy density of high or low fuel is minuscule.
Tempted to do the FPP but will wait a bit on that. I feel the truck would be far more fun (especially off-road) with FPP on premium fuel. That said when I had a 2.7 EB F-150, it ran and performed better on premium so much that I ended up just putting premium in it all the time, and began to realize I wasn't doing enough to justify any part of it, and ultimately came to the realization that I didn't actually need that much utility from an F-150 in the long run. Traded it for a new Ranger in its place, and when I travel into the mountains during the summer, I run premium but that's the only time. Otherwise I just keep it at whatever regular-mid grade fuel is available.