Love those ranger diesels. I have an 87 with the 2.3 Mitsu. And a 84 mighty max witht he same engine. about 30 mpg on the 4x4 ranger and 40 mpg on the mighty max

Go here site is dead but still some good info on the 4-134 s2 perkins
http://north76.proboards.com/index.cgi

Glad to see I am not crazy for wanting little more power outta my little perk Ranger & Mazda B2200 love the photos I know this thread is probably dead as can be but love the advice guys

My brother got a '83 about 10 months ago. Ill post some pics if I get a chance tonight to show what the previous owner did for a turbo manifold and what my brother fab'd up to replace it. it blows a lot of oil and really could use a rebuild but like everyone else he is having a ton of trouble finding any parts for it.

Few days late... but here's a few pics of my bother's 83... I think he said the turbo is off a Subaru but not sure what size it it. It doesn't do a whole lot tho because it is waste gated at 5psi.

Engine Bay
http://s102.photobucket.com/user/flyinmonkeys32/media/20141231_143309_zps0fcab2fa.jpg.html
the last owners turbo manifold
http://s102.photobucket.com/user/flyinmonkeys32/media/20141231_143447_zpsb622f1ba.jpg.html
New manifold
http://s102.photobucket.com/user/flyinmonkeys32/media/20140418_165042_zpsfe0e856d.jpg.htmlhttp://s102.photobucket.com/user/flyinmonkeys32/media/20141231_143322_zpscd2f2780.jpg.html

Did he build that exhaust manifold? Also do you know what turbo he's running and what boost it puts out?

Yeah he built the manifold. He thinks the turbo is a VF-11

Does he have any youtube videos? Im looking into turboing my ranger but dont know what to do or buy. I heard there is a valve cover mod you have to do. Have you heard of that?

I've got a 82 Mazda B2200 with a 2.2, the previous owner put a ford 2.3 SOHC turbo on (which I had to rebuild because it was consuming oil like a no other), then 3 inch straight pipe to the stack, with a 5 speed. I'll post some pictures tomorrow. Just out of curiosity flyinmonkeys32, do you know what kind of boost hes running on?

sorry for the delay. He is running the factory settings on the wastegate. i think it tops out at about 5psi