| Coming in standard at only 80 kW of power and 257 Nm of torque against the likes of the Nissans and Toyotas making over 100 kW and 300 Nm, it is seriously outgunned on the road. |
| Before we even get into the magic worked on the Ranger by SAC, lets consider a few facts that you should take into account when choosing a workshop and even more importantly, before you part with your money. |
| As many claim to be able to help you, but when it comes to producing reliable results, you are often left feeling disappointed and somewhat poorer too. |
| Steves Auto Clinic have been in business for over 20 years now, so you know that they have a wealth of experience behind them. |
| You then have the convenience of there being branches situated countrywide. |
| Add to this the fact that all these branches employ the best staff the industry has to offer, using the latest state of the art equipment; you know your vehicle is in good hands. |
| If you still have some doubt, then consider this. |
| They are the only performance workshop in the country that buys and develops their own cars and maintains a strategic test fleet for you the customer to sample. |
| No ‘trial and error’ on a customer’s car here, and it is this confidence that allows them to offer a host of ‘No Worry Warranty’ options on all the work they do for total peace of mind motoring. |
| Enough of the talk, lets get to what makes Junior go big. |
| Well first up, SAC offer you three stages of upgrade, so there is something to suit any budget. |
| Stage 1 consists of carefully calibrating the diesel pump to match the boost and timing requirements and adding a freeflow exhaust. |
| This sees an increase from 80 kW to about 89 kW and 257 Nm to 270 Nm. |
| Should you want more than what Stage 1 offers, Stage 2 involves the fitting of a larger, more efficient intercooler to go with the calibrated pump and freeflow exhaust. |
| Power now jumps to 100 kW and the torque goes up to a healthy 300 Nm. |
| Finally, should you really want to become a bully, then Stage 3 is the way to go. |
| Added to Stage 2 you now get a turbo upgrade thrown into the mix and this sees Junior now pumping out 110 kW and 320 Nm of tar churning torque. |
| So you have seen the power figures, but how does this translate onto the real world of the road? |
| Well I can assure you that you won’t need a dyno graph to tell you that your Ranger is now better, you will feel it instantly. |
| In outright sprint terms the SAC Ranger destroys the standard 0 – 100 km/h time by more than 3 seconds and continues to grow this advantage the longer the road gets. |
