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Ford Ranger C5


budro

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Can you put a C5 out of the 83-85 rangers behind a v8 without any mods?
I know everyone says that you are supposed to switch out the valve body. I understand the torque converter, flywheel and bellhousing but why the valve body? Are they not the same? I thought the main differnces between the C4 and C5 were the torque converters.

So basically I have a C5 from a 4 wheel drive Ranger and want to put it behind a 5.0. Wont this work without any interior mods? As I am sure there were 5.0 or 302 cars with the same trans just different tail extensions.
 


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The stock valve body shifts too fawkin slowly and softly. The extra power through the trans would smoke the clutches. You want a V8 Valve body with a shift kit. Change the intermediate servo out for a least an "A" also.
 

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