Recently deceased ranger and pondering options...

Hello friends and techs alike...i currently own a 93 ranger xlt 3.0L A4LD auto 4x4 truck, oil pump died in mcdonalds drive thru line and ran on 3 cylinders home to its current resting place, my apt. (after 278635 miles i give it full credit of being a damn good trk and it deserves a break, then again i wish it didnt nickel and dime 30k out of my ass in 4 yrs staying on the road...) so here i sit w/ a broke down trk and am pondering options, first things first, i have a small list of probs so ill be posting in the appropriate columns for these answers, thanks for all replies. Now to the heart of the problem, i need a motor, and i notice that i cannot find rebuild parts for my 3.0 at the local shops, wouldnt mind rebuilding my current 3.0, any resources on forged cranks, rods and oversize pistons? the rest ive found head etc wise. also my throttle hangs up and i cant find the 93 one piece intake manifold/throttlebody any resources on those and will other 2 piece yr units work? now for the huge question i have, since the question of the taurus motorswap always running into the will the damn tranny blt to the engine, can i ponder this thought, will the heads and timing gear/crank from the duratec engine bolt up to the cologne block? that way you have the a block that will def bolt to the tranny and you have the duratech valvetrain and head assembly that cranks out the hp/torque numbers everybody is looking for. and anotehr thing, i keep reading up on the duratec 3.0, what about a duratech 3.5? if that wont work i may consider a v8 swap but if that is the case why just do a 5.0 swap why not a 5.7? im not the smartest but i know a little about chevys (everybody around here has one sorry i hate to say) and i know on a 305 to 350 the only dif is the bore, then from 350 to 383 is stroke on the same block, is a ford 302 to 351 just an overbore on the same block or is it more complex? and even if its an overbore and stroke on the same block is it still a possibility? thanks for your time and i appreciate any response to this. cheers to those willing to pass info

rurouni20xx said:

i know on a 305 to 350 the only dif is the bore, then from 350 to 383 is stroke on the same block, is a ford 302 to 351 just an overbore on the same block or is it more complex? and even if its an overbore and stroke on the same block is it still a possibility?

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Actually, the 351 whether windsor, or cleveland blocks, is a totally seperate block design from the 302. However you can turn a 302 into a 347 with an overbore and stroker kit.

thanx for the reply however im attempting a turbo 3.3 v6 w/ a goal horse of about 300 hp, most of the stuff is in the worx, you can check out my build thread entitled 3.3 H.O. (morana turbo 3.3)

the taurus 3.0 will fit with some parts swaping. the oil pans are different,the intake,and the timing cover are the things that come to mind.

redoing the engine currently in it, thanx for the info.