defrag010
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I'm putting together a semi-low budget little project. A guy at work is leaving for the military, and is leaving me an old '85 2wd ranger single cab/long bed/5spd that's seen better days. It has a rebuilt 2.8 that comes with it, but I won't be using it. Pretty much all I'm going to do is rip out the interior (except the dash), bolt two of my race seats in, flat black it, and make it into a fun little beater toy.
Now, where my drivetrain plan comes in to play, I haven't been able to find much by searching. ZF is too short of a string to search on this forum, so I don't know what all kind of answers I'll get concerning that.
The engine is a 440c.i. 351W based stroker. stock 400M crank that's been stroked (w/o welding) to 4.25" with SBC rod journal diameter, and all the other necessary mods to get it to work in a 351w block. aftermarket 4-bolt main caps (boss 302 style), and a girdle hold everything together. It's got 6.125" eagle h-beams that are hanging 4.060" JE dished pistons. The shortblock is almost together, so all I have to worry about finding are top end parts. I'll probably just get some pro-comp alum SB ford heads, and a pro-products "typhoon" 351W EFI intake.
The truck is a manual, and I want to keep it that way because it will be fun, yet the truck won't be competitive in racing. The motor will make over 500 ft/lbs of torque with good heads, so I have been trying to think of a tranny that will be able to hold up to it. A T5 or a m5od (or whatever the mazda 5 speed that came in F150's is) will have no chance in hell, and I came across the 351W ZF.
Does anyone have a 351W-based motor and a ZF in their ranger? Will there be any fitment issues like having to re-do the floorpan?
Lastly, what about EFI? A big standalone would be too much for this semi-low budget project, so I've been trying to research what all is available for tuning on the stock EEC. Are there any self-tuning software, or self-chip burners to where I can tune the stock EEC by myself? If I was able to flash the EEC, would a 351w truck EFI wiring/computer system be able to run this motor decently?
Now, where my drivetrain plan comes in to play, I haven't been able to find much by searching. ZF is too short of a string to search on this forum, so I don't know what all kind of answers I'll get concerning that.
The engine is a 440c.i. 351W based stroker. stock 400M crank that's been stroked (w/o welding) to 4.25" with SBC rod journal diameter, and all the other necessary mods to get it to work in a 351w block. aftermarket 4-bolt main caps (boss 302 style), and a girdle hold everything together. It's got 6.125" eagle h-beams that are hanging 4.060" JE dished pistons. The shortblock is almost together, so all I have to worry about finding are top end parts. I'll probably just get some pro-comp alum SB ford heads, and a pro-products "typhoon" 351W EFI intake.
The truck is a manual, and I want to keep it that way because it will be fun, yet the truck won't be competitive in racing. The motor will make over 500 ft/lbs of torque with good heads, so I have been trying to think of a tranny that will be able to hold up to it. A T5 or a m5od (or whatever the mazda 5 speed that came in F150's is) will have no chance in hell, and I came across the 351W ZF.
Does anyone have a 351W-based motor and a ZF in their ranger? Will there be any fitment issues like having to re-do the floorpan?
Lastly, what about EFI? A big standalone would be too much for this semi-low budget project, so I've been trying to research what all is available for tuning on the stock EEC. Are there any self-tuning software, or self-chip burners to where I can tune the stock EEC by myself? If I was able to flash the EEC, would a 351w truck EFI wiring/computer system be able to run this motor decently?