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- Location
- New Jersey
- Vehicle Year
- 2009
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- Engine has been pulled. Soon to be 302
- Transmission
- Manual
- My credo
- Jack of all trades, master of none.
Been looking for info on a v8 swap into my 2009 ranger. Not too much info on a truck this new for a swap. Already pulled engine/trans, wiring and computer and most of the dash. Gonna be a desert truck, so not too concerned with daily driver ability (gas mileage and air conditioning and the like), basically I was wondering opinions on different engines. Not too concerned with difficulty, mostly just cost. I'm a heavy diesel mechanic by trade, so I can rebuild an engine with my eyes closed, and have plenty of buddies that can fab parts, but I'm just down to engine/trans selection. I have a SBC 305 sitting in my garage I could rebuild and drop in, I have a friend that'll sell me a 351M for really cheap, and I've thrown around the idea of a 4.6 modular or maybe a 460 would be cool (in theory). Then there's always the 302 or 5.0, but I thought it would be cool to do something different. Anyone have any idea about the pros/cons of these engines going in a ranger? The truck has a body lift and is 2wd and was a manual. Don't know much about transmissions, either, so any info on what trannys would bolt up to what engines would be great too. Don't know if there's a thread like this one already, sorry if there is, but couldn't find much on it. Thanks in advance.
