4BangerRanger99
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- Devil's ass-crack
- Vehicle Year
- 1997
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.3L
- Transmission
- Manual
For all of you Ranger experts(i wish to be as knowledgeable as you all someday) Im interested in a swap idea. Im only 16 so i dont yet have the funds to do this swap yet,(plus im busy with restoring a '68 Pontiac Ventura with a 4bbl 428 HO. one of only 300 somethin made!) but what do yall think of a 1973 SMO(small block Olds) 350 in a Ranger? Ive been doing as much research as i can about these and they seem perfect for this. They made great power pre '71 like over 350hp factory. Plus they would make like 400ft-lbs at that level. They weigh 560lbs so i think if you do some stiffer springs on the front supsension, it'd be fine. I think a T56 would be heaven with that, and some nice diff gears like 2.75 or something like that. PLus the overdrive, and you could go hella fast. size is a factor though, the're a bit bigger length and width than a 351W. They're about 28.25"L x 27.5"W x 20.25H with carb and air cleaner. So height wise itd be good, but i know the heater box would need some modifications, and driveshaft adjusted I found an engine by me for 100$and i thought that this would be freaking amazing in a Ranger. I want my first vehicle to be a Ranger, ive always loved em since i was real little. Yall think that'd be a cool swap? Ive looked and nobody i can find has done anything like this. Cool idea, or dont even bother?