Need V-8 Swap Articles

[White94Ranger]

that engine would be a 302 and yes it would fit just grab the engine mounts with that truck in weld or bolt it to you truck

[gwaii]

i'm not sure what wiring issues you guys are talking about,but when i first went mid engine on the ranger it was with a 98 4.6 from an f150....the wiring was pretty straightforward,just got a haynes manual for the schematics...if you have access to alldata it will fill in most of the gaps.many repair shops will print out diagrams for a small fee if you ask nicely.edit....after looking at this pic again,it does look a bit of a rat's nest there...dosn't it!

[ranger joe]

here is my baby .
97 ranger 306 hypertenic pistons .030 over . motifed e6se heads ,ported .194 in .154 ex vavles , e 303 roller cam , comp cams roller tip rocker , holley 670 cfm truck avenger, proform 1 wire distributor, apx. hp 340-370 @flexplate.custom gauges.fox body oil pan and pick up tube . all build pics are in my profile .more on the custom gauges i will have more pics... i dont how to get pics off my puter to this page?

[double d]

I stuffed a 98 explorer 5.0 awd in a 93 ranger 2wd with ford 9" rear. I kept the 4r70w trans out of the explorer and converted it to 2wd. L and L motor mounts, stock oil pan. Swapped the dash, steering column, relocated the engine computer, cut some new holes in the firewall, made my own heater box, fiberglassing parts from the 98 AC system to the 93 blower motor. Used the explorer fuel system. 96 mustang floor shifter. 4.0 radiator, 5.0 shroud and fan. Going to try a ford taurus fan in the future. Wiring, hardly spliced a thing except for taillights, door pins, dome light, windshield wiper motor. But gutting and thinning out the 4 door explorer harness was the tough part. No engine codes, not on the first try! haha, had a P0500 VSS and p1729 4wd switch fault. Going to get the official engine change smog inspection from a smog referee tomorrow. All i can say if your going to do this, get the whole donor truck and a plasma cutter. Started the project in Dec, ended May 25.

[lokjaw]

I want to put a 4.6l in my 91 ranger. I have a 3.0l in it now with a manual five speed. the engines im looking at are crown vics 1998 to 2003. does anyone have experience with this swap? i have been doing a little research anf the only thing i have found is that the engine mounts needed to be modded a bit no biggie and maybe a tranny mount. My ranger has no A/C so I dont have to worry about that crap being in the way. I plan on useing the crown vic computer and wiring for now and maybe a MegaSquirt later on. Can anyone let me know what they think on this one and how much time it will take. I have alot of experience working on vehicals of all size but never done and engine upgrade.

[Slipknotyk_Chyld]

Has anyone tried a 302 2wd swap with a T56 6 speed? I have heard that the 4.6 and 5.0 have the same bell housing bolt pattern. It was the 4.6 that was in the Cobra Terminator, along with the T56.
I want to see if it's possible to do a 5.0 swap with an Eaton M112, cammed with high performance heads. Am I just dreaming, or is it a swap someone else has tried?

[Teddyzee]

4.6 and Windsor 5.0 do not share the same bell housing bolt pattern. There are t56 combos that will bolt to a 302 block, however.
The Eaton is not common on a SBF, but companies like Kenne Bell do make Roots style blowers for our engines.

[RJAAAAAA]

I have recently completed my 4.6 swap into an 01 2wd Ranger. Not sure what you're looking that would make this an article for the tech. library. I have a complete thread that followed the swap with photos. How should it be formatted to be a tech. article? I wouldn't mind doing it as an article with more detailed info pertaining to the different aspects of the swap. Anything I can offer to help others along with their swap or to let others that are thinking of doing a swap see what is involved. This is a great site and full of people with many talents. Some could be a little more welcoming and more patient with new people who don't know how to navigate the site yet. These guys are gear heads not computer geeks, cut them some slack or they might just go away.

[85_Ranger4x4]

Originally Posted by RJAAAAAA

I have recently completed my 4.6 swap into an 01 2wd Ranger. Not sure what you're looking that would make this an article for the tech. library. I have a complete thread that followed the swap with photos. How should it be formatted to be a tech. article? I wouldn't mind doing it as an article with more detailed info pertaining to the different aspects of the swap. Anything I can offer to help others along with their swap or to let others that are thinking of doing a swap see what is involved. This is a great site and full of people with many talents. Some could be a little more welcoming and more patient with new people who don't know how to navigate the site yet. These guys are gear heads not computer geeks, cut them some slack or they might just go away.

http://www.therangerstation.com/foru...cement.php?f=5

Never done it, heard you gotta match that format though.

[kamshaft]

well it is an 88 ranger but sitting on a 2000 chassis with a 5.o now a 347 there is a link to my build thread truck is 95% done my build page is here if anyone wants to see and yes that last pic is a hydro hand brake for drifting

http://www.rangerpowersports.com/for...ld-281735.html

[myagi]

Well. I'm not exactly driving it yet but I put a carburated 289 from a '65 Mustang into my 2001 Mazda B3000 (almost identical to a Ranger of same year)

Decided to go carburated because I wanted that old school v8 sound and find that's what I grew up with and understand the best.

AOD tranny still giving me heartburn and long nights reading different forums and sites on what to do. I have a couple leaks that I'm in the process of plugging up and and few more parts to buy to complete her but I do have a few pix of the transformation which I will try to post later on. (oil filter concerns not really a huge issue and although I decided to use the remote adapter I puchased, there is room to use a standard short filter with the newer model steering unit's location)


For anybody that's reading this or considering a similar build, I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND you purchase a donor car/truck complete with transmission and all the extra pieces. Running to the recycling yard or puchasing miscellaneous parts off internet parts suppliers for brackets, engine and tranny filler tubes, hoses, rad, etc is VERY VERY time consuming and gets expensive.

This ,for example is what happened to me. You cannot believe how simple little pieces like a crank pulley or finding hardened 7/16" NF bolts to mount your flexplate to the crank can stall your build. No - the stock flywheel bolts from your flywheel/pressure plate do not work) and your local hardware store is not likely to keep these oddballs in stock.

Also cannot stress enough to read as much about the engine/tranny combination you are choosing because things like tranny crossmembers and driveshafts will probably need to be modified (as was my case) and if you don't have a way of cutting, machining, and welding those items as your installation starts, you are going to be frustrated

Thank goodness today's gearheads have resources like TRS to guide them along. So much great info here. Imagine what it was like 25 years ago before the internet. Well. I guess picking up the phone and calling a buddy and picking his brain until he passed you along to another buddy wasn't such a bad thing

Lastly. This is NOT a weekend project unless all the stars are lined up in your favour. Count on 4 or 5 days minimum

[Dofter]

Originally Posted by myagi

Well. I'm not exactly driving it yet but I put a carburated 289 from a '65 Mustang into my 2001 Mazda B3000 (almost identical to a Ranger of same year)

Decided to go carburated because I wanted that old school v8 sound and find that's what I grew up with and understand the best.

AOD tranny still giving me heartburn and long nights reading different forums and sites on what to do. I have a couple leaks that I'm in the process of plugging up and and few more parts to buy to complete her but I do have a few pix of the transformation which I will try to post later on. (oil filter concerns not really a huge issue and although I decided to use the remote adapter I puchased, there is room to use a standard short filter with the newer model steering unit's location)


For anybody that's reading this or considering a similar build, I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND you purchase a donor car/truck complete with transmission and all the extra pieces. Running to the recycling yard or puchasing miscellaneous parts off internet parts suppliers for brackets, engine and tranny filler tubes, hoses, rad, etc is VERY VERY time consuming and gets expensive.

This ,for example is what happened to me. You cannot believe how simple little pieces like a crank pulley or finding hardened 7/16" NF bolts to mount your flexplate to the crank can stall your build. No - the stock flywheel bolts from your flywheel/pressure plate do not work) and your local hardware store is not likely to keep these oddballs in stock.

Also cannot stress enough to read as much about the engine/tranny combination you are choosing because things like tranny crossmembers and driveshafts will probably need to be modified (as was my case) and if you don't have a way of cutting, machining, and welding those items as your installation starts, you are going to be frustrated

Thank goodness today's gearheads have resources like TRS to guide them along. So much great info here. Imagine what it was like 25 years ago before the internet. Well. I guess picking up the phone and calling a buddy and picking his brain until he passed you along to another buddy wasn't such a bad thing

Lastly. This is NOT a weekend project unless all the stars are lined up in your favour. Count on 4 or 5 days minimum

I wish we could get something like a "Like" button, because I would like this as much as I could. thanks for the advice and information!


ooo or like a "Super Like" Button!!!!