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Hey guys, I have a 1998 ford ranger that I swapped in a 5.0 from a 1997 ford explorer and mated it with a M5OD-R2 out of an F-150. I want to get rid of all of the auto transmission and torque converter functions out of the ecu so I don't have codes and the constant fluctuating idle caused by the...

So here's the sitrep. I have a 1998 ford ranger xlt reg cab 4x4 manual 3.0 (before the swap) it now has a 1997 ford explorer 5.0 with an m5odr2 transmission and a bw4406 electric shift transfer case. I'm having a few issues that I was wondering if anybody else had the same issues and how did you...

I have a 1998 ford ranger reg cab 4x4 which was previously a 3.0 V6 with a manual tranny and now it has a 5.0 out of a 1997 ford explorer with an m5odr2 out of a 1999-2003 f150 and a bw4406 tcase. Anyway my question is if my ecu can support 4 o2 sensors? I bought aftermarket downpipes which have...

Hey everybody, I have a 1998 ford ranger xlts 3.0 that I swapped a 1997 ford explorer 5.0 into and used an m5odr2 out of a 1999-2003 f150 and am wondering about the transmission harness which I don't have. Do I need it even if I have a manual transmission? More specifically do I need to jump the...

I was just wondering how to hook up the 97 explorer battery cables to the 1998 ranger previously a 3.0 (any wires coming from the battery to the starter solenoid) and where they go any help would be much appreciated.

So, I got my M5OD-R2 into my truck today (1998 ranger previously 3.0 regular cab short box 4x4 mated with my expo motor and the crossmember does not line up. The tranny I bought is from www.smartpartsauto.com remanufactured from a 1999 4.2 liter f150. My crossmember doesn't line up with the...

Hey all, I'm new to the forum and glad to be a member:headbang:. So I'm more than halfway into my V8 swap and have a few questions for some of you that have successfully completed this swap. So let me lay down the parts I have so far and my progress thus far. I have a complete 5.0 motor from a...