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2000 Ranger Mountaineer Swap PCM Reprogramming


Williebum

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Hi All! I'm getting together the stuff to do a 5.0 swap in my 2000 Ford Ranger. I've got a 2001 Mountaineer donator vehicle and am working on sourcing some torque monster headers and other bits and bobs.
I would really like to replace the automatic trans in the explorer with a M50DR2 out of an F-150. I know I would need to get the PCM reprogrammed in order to have the engine play nicely. My question is, where could I get this reprogramming done? I did see something about a SCT tuner but I didn't see which one and how to actually get programs for it. Apologies if this has been answered before, but ive been looking around the past couple days and maybe am not using the right search terms :p
Thanks in advance!
 


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Welcome to TRS :)

Unless you want to "play with" engine tuning I would suggest just paying a programmer to do the work/changes for you

Check with local Speedshops or Dyno-tune places, they will know of local Ford PCM programmers or may do it themselves

There are some that offer their services on ebay, Ford PCM programming
Just check around for prices

getting the software to DIY it can get expensive, usually 3 or 4 times the cost of having it done

You want the manual trans software loaded, and maybe PATS delete, up to you on the last one, or they can add your Ranger keys to it
And they can match VIN and odometer as far as I know
 

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SCT offers something called Pro Racer Software, which allows you to tune one pcm yourself. Unless you know what you are doing, you are much better off to have a tuner do it for you. You have way less risk of destroying something, and if all you want is to remove the auto trans stuff, it will cost about the same.
 

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