3.0l SHO Motor

[Mutant Pony]

I need to get something done with the motor quickly, It is tying up the stall my Pinto needs to go into to have the subframe installed.
The subframe needs to go into the Pinto though. Kind of a "catch 22"
I am in the middle of building my "clean room" though. That should be done in Jan. or feb. Then motors will go together better.
Um, I think we shot the original topic to bits. I would run the SHO 3.0 if I had access to one.

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

funny you should mention that...turns out i have access to one.

just waiting for the lottery money to roll in so i can boost it and plop it in a ranger (probably going to be a while since i dont play the lottery )

 

[Mutant Pony]

Yeah, I'm still trying to figure out how it would be possible to win the lotto without playing. Those dollars are more at home in my gas tank though.

Put that sucker in stock! Worry about boost after you have all the other bugs ironed out.

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

i would but i cant afford to do that right now either (and i cant do it "right" for cheap). the motor needs rebuilt, and i dont want to put it into a 4wd chassis anyway.

 

[AllanD]

has any one done a sho swap in a ranger...i have a 2.3t svo i was going to drop in my 90gt ranger(i made it a gt myself) but the sho swap seems a little more fun

In a vehicle like a Ranger the 2.3T is much more practical.

Yes, the SHO makes 220hp and the intercooled 2.3T makes 190hp,
however that 190hp can EASILY be improved upon...

Just turn the boost up.... this can FAR more easily be done
than you can make any improvements to a SHO engine.

and the 2.3T makes far more torque (~100ft/lb)
than the SHO engine does.

So while out across a desert highway the SHO is faster,
but within typical acceleration distances the turbo powered
Ranger will flat simply be GONE....

Like I keep saying as much as people go on and on
about horsepower TORQUE is very persuasive when
it comes to making things MOVE.

And yeah, I can keep a high revving engine "up on the cam"
as well as anyone here, and while they have their place in the
automotive world driving one back and forth to work can get tired...

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[Wicked_Sludge]

allan seriously...

we all know by now that YOU much prefer a torquey motor over a revving one...but thats you. SOME of us love to get into the revs and it doesnt get old (in my particular case, my truck is no longer my daily driver anyway...but if it was, i would still never get tired of it).

between my 3.0 and the 2 1.9's (you guys think the 3.0 has no bottom end...drive a 1.9 HO in a gen 2 escort), i spend a lot of time working the clutch and selecting gears, and i wouldnt have it any other way. if i didnt want to shift, i would drive an automatic.

 

[Psychopete]

between my 3.0 and the 2 1.9's

Pete

 

[dusto2]

I cant remember where i read it but Jay Leno has a custom rear whell drive rally style ford fiesta with a sho motor in the back of this things i will have to find that page again

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

its called a shogun and there were only 7 built, jays is #3.

 

[rickcdewitt]

what kind of longetivity do these little 2 strokes(J/K) achive? sounds fun in a light rig,i've been thinking of what motors i could run in the old stang and get around 30 mpg while having 250hp+ on tap

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

the 3.0 SHO is an unkillable beast....at least as durable as the 3.0 vulcan. in factory form, fuel cutoff occures at 7300RPM, but the engines true redline is over 8500RPM, appearantly yamaha was having troubles with belt driven accessories exploding much past 8 grand. there are many 100,000 miles and over examples. you dont hear of many 200,000 mile engines, but i have a feeling its just because SHO's are not nearly as common as normal tarauses and they dont rack up as many miles by nature.

the weak link in the SHO taraus was the shitty transmissions (built by ford) that couldnt handle the power of the yamaha and were constantly failing. since we arent front wheel drive, we wouldnt have that problem. for a mustang application, a guy could attempt to locate the rare 3.0 removable bellhousing from a 5 speed aerostar and bolt the SHO to a t5 with it...or even just stuff it in the car with a 2wd M5OD...not sure how much modification of the car would be required.

 

[koolmilds]

my friend in Richardson, Texas has over 350K documented miles on his 1991 SHO, and he is the original owner. the key for longevitiy in a motor is maintenance, which is what he has done methodically.

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

timing belts and lash adjustments!

 

[Time2SHO]

would it be worth doing the swap, if it was going to be ur daily driver?

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

thats up to the individual i guess. im sure you know as well as anyone that the SHO motors get decent mileage, so that wouldnt be a problem....but being that they ARE a high revving engine, that would mean a lot of shifting. some people might be bothered by that on a daily driver...but it doesnt phase me (im young still, i guess).

if my truck were still my daily driver, i would still want to do this swap.

of coarse theres no reason a guy could bolt a built c4 behind the SHO and not have to worry about shifting it....