429 or 460 big block

[wizkid00104]

VVVVVVVVV see below

"Drag Racer"

Frank

I agree, but anyone who wants to drag race a Ranger is not going to use a stock truck with a big engine wedged in it. They will have to go a little further than that

 

[fx2prerunner]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyiXTc4Bha4&feature=related

 

[COPPERHEAD85]

427 SOHC................SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Zzcsmsj5c

427 Clevor Dyno

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19zpjLmFNJc

 

[Mutant Pony]

427 SOHC................SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Zzcsmsj5c

427 Clevor Dyno

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19zpjLmFNJc

A similar engine arrangement has made over 800HP on pump gas. Top engine challenge 2008?

 

[redneckracerx]

Maybe not related but since I found it while looking at the previously posted youtube links, here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ05_qkp5Yc&feature=related

Kinda odd he would convert to 4-lug?

 

[mouse1977]

any BB is a big and fun biuld.. well it fit?? YES i well.. any thang well fit.. just depands on how mush you what to spend makeing it work...all i can say is hope you can weld like a Mother Fu**er... doing a 351 is fun but to do but a 427+ WOW.. 1st thank is thank about how your going to get all that power to the ground!!!!!!! have to do ALOT of ass end work to get it to hook up and some wide ass tires.....

 

[Z3CHYD]

429 and 460 is the same block...there is a guy over at TRS that has a 545 in his ranger.

umm....this IS TRS lol (maybe you meant RPS?)
anyway i kno who you mean, i almost memorized his signature lol
(Great build by the way, a 545 in a Ranger....I love it

~Once a Turbo'd 2.9L, then a frankenstein 5.0L, and now an EFI 545....

 

[Duke]

Ford Engine DimensionsEngine Family LxWxH in inches, without carburetor. Weight in Lbs.
221-260-289-302 29 x 24 x 27.5 460
Boss 302 29 x 24.5 x 28.5 500
335 Series 351 Cleveland 29 x 25.5 x 27.5 550
351 Windsor 29 x 25 x 29 525
FE Series 352-390-406-410-427-428 32 x 27 x 29 625
Boss 429 34 x 30 x 30 635
385 Series 429-460 34 x 27 x 30 720
427 SOHC 34 x 32 x 30 680
4.6L SOHC or DOHC 36 x 36 x 44 600

Has anyone moved their firewall back, say 3-6", to move their engine back for better weight distribution?
Has anyone done it on a BB, especially a Boss 429?
Has anyone moved their break booster to fit a wide engine such a Boss 429 or SOHC 427?
Has anyone gotten a T56 transmission into a Ranger?

 

[Mac]

Ooooooo... NASCAR Engine!!!!

Sorry, that motor got banned from NASCAR after testing, don't think it ever ran a race.
Dave

 

[428ranger]

Good news is it does fit

I have a 1995 Ford Ranger splash extended cab with a 3.0 v6 and a 5 speed manual tranny. How hard is it going to be to put a big block in this car I am going to strip it so all unwanted stuff is gone. So I am starting basically from scratch am I going to be able to fit the engine?

Transdapt makes the motor mount plates, cardone makes the manual steering gearbox but no one has the pitman arm. Had to get one made myself...and the exhaust....nightmare..but fun

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Transdapt makes the motor mount plates, cardone makes the manual steering gearbox but no one has the pitman arm. Had to get one made myself...and the exhaust....nightmare..but fun

Well now that you dug up this thread, we want to see some pictures! Post a build thread too, lots of people will be interested in how you did it.

Oh, and welcome to TRS.