CountryDriven
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- Jul 10, 2013
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- Location
- Azle, TX
- Vehicle Year
- 1993
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 3.0
- Transmission
- Automatic
I'm planning to buy and build a 302 before I even begin the swap on my ranger because its my dd and I use it heavily. After a ton of digging in the forums I'm still stuck on the platform/build for my 302. Would buying a 87-93 ho 5.0 out of a mustang or town car be best because it would give me the (supposedly) better computer? Or would the 5.0 out of a explorer be better because of the heads and front pulley assembly. If I bought the explorer engine would I just bolt in a 93 computer? I have also read that I need to buy a stand-alone harness which looks to be around 500$ for the 93 computer? This will be a budget build and I am hoping to keep the cost under 1000$. I have time to be resourceful so this should be a reasonable budget. I have a ton of experience with carburetors from rebuilding them on riding mowers, go-karts, dirt-bikes, ect. but absolutely no knowledge on how efi works. I know there are fuel rails, injectors, throttle bodys, ect. but I simply have no knowledge on how they work or how to set them up. I would really like to get 18-20mpg out of my 5.0 so I will only be putting money into things that would help, not hurt mpg (heads,very mild cam,ignition,light internals, more?) Not looking for a speed machine just something that can pull a mini camper and my 17ft grizzly jon boat without any doubt. That v8 rumble is definitely a plus too