Vulcan vrs Durateck 3.0

[RonD]

No one called you a liar, I don't think you had the intent to deceive anyone, you just misinterpreted some information

Many engines share a common bellhousing pattern, Small Block Windsor pattern was used on close to 20 different engines over the years, V8's, V6's, and I6's

But the Vulcan V6 and Duratec V6 do not share a common pattern with each other

Transmission model does not denote what it will bolt to, just tells you its internal structure or version

 

[Ranger850]

One casting of the 4.6 block has a bolt pattern that matches the Duratec 3.0.

The FWD version used in the Lincoln Mk VIII, which is just a fancy V8 Taurus, was mated to an AX4 trans, and used the Duratec pattern. I ran across a thread on a T-bird forum that documented this quite well. It was about trying to 4.6 swap a Fox body T-bird, and the guy was very confused because he had read that the early 4.6s used the SBF pattern, and he had a 4.6 from a Mk 8 that he wanted to use for the DOHC setup, and a 5.0 trans, and they weren't even close to matching, but it also didn't match the later metric pattern from his brother's 4R70 trans.

i thought the Mark VIII was rwd based on the thunderbird???

 

[88workcar]

The more and more that I research, my original thoughts in 2014/15, before I ever had another Ranger was to swap a 2.3 Eco and trans. into a Ranger. I think now that I have been digging around and seeing the potential of the 2.3, the weight, ect.... It is indeed the very best choice for a swap. I can get it turn key..

Jason Johnson
70341
985-519-0367

52k 2015-2017 FORD MUSTANG ECOBOOST 2.3L ENGINE AUTOMATIC AUTO TRANS 6r80 KIT stk 1273

Drivetrain $4249.99
Run Pallet $850
Ship: $ 525 to your local old dominion freight terminal. The run pallet is to big to unload without a forklift.

Total $5624.99
https://youtu.be/MFFAX6F8yQs
The Master kit includes:
· Coyote 2.3L with engine cover and coil covers
· Exhaust manifold/TURBO and oxygen sensors
· Alternator
· AC compressor
· Engine starter motor
· All front engine pulleys and idlers and belts.
· Coolant tank
· Coolant lines
· 6r80 6 speed Auto transmission
· Auto trans shifter, and shift cable
· Airbox, mass air meter and intake hose
· Engine injector and sensor wiring harness
· Engine computer wiring harness
· Dash wiring harness
· Body wiring harness
· Body control module (power distribution block for the interior)
· Main Computer/PCM/ECU
· Under hood Fuse box/power distribution box
· Brake booster and master cylinder
· ABS module
· Brake pedal assembly
· Drive by wire gas pedal
· Matching Speedo/Gauge cluster
· steering column and key
· Fuel tank, pumps and module
· Abs Module
· Driveshaft
· radio bezel with push to start button

 

[fastpakr]

i thought the Mark VIII was rwd based on the thunderbird???

It was. I think adsm may have meant the Continental?

 

[88workcar]

I think the price is fair for what all you get, no hunting, no pulling parts. Sent to your door.

 

[Ranger850]

It was. I think adsm may have meant the Continental?

make sense, thats what I referenced in my post, thanks pakr

 

[Ranger850]

One casting of the 4.6 block has a bolt pattern that matches the Duratec 3.0.

The FWD version used in the Lincoln Mk VIII, which is just a fancy V8 Taurus, was mated to an AX4 trans, and used the Duratec pattern. I ran across a thread on a T-bird forum that documented this quite well. It was about trying to 4.6 swap a Fox body T-bird, and the guy was very confused because he had read that the early 4.6s used the SBF pattern, and he had a 4.6 from a Mk 8 that he wanted to use for the DOHC setup, and a 5.0 trans, and they weren't even close to matching, but it also didn't match the later metric pattern from his brother's 4R70 trans.

@adsm08 m08is it possible you have a link to this forum???

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

The more and more that I research, my original thoughts in 2014/15, before I ever had another Ranger was to swap a 2.3 Eco and trans. into a Ranger. I think now that I have been digging around and seeing the potential of the 2.3, the weight, ect.... It is indeed the very best choice for a swap. I can get it turn key..

Jason Johnson
70341
985-519-0367

52k 2015-2017 FORD MUSTANG ECOBOOST 2.3L ENGINE AUTOMATIC AUTO TRANS 6r80 KIT stk 1273

Drivetrain $4249.99
Run Pallet $850
Ship: $ 525 to your local old dominion freight terminal. The run pallet is to big to unload without a forklift.

Total $5624.99
https://youtu.be/MFFAX6F8yQs
The Master kit includes:
· Coyote 2.3L with engine cover and coil covers
· Exhaust manifold/TURBO and oxygen sensors
· Alternator
· AC compressor
· Engine starter motor
· All front engine pulleys and idlers and belts.
· Coolant tank
· Coolant lines
· 6r80 6 speed Auto transmission
· Auto trans shifter, and shift cable
· Airbox, mass air meter and intake hose
· Engine injector and sensor wiring harness
· Engine computer wiring harness
· Dash wiring harness
· Body wiring harness
· Body control module (power distribution block for the interior)
· Main Computer/PCM/ECU
· Under hood Fuse box/power distribution box
· Brake booster and master cylinder
· ABS module
· Brake pedal assembly
· Drive by wire gas pedal
· Matching Speedo/Gauge cluster
· steering column and key
· Fuel tank, pumps and module
· Abs Module
· Driveshaft
· radio bezel with push to start button

2002 Ecoboost swapped Ranger build thread

Intro First off you have to consider what you are starting with. Any ranger that has a 2.3 duratec (2001 1/2+) and is 2wd and 5 speed (mazda m5od-r1 tranny) will be a perfect candidate for this swap. I am not familiar with the auto transmission and same goes for the 4x4. You would have to do...

www.therangerstation.com

2.0EB swap has been done, I think 2.3 would be similar.

 

[adsm08]

@adsm08 m08is it possible you have a link to this forum???

I think the thread was at TCCOA, and IIRC it was part of a discussion of the 4.6 DOHC vs the Cobra engine. I can't find the thread right this minute, it's been almost a year.

 

[adsm08]

i thought the Mark VIII was rwd based on the thunderbird???

Sorry, you're right, it was the Continental that was based on the Taurus platform and had the transverse 4.6.

That might be why I can't find the thread I was looking for.

 

[Ranger850]

i ask, because i have, in my possesion, a running Continental with the 4.6, and a non-running Ranger with the Vulcan 3.0. i know a lot of intake stuff and computer stuff will have to be done, i just want to know IF it can be done.

 

[fastpakr]

Even including the thread ADSM mentions, I don't think there's been any indication of a -Vulcan- pattern 4.6.

 

[adsm08]

Even including the thread ADSM mentions, I don't think there's been any indication of a -Vulcan- pattern 4.6.

Nope, I am 100% talking about a Duratec pattern.

Like I said before, the LS transmissions are the only way I have ever found to put a 3.0 DOHC in a RWD application.

 

[Ranger850]

Even including the thread ADSM mentions, I don't think there's been any indication of a -Vulcan- pattern 4.6.

someone mentioned ,in a different thread, (rusty maybe?) about the Continental4.6 having a more narrow(?) bolt pattern than the other ones, because it mates to a Taurus trans. I was just trying to dig a little deeper into that and see what I could find.

 

[fastpakr]

Didn't we go down this road before?
https://www.therangerstation.com/forums/index.php?threads/different-bolt-pattern-4-6.179573/

Also...

someone mentioned ,in a different thread, (rusty maybe?) about the Continental4.6 having a more narrow(?) bolt pattern than the other ones, because it mates to a Taurus trans. I was just trying to dig a little deeper into that and see what I could find.

You're referring to this thread:
https://www.therangerstation.com/forums/index.php?threads/rejuvinating-project-outrangerous.179340/