1995 Ranger SHO

[mp3deviant721]

Me likey.

 

[JibbaJibba56]

keep it going that engine just looks way too sweet under the hood. When your done make the hood liner look like the one in the SHO, IMO I think that'd look sweet when you pop the hood.

 

[93Ranger4x4]

any progress?

 

[AllanD]

There's been a few threads on this before and it's something I've been wanting to see done for a long time...


If I remember right, the M5OD in the ranger DOES bolt to it, but the general consensus when people were talking about it a while back was that the M5OD was not strong enough to handle the SHO motor and that the bell housing from an Aerostar would be needed to mate a T5 to it. Read that over a year ago when I first came to the forums, Wicked_Sludge had a lot to say about the subject. It's all kinda fuzzy now, but regardless I'd love to see someone finally complete this. best of luck, mate.

Transmissions are limited by their TORQUE capacity, not engine power, and the SHO engine simply doesn't produce enough torque to worry about.

It's revvy as all get out, but torque? ahhh.... No.

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[Jason]

I am still laughing at that article. "Well over 200hp". LOL Isn't it amazing that 200hp used to be something?

 

[Resurrection Ranger]

The SHO engines share a common bell housing pattern with the following Ford engines: the 2.3/2.5 L FWD HSC I4, the 3.0 L FWD/RWD Vulcan V6, and the 3.8 L FWD Canadian Essex V6.
Its compatibility with common Ford RWD transmissions, such as the AOD and T-5, it is sometimes transplanted into other vehicles. It's intake manifold is bilaterally symmetrical, so it can be rotated 180 degrees (making it face "backwards" on the engine, relative to its original installation orientation) to ease the engine's transition from transverse to longitudinal mounting. Don't know if any of this helps. Yamaha had incorperated similar technology with the introduction of the V-Max Motorcycle back in 1985. V-Boost was a seat-of-your-pants difference similar to the way the intakes function on the the SHO 3.0 and 3.2.
Its a great idea and I'm glad someone ELSE is doing it first LOL.

 

[fordmike1]

The SHO engine is a great engine to use for diffrent projects as they are way diffrent then anything else most people are using. We did one in a 5 seater sandrail and that car screamed. I know that some of you will say that the rail is a light car and it was to a some degree but this was a BIG rail and with 5 people in it it was well over 3k pounds and it still hauled tail. Part of the sucess of it was the trans gearing and later it got a nice turbo added to it to . If you were to use this engine in a Ranger I would run a Turbo T5 trans from a T-bird or a SVO as they are strong enough to handle the abuse from the SHO engine and the trans is geared low enough in 1st and second to help the engine shine. Here is a few pics of the rail we built.

 

[mp3deviant721]

The SHO engine is a great engine to use for diffrent projects as they are way diffrent then anything else most people are using. We did one in a 5 seater sandrail and that car screamed. I know that some of you will say that the rail is a light car and it was to a some degree but this was a BIG rail and with 5 people in it it was well over 3k pounds and it still hauled tail. Part of the sucess of it was the trans gearing and later it got a nice turbo added to it to . If you were to use this engine in a Ranger I would run a Turbo T5 trans from a T-bird or a SVO as they are strong enough to handle the abuse from the SHO engine and the trans is geared low enough in 1st and second to help the engine shine. Here is a few pics of the rail we built.

That looks like fun.

 

[ford2001]

What did you use for flywheel and clutch

 

[fordmike1]

What did you use for flywheel and clutch

Advance adapters makes the flywheel and adapter and we used a high performance clutch for their flywheel. VW stuff.

Just think how much fun this SHO engine would be in a two seater rail.

 

[4.6StangRage]

Excellent swap! I have thought of many ideas of different platforms to swap this motor into. I am concerned with fuel consumption for my Ranger is a '93 2.3 D/D and I like my (almost) 30 mile per gallon. I need more power for the hilly terrain i live in but i don't want to sacrifice too much MPG. Honestly, will this motor consume more fuel than a 2.3t? Mileage is what I am debating on. So from your information, comparing stock motor to motor, an Intercooled 2.3t VS. a Unmodified 3.2 liter SHO engine, which one gets better mileage by driving in normal conditions? Normal conditions meaning mixed highway and city. I know the variables such as gear ratio and tire size but give me your best approximation. My friend and I looked it up and found that there is no real EPA estimated difference between them two, but that was almost comparing apples to oranges

 

[fordmike1]

Excellent swap! I have thought of many ideas of different platforms to swap this motor into. I am concerned with fuel consumption for my Ranger is a '93 2.3 D/D and I like my (almost) 30 mile per gallon. I need more power for the hilly terrain i live in but i don't want to sacrifice too much MPG. Honestly, will this motor consume more fuel than a 2.3t? Mileage is what I am debating on. So from your information, comparing stock motor to motor, an Intercooled 2.3t VS. a Unmodified 3.2 liter SHO engine, which one gets better mileage by driving in normal conditions? Normal conditions meaning mixed highway and city. I know the variables such as gear ratio and tire size but give me your best approximation. My friend and I looked it up and found that there is no real EPA estimated difference between them two, but that was almost comparing apples to oranges

Well the SHO has two more cylinders and almost one full liter bigger but it makes more power and torque then the 2.3T and should move the truck a little easier. That is a tuff call and the only way to really find out is just do the swap. If it is less the the 2.3 it shouldnt be a big money diffrence over the course of one year of fuel. I say just do it and have some real fun.

 

[rockin86ranger]

any update on this? very interested to see the results

 

[4.6StangRage]

any update on this? very interested to see the results

Agreed, I am very interested in this swap also. i would really like to see a finished product and maybe a video!!

 

[AllanD]

The SHO engines share a common bell housing pattern with the following Ford engines: the 2.3/2.5 L FWD HSC I4, the 3.0 L FWD/RWD Vulcan V6, and the 3.8 L FWD Canadian Essex V6.
Its compatibility with common Ford RWD transmissions, such as the AOD and T-5, it is sometimes transplanted into other vehicles. It's intake manifold is bilaterally symmetrical, so it can be rotated 180 degrees (making it face "backwards" on the engine, relative to its original installation orientation) to ease the engine's transition from transverse to longitudinal mounting. Don't know if any of this helps. Yamaha had incorperated similar technology with the introduction of the V-Max Motorcycle back in 1985. V-Boost was a seat-of-your-pants difference similar to the way the intakes function on the the SHO 3.0 and 3.2.
Its a great idea and I'm glad someone ELSE is doing it first LOL.

AOD? No.

T-5? Not without a custom bellhousing


A4LD from a 3.0? probably.

M5OD-R1 from a Ranger or Aerostar(rare) equally probable.

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