3.0 Fwd ? 3.0 Rwd

[dlevi2121]

Is it possible to put a 3.0 from a frontwheel drive into a real wheel I have been hearing alot of stuff on this can anyone clear this up for me?

 

[5.0B2]

Anything's possible - There was a 1950's Henry J at the Good Guys Northwest Nationals this year with a Taurus SHO 24 valve V6. How much machining and fabricating do you want to do?

 

[JP02XLT]

Just did that swap on my 02, I installed an 07 3.0 Vulcan from a Taurus.
A 3.0 Vulcan FWD block & heads are the same as a RWD Vulcan 3.0, There is a difference in the head gaskets,intake exhaust manifolds, & accessories etc, But they can be swapped motor to motor. You need to change the head gaskets on a FWD to the RWD gaskets if your installing it into a Ranger as the FWD motor will run hotter than normal due to the Water pump cooling route differences if you leave the FWD head gaskets in place, change gaskets & your fine. Also there are diffeneces in the heads of Flex fuel vehicles versus gas only, The later model FFV heads have beehive springs, smaller valve stems & slighty higher compression due to the chamber differences. Mine was FFV motor in the 07 & 02 & the heads were identical. In my case the local yards wanted $800 or so for a Ranger 3.0 with 90K+ miles, I bought the Taurus 3.0 with 15K for $250.

JP02XLT

 

[evanesce69]

correct

JP02XLT is correct, just change the head gaskets and use your current ranger accessories.

 

[pianoman99]

Just did that swap on my 02, I installed an 07 3.0 Vulcan from a Taurus.
A 3.0 Vulcan FWD block & heads are the same as a RWD Vulcan 3.0, There is a difference in the head gaskets,intake exhaust manifolds, & accessories etc, But they can be swapped motor to motor. You need to change the head gaskets on a FWD to the RWD gaskets if your installing it into a Ranger as the FWD motor will run hotter than normal due to the Water pump cooling route differences

JP02XLT

I'm in a similar situation with my 99 Ranger. I've located a 2007 Taurus engine for a good price.

Should I buy a gasket set for a 2007 Ranger?

 

[HareRazor]

I have replaced the engine in my 91 Ranger with one from a 91 Taurus without changing the head gaskets as I didn't know about the differences at the time. It has been 4 years and it doesn't get any hotter than the original one, although I believe i may have a small leak in my head gasket between 2 cylinders now.

I also live in Ohio where we usually only have a few days a year over 100 degrees.

 

[wvfarmboy]

yes i have heard of it being done with out changing the gaskets but my advice is change the gaskts while heads are off have then checked for warpage hile its out its a lot easier to do the work i have used the torus motor but everything has to be changed

 

[JP02XLT]

Should I buy a gasket set for a 2007 Ranger?

Yes that would work correctly for your application

JP02XLT

 

[lndcrz47]

intake swap end to end ?

Just did that swap on my 02, I installed an 07 3.0 Vulcan from a Taurus.
A 3.0 Vulcan FWD block & heads are the same as a RWD Vulcan 3.0, There is a difference in the head gaskets,intake exhaust manifolds, & accessories etc, But they can be swapped motor to motor. You need to change the head gaskets on a FWD to the RWD gaskets if your installing it into a Ranger as the FWD motor will run hotter than normal due to the Water pump cooling route differences if you leave the FWD head gaskets in place, change gaskets & your fine. Also there are diffeneces in the heads of Flex fuel vehicles versus gas only, The later model FFV heads have beehive springs, smaller valve stems & slighty higher compression due to the chamber differences. Mine was FFV motor in the 07 & 02 & the heads were identical. In my case the local yards wanted $800 or so for a Ranger 3.0 with 90K+ miles, I bought the Taurus 3.0 with 15K for $250.

JP02XLT

I am installing a 3.0 in my 90 Ranger from a 94 Sable,the intake will point to the firewall in original configuration,can I reverse the manifold to face forward ?,seems like a petty request but v6s are new to me and l don't want to ruin the 44k motor,thanks for any help - Ernie

 

[SixFoFalcon]

Just use the stock upper intake manifold (and bolts) from your Ranger. As far as I know, the lower intake manifolds are the same, so putting the RWD/truck UIM on the FWD/car LIM should be a piece of cake, as long as you use the bolts from the Ranger.

 

[lndcrz47]

l forgot one detail

Just use the stock upper intake manifold (and bolts) from your Ranger. As far as I know, the lower intake manifolds are the same, so putting the RWD/truck UIM on the FWD/car LIM should be a piece of cake, as long as you use the bolts from the Ranger.

sorry,the motor in the Ranger is a 2.9 v6,the Sable is a 3.0 v6,will this still work ?

 

[Earl43P]

No. the 3.0 will not mate up to the 2.9 transmission bolt pattern.

In your situation, you should do the 4.0 swap.

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/4L_Conversion.html

 

[lndcrz47]

trans bolt pattern

No. the 3.0 will not mate up to the 2.9 transmission bolt pattern.

In your situation, you should do the 4.0 swap.

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/4L_Conversion.html

thanks,l thought l read the C-5 would bolt up to the 3'0,thanks for clearing this up,