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[CSyd77]

anyone know anything about dropin a 460 in a 2WD ranger?

 

[Beanmachine7000]

anyone know anything about dropin a 460 in a 2WD ranger?

http://www.bigblockranger.com/

 

[Gotta_gofast]

A 460 is capable of building some serious power. Unless the Ranger is a track purposed vehicle, I wouldn't build one though. A 460 would twist a Ranger frame into a twizzler. Also, the weight would be greatly biased toward the front of the vehicle. Which could be a good thing if it were a pullin truck... but anyway, you could build a very healthy small block that would dine on LS1s all afternoon. Trust me, you'll have a grin on your face when you embarrass someone's mustang, charger, camaro, firebird...

 

[FordMan016]

alls i know about the 460 is it will be tight its the same size i beleave as the 4.6 triton ... there is a thread somwhere on here about it .. its slick... personally you want power it looks i would do a stroker 302 with 289 heads, 351 rods, all titanium import and ceramic exhaust valves (if money if no option)

 

[baddad457]

alls i know about the 460 is it will be tight its the same size i beleave as the 4.6 triton ... there is a thread somwhere on here about it .. its slick... personally you want power it looks i would do a stroker 302 with 289 heads, 351 rods, all titanium import and ceramic exhaust valves (if money if no option)

 

[Will]

A 460 won't twist a Ranger frame into a pretzel. A factory EFI 460 is good for 395ft#. A 4.0 has 225ft#--in low range you have 560ft# compared to a 460 Ranger in high range.

Drag slicks and a high-stall converter and then you are looking at reinforcing the frame.

 

[kris97ranger]

what about in a 4WD?
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[Will]

You can break the frame with a 4.0 4x4 if you apply yourself to the project. But I would put a 460 in a a 4x4 Ranger and not worry too much about it. If you are using it for a farm tractor every day it won't last, but the way I use it it would be fine for a good while.

 

[kris97ranger]

but either way u would have to renforce the frame? i think itd end up breaking with me...
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[Z3CHYD]

I know there will be alot of clearancing and cutting of heater box and inner fenders, and frame rails and all that. and you would have to move the steering box also, since it interferes with the exhaust

 

[Will]

Well, I don't know, but this week I took apart an '87 K30 because I'm putting the axle in my 2wd crewcab. The engine is a 454 which is similar to a 460. A Ranger frame in the front is wider than a '73-'87 fullsize frame by about 2", but the Chevy uses a steering box mounted outside the frame rail. So that is step one--use a GM box mounted outside the rail. A 460 doesn't have that big of an oil pan. I think they are just 5 quarts actually. Been a few years since I had one. But it's a 90 degree V motor and not that tall. Still, it's easy to throw away that big damn thing the TTB is bolted to and make your own crossmember. My 2wd has a huge thing with the suspension mounted to it and it has the engine mounts on it as well. The 4x4 has little engine mounts and a seperate little crossmember.

The moral is, if you are doing a swap to a solid axle, it's no problem. Make a pair of mounts that will accept your pads and then in front of them make a cross member to connect them. A Ranger has a heavy enough frame. Boxing it in somewhere my cause it to break because it makes a hard spot. Two distinctly different sections next to each other = failure.

A 460 won't break a Ranger. Even fitting it wouldn't be that bad. People have sort of installed a 300-6 and that's a lot longer.

Better to install a 6.2/6.5 GM diesel with a turbo. Same work as a 460, same mileage as a 4-cylinder Ranger, same power/torque as a 460.