88 bronco ii 4.0 swap ?

[scionguy3809]

ok i was going to swap to a 302 but for the coust of the 302 swap i can drop a 4.0 with a james duff chip and allmost make the same amout of power


my ? is what years can i look at for the 4.0 swap
what year and what truck should i look for a engine harness and ecm

 

[adsm08]

90 to about 99 for the base engine.

90 to about 93 or 94 for the wiring.

Stay away from Explorers. The harnesses aren't the same.

 

[scionguy3809]

what year on the ecm i fount a engine harness off a 92 ranger

 

[kunar]

your donor for wiring should be a 2nd gen ranger. the best engine computer is 91-92 explorer (supposedly tuned for a little more torque) and your engine can be 90-97 although anything 90-92 (ranger or explorer) is the best donor. it will already have the proper injectors and egr (or i think non-egr) setup for the wiring and computer. the wiring for the swap is already a little bit of a pain but its not to bad as long as you try to stay within the 90-92 range. also try to make sure your wiring and computer come from a donor with the same trans as your truck. not as important if you have a manual, but very important if you have an auto.

i did my swap with a 93 navajo engine but i had to swap to the older style injectors. my wiring and injectors came from a 90 ranger, and my computer was from a 91 explorer.

 

[scionguy3809]

Will a harness from a 93 mazda navaho work a buddy has one he says it was a auto trans in it

 

[disciplerocks]

Its easier to get an entire donor vehicle and swap it all over.

 

[scionguy3809]

i would get a parts car but its hard to find a cheep ranger or explore arond here hell i thank i got one of maybe 4 bronco ii in the whole town and my bronco ii came from tellcity IN

so im going to be stuck to geting parts here and there for the swap

 

[disciplerocks]

I paid $800 for mine. More than I wanted to spend, but there wasn't anything wrong with it. Then sold the tranny for $250, and the shell for $200, and my 2.9 for $200. So I came out pretty good.

Where you at?