BlueOvalboy
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I have an 03 Escape 4x4 with the 3.0 duratec engine and am curious if that motor will go in to a Ranger? How much of a headache would this be?
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I thought the lincoln LS was a re-badge Jag. My uncle, who was a Master.Mechanic for the Ford Dealership in Crossette Akansas for over 20 years, claims those are the biggest POS's Ford ever made
You would probably need to use the whole LS-6 drive train because you would need the LS-6 computer and wiring harness for the 5R trans
The transverse 3.0l DOHC computer didn't use the 5R trans.
There is also another thing that will come into play as we get into the mid-2000's for donors and recipients
HEC dash boards are part of the security(PATS) system
Computer and dashboard are "married" to prevent odometer tampering
That started on 2004 Rangers, not sure on other Ford models
So donor computer must also come with its HEC instrument cluster or it won't work
Not sure if programmers can change that, they can delete PATS as far as I know, which should fix that issue