Carman Selbee
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I have a 1990 Ford ranger and the engine is bad 2.3 4 cylinder engine and a 5 speed manual transmission can I put in a v6 and will it bolt to the transmission
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Hi. Somebody else will give you a better answer. But I believe the answer is no. On these engines and transmissions, the bellhousing bolt patterns are different. I THINK most of the 4 cylinders are the same as each other. The 2.9l and 4.0l share a bolt pattern and the 3.0l is different all by itself. But don’t bet money on my answer.
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Which V6? 3.0 is it's own animal for sure. Don't remember on the 2.9 / 4.0.
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Welcome! To answer your first question, yes v6 and v8 swaps are common on these trucks. Unfortunately the answer to your second question is no. The 2.3 does not share a similar bell housing pattern with any of the v6 engines so you will need to either keep the 2.3 or get a v6 with the transmission.
The amount of work and money required to do a v6 swap is essentially the same as doing a 5.0 v8 swap so you may want to consider that option.
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