im fed up with my 4.0, how can i do a carbed 5.0 swap?

[PaleBlue90]

im fed up with my bs my 4.0 is puttin me through. how hard would it be to swap in a carbed 5.0? what about the ECU and gauges?

 

[Downey]

search but you dont need an ecu for a carbed motor

 

[351Mazda]

Long story short: Some gauges will work, some won't. How hard and how much will depend on your skill and how long you feel like messing with it. Can be done for under a grand in a week, could cost 5 grand or more and take a year.

 

[351Mazda]

It took me about 6 months of rounding up parts and figuring out what would work for me before the truck was ready to drive out of the garage, but I really took my time on it and wasn't in any hurry. Almost all of my parts came from a demolition derby car and an old bronco a guy put a big block in and sold me the rest. Took a long time to find the deals though.

 

[baddad457]

Long story short: Some gauges will work, some won't. How hard and how much will depend on your skill and how long you feel like messing with it. Can be done for under a grand in a week, could cost 5 grand or more and take a year.

All the gauges will work with a carbed motor. The gauge harness on the 89-94 is separate from the EFI stuff. Just use the V6 senders in the V8.

 

[PaleBlue90]

It took me about 6 months of rounding up parts and figuring out what would work for me before the truck was ready to drive out of the garage, but I really took my time on it and wasn't in any hurry. Almost all of my parts came from a demolition derby car and an old bronco a guy put a big block in and sold me the rest. Took a long time to find the deals though.

so what all did you use?

Long story short: Some gauges will work, some won't. How hard and how much will depend on your skill and how long you feel like messing with it. Can be done for under a grand in a week, could cost 5 grand or more and take a year.

i need to do it the easyest way possible

search but you dont need an ecu for a carbed motor

i kno this, i was just asking what all i will need to toss

All the gauges will work with a carbed motor. The gauge harness on the 89-94 is separate from the EFI stuff. Just use the V6 senders in the V8.

i was just going to make my own steel panel to put in place of my gauge cluster and mount up my own gauges. im just looking for the easy way to do this.

 

[baddad457]

There's nothing simpler than using the V6 harness, senders and gauges

 

[BlackBII]

Sounds like a lot of work to get away from a freeze plug issue...

Doing something like this the easiest, cheapest, and fastest way possible is never a good idea. It will always be harder, take longer and cost more than you were expecting.

If it were me, I'd giddy-up on your freeze plug issue.

 

[doorgunner]

cheap = Autozone guages/senders & 8 rolls of different color wire = $150 + 1 week of ur time

not cheap = name brand guages/senders & their harness also = $550 + 2 dazes of ur time

best = boneyard guages & harness & senders & 5 dazes


there ain't no e-e-e-ez-e-e-e-e way.......take ur time........


my .02 cents

 

[iceracer60]

Sounds like a lot of work to get away from a freeze plug issue...

Doing something like this the easiest, cheapest, and fastest way possible is never a good idea. It will always be harder, take longer and cost more than you were expecting.

If it were me, I'd giddy-up on your freeze plug issue.

+1, get your freeze plug issue taken care of as that will be the cheapist and easist road. otherwise if you are determined to do a 302 swap. take your time, do your research, and get your parts. remember, everything cost more thatn you think it does, i think i dumped about 10k in my truck this year alone and its still not done.

 

[doorgunner]

I forgot..........a bottle of Tylenol.......LOL

 

[iceracer60]

lol yea and a few cases of beer and a carton of cigs

 

[baddad457]

I forgot..........a bottle of Tylenol.......LOL

Lortabs work much better !!!!!!!!!

 

[PaleBlue90]

ok so if i did this if go with a auto.


so let me see if i understand this.

ill need the carbed motor
trans
rad
wireing
fab a trans crossmember

what can i do to adapt my xfer case in my exploder?