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Hi, new guy here. My name is Jason, but I go by Farmer.
I picked up a 97 ranger extended cab 4.0 ohv 5spd this past summer. She runs ok for 220k but lacks power. I have always wanted to do a 302 swap & have been looking for a good solid truck like this for years, no rust at all but she has been used as a truck therefore she has a few minor dings in the bed rails ect.
Anyway, I have a fairly well built 306 with a c4 that I am planning to transplant by this coming spring. I'm looking for advice on headers & exhaust from there back. I have 1 5/8 fox body headers & a 2 1/2 h-pipe to work with. I also have a built 164 tooth c4 [large bell] that I need to find a 157 tooth bell for, along with a 50 oz imbalance 157 tooth flex plate. I have found a 3500 Stahl 26 spline converter that will work with the parts i'm looking for.
Any help/advice would be appreciated.
I picked up a 97 ranger extended cab 4.0 ohv 5spd this past summer. She runs ok for 220k but lacks power. I have always wanted to do a 302 swap & have been looking for a good solid truck like this for years, no rust at all but she has been used as a truck therefore she has a few minor dings in the bed rails ect.
Anyway, I have a fairly well built 306 with a c4 that I am planning to transplant by this coming spring. I'm looking for advice on headers & exhaust from there back. I have 1 5/8 fox body headers & a 2 1/2 h-pipe to work with. I also have a built 164 tooth c4 [large bell] that I need to find a 157 tooth bell for, along with a 50 oz imbalance 157 tooth flex plate. I have found a 3500 Stahl 26 spline converter that will work with the parts i'm looking for.
Any help/advice would be appreciated.
