V8 swap for daily driver

[10strokin]

Hi all, I have reached my performance limit pretty much with my 2.9 v6 5 speed 4x4 ranger. I am interested in the 302 - M5R2 swap and actually have most pieces already. My question is has anyone here done this conversion and used it as their daily driver for months or years, not just weekend warrior duty? If so, how is the overall driveability of it, does it run cool? Any things you would change if you could? If i did the swap, it would be a generally stock 302, nothing built for high performance. It should be plenty stout! Any ideas/suggestions appreciated. And 1 more question, does anyone know if the stock internal slave on the M5R2 from a 5.0 Bronco will work with my stock clutch pedal and clutch master cylinder? Thanks, Matt

 

[Jbrown1238]

Here is a quick cut and paste from my introduction thread. It may asnswer a few of your questions.

Back in 1997 EFI V8 Ranger swaps were still a little new and build information was a bit more difficult to come by. The internet was just starting to catch on and many of the Ranger forums had yet to be conceived. Things have come a long way over the past 13 years. Now much of the necessary technical info is a few short key strokes away.

The first project was intended to be used as a courier vehicle in and around the Tampa Bay area of Florida. At the time of the conversion the 93 Splash already had 185,000 light duty courier miles. I collected new parts from around the country to include a World Class T-5, Ford Motorsports 5.0 crate motor, new EFI harness, 8.8 rear end with 3:55 gears, etc. At the time I was a bit concerned as Florida still had emission testing. But with a few reservations the project moved forward and the final product was perfect for the role it was designed for. The 5.0 93 Splash rolled through the Tampa Bay area every day for another four years before it was pulled from service. Total distance driven at that time was 395,000 miles, 210,000 miles being after the V8 swap. Some of you from around the area may remember the little V8 ranger with the 1965 Shelby GT350 paint scheme. For those of you who may never have seen it in person you may have seen the photo of my shifter set back used in the Harwood Manual.

 

[10strokin]

That is some kind of nice!!