V8 Swap

[jester9978]

Hey guys Im new here and was not quite sure where to post my question so here it goes. I have a 1999 Ford Ranger 4 door XLT with the 3.0 in it. It has no get up and go so I want to do a V8 swap for it. Are there any write ups that can give me a great step by step how to on doing this along with parts that i need and any adapters. I have searched and found nothing like this. I want to put a 302 with a carb on it for ease of repair. Any information that you guys can give me will be most appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Brownie Mobile]

http://www.therangerstation.com/Magazine/Fall2009/explorer_v8_swap.htm
He does a EFI one but thats the only info i could find.

 

[jester9978]

Thank you I will take a good long look at it and see if I can use the info. If there is a write up with EFI I might just go ahead and do it that way. Again Thanks for the info. That is a great write up and gives you great step by step info on how to do it correctly and efficiently.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

IIRC, 98-00 Rangers are supposed to be the easiest to do an EFI v-8 swap. I want to say that there are two write-ups in the tech archive about it. I found that if you can get the right donor, everything is pretty much bolt in. You will have to splice a couple wires for the harness (IIRC about 5 wires) and you will have to mark out and drill one hole in the drivers side motor mount (the part on the motor). Axles will bolt up if it's a 4x4.

 

[goodie85]

IIRC, 98-00 Rangers are supposed to be the easiest to do an EFI v-8 swap. I want to say that there are two write-ups in the tech archive about it. I found that if you can get the right donor, everything is pretty much bolt in. You will have to splice a couple wires for the harness (IIRC about 5 wires) and you will have to mark out and drill one hole in the drivers side motor mount (the part on the motor). Axles will bolt up if it's a 4x4.

Yes, yes, and yes haha but what I did when I buit my 5.0 ranger I built solid motor mounts instead of drilling the stock ones. None of that matters now since its sitting the back yard blown up.

 

[hoosier1104]

Mine was pretty much bolt up. There is one thing left and that is the speedo issue.