Which 4 Cyl.?

[banginona40]

I'd like to install a 4 cyl. Ranger engine in my 1933 Ford Pickup. I will probably by a complete truck so I can use trans. and rearend as well. There are no smog issues due to the year but would prefer to run a carbuerator and a 5 sp.
Can I get some recommendations on what year to look for or what combination of parts to go with?

Thanks in advance for any and all feedback.

 

[fastpakr]

If you really want a carb, you'll have to go with an 80's 2.3. Not sure what the last carb'd year was, but it's definitely been well over 20 years for the 2.3. The 2.0 may have made it to '88 or so with a carb. The later fuel injected motors made more power and are very easy to work on, though.

 

[RangerFabWorks]

86 was the last year for carbs on the 2.3, make sure to swap out the old 1 barrel for a 2 barrel carb, get rids of all the computer crap with that 1 barrel or it will be a doomsday to get it to run well. what i would do is get the later 80s to early 90s block with the roller cam, get an old carb intake and bolt it on. and run a carb off that.

 

[fastpakr]

Yeah, if you're going to do it, a later longblock with an adapter and a 32/36 Weber would probably be a good route.

 

[scotts90ranger]

you have to be selective on the heads to get a carb intake to fit without some modification

the roller cam and followers will drop right into an older engine, and while you are there, replace the valve seals... I dropped a ranger roller cam into my '86 flat tappet turbo engine, I think you need a pre '95 cam, something about the valve stems getting narrower

 

[tomw]

If you have a complete donor truck, I'd recommend going the EFI route. They run a lot better, and you don't need to make up much to get them to work. The first year of EFI was 1985. Pretty much everything can be moved as-is, but you'd need an electric fuel pump, and, of course, a place to mount everything. If you polished the upper intake, it would look cool, IMO. There's just not a lot of junk added onto that version. Does have EGR, and catalytic converter and O2 sensor. All of which make it run a lot better, as I said, than the older Weber carb'd version. I had one of them, too, and it was anemic in comparison.
If you are into bigger horsepower, then ignore everything I just said.
tom