2001 Ranger 3.0 to 4.6 Swap
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The 5.0 is still good for 2001 as far as emissions with the feds and was in the Exploders until the most recent sissyfying in 02 when the 4.6 came in.
The 4.6L can be put in a Ranger, IF you call the Lightning Bolt a Ranger (it IS in NAME ONLY in that case) and you get Ford's blueprints for that.
The F150s have to have the cab pulled from the frame to service the heads (well, the factory recommends that) so I doubt the Ranger would fit that engine too easily.
The 4.6L can be put in a Ranger, IF you call the Lightning Bolt a Ranger (it IS in NAME ONLY in that case) and you get Ford's blueprints for that.
The F150s have to have the cab pulled from the frame to service the heads (well, the factory recommends that) so I doubt the Ranger would fit that engine too easily.
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Originally Posted by superjfly
Are you implying the 4.9L or the 5.0L?
What year's V8s with the most HP would fit in what year Ranger? '98 and up?
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i've got an 88 5.0 from a mustang in my ranger.
to put the question to rest:
you will never be able to fit a 4.6 under your hood unless you plan on re-doing almost everything including moving the firewall back. ford (it might not have even been ford. i believe it was SLP) did produce one lightning bolt with a supercharged 4.6 in it but redid everything including widening the frame and a whack load of other stuff. it was pretty much a ranger body on a lightning frame
to put the question to rest:
you will never be able to fit a 4.6 under your hood unless you plan on re-doing almost everything including moving the firewall back. ford (it might not have even been ford. i believe it was SLP) did produce one lightning bolt with a supercharged 4.6 in it but redid everything including widening the frame and a whack load of other stuff. it was pretty much a ranger body on a lightning frame
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Originally Posted by NascarNut
Engines out of 1989-1993 Mustangs and Explorers with the 302 are the most commonly used but any year 302 would work. For a '98 and up Ranger I personally would dig one out a 'sploder.
Also, wouldn't the older engines be easier to find parts for? Exhuast, etc... I suppose after the swap most anything would be custom fit.
Thanks for the help.
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For what I have seen so far swaping any mod motor into a ranger is going to be a quit a chore the mod motors (4.6/5.4 sohc or dohc) are just shy of 31 inches wide at the valve covers. Which puts the left (drivers side) head on the wrong side of the power booster/master cylinder not to mention steering linkage headers should not be a problem just route them to the outside of the frame rail (fenderwell headers) steering should be an easy fix by switch to a mustang style rack and pinion behind the front suspension instead of infront of it. That leaves the master cylinder problem still working on that issue since my 5.4 dohc is going into a 94 ranger with drive by wire hydraulic steering (4x4 on 49 iroc's with custom 3 link front and rear) I am considering an under the cab setup like they used in older jeep cj's. I'll keep you posted now that my life is somewhat back to normal after all these damm hurricanes.
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