Recent content by Got302ci

So here is my 99 ranger that I swapped a 4.6 that I hand built into. First off I wanna say that my number one objective during this swap was to not mod the body or frame in any way. In other words everything I did to bolt in the 4.6 was using brackets or off the shelf Ford parts so that I could...

So here is my 99 ranger that I swapped a 4.6 that I hand built into. First off I wanna say that my number one objective during this swap was to not mod the body or frame in any way. In other words everything I did to bolt in the 4.6 was using brackets or off the shelf Ford parts so that I could...

I am in the process of swapping a SOHC 4.6 into my 99 ranger, I got the motor and trans in place and got the trans bolted up to the crossmember, quesiton I need answered is How many inches offset is the crank centerline from the center of the truck??? All I need is someone to measure there...

Just picked up an immaculate 99 short box reg cab 2wd, its got the 4cyl with a 5 speed. I am plnning on swapping in a 4.6 and manual trans. Questions: 1. I know all about the PI vs non PI heads on these, question is though can I get a 4.6 from a truck and swap on a car intake?? 2. What trans...

Got a 95 ranger that I put a 302 in, its getting old and gets horrible mileage for the power it has. I am going to put a turbo 2.3 in it all I need to know is what were the best years to look for?? Also what manual transmissions bolt up to it?? Its 2wd btw. Do these motors use the small block...

I want to swap the Engine, Trans and AWD transfercase from a explorer/mountaineer into a ranger. I wanna leave it AWD and utilize the stock explorer transmission/tcase What would the easiest year ranger to do this swap on???

Whats the best 302 for the money?? I put a 302 from a town car in my ranger but it is the non-HO and evantually I am goin to swap it out for somthing better and wanna know what the best engine would be?? Here are the engines I know of: GT-40 from exploders GT-40P from exploders (not shure of...

Hey so I have been working on swapping a 302 into my 1995 ford ranger. Originally had a 2.3L and it decided it didnt like the #2 con rod so it parted with it at 70mph. Anyways I bought a 1988 Lincoln Town car for $400 and drove it an hour home and it ran 110%, had lots of power and only had...

Ok so a little back story: Bought the ranger off CR for $400, it had a blown HG between #3 & #4 cylinders. I pulled the head and replaced the HG, checked the head, was flat and I replaced all the head bolts with brand new ones. So about 2000 miles later it started running rough, only at idle...