Ford Ranger 5.0 Conversion SWAP Done Right
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- Опубліковано 28 бер 2017
- Just a quick discussion of what I consider the "right" way to do a 5.0 swap into a Ford Ranger. I discuss the few issues I had with the project, mainly involving the EVAP emissions differences between an Explorer and Ranger.
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Now it's a power ranger.
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Dude he'll yes. Amazing comment
Okay I laughed and your name is legendary
I was told my entire life that if people think you motor swap looks like it came that way from the factory then you sir have won.
Adam Lemus same.
then the guy with the 2 wheel drive carbed 302 ranger flys by you . . . .
like the truck man, respect the work.
ThunderHead289 lol
I know this is an old comment, but if you see this, is it better with a 2wd? I was looking to swap but was wondering if it would be good?
That’s a badass truck you got there. It’s not lifted too high, it doesn’t have crappy low pro street tires. It doesn’t have all of the god awful mall crawler look to it. Would love to have a truck like that myself. Great job 👍
I appreciate this because you didnt drop a Ls in it like everyone and their mother does, as a chevy guy My nova will have a Ls because that's GM vehicle, my dream car is a 1968 dodge coronet I want put a hemi in it and you put a 5.0 in your ranger. Which is how it should be brand matching like that should be done more often, all you see is a Ls engine in damn near everything so I appreciate the time you put into this because you did do it right.... you didnt Ls swap and that's a great thing.
I don't these negative comments. Great job on your build man, I know how much work goes into something like this. I swapped a 351w in a 87' ranger in high school. It was a lot of fun to build but more fun to drive.
Most of the negatives are probably from people who dont even have the knowledge or ability to complete a project like this, or just Ford haters. Lol.
I was thinking a coyote
I’m amazed how much room is under the hood. I know pushrods are much smaller than OHC, but wow. Amazing
Anybody else thought he ment a 5.0 out of a mustang
Dameon Lane basically the same motor.
There is basically no difference between the Explorer and Mustang 5.0 at that time.
No because in 97 the Mustang would have a 4.6L modular, but the 97 Explorer came with the 5.0 pushrod engine. DUH!
Yup.
This is the same engine as the 86-95 5.0 mustang. They existed before 2011 you young'uns.
I was wondering how he was able to stuff a coyote in there and then he popped the hood and I was like "oh, ok"
A "real" 5.0 is not a coyote engine. Its the 302 pushrod engine. Period...
Use a 96 5.0 explorer engine harness, and u dont have to worry about evap. U just hook the evap line to the charcoal cannister under the hood. U can relocate the charcoal cannister to behind the driver headlight.
this comment thread is so full of "I would have's" and "you should have's". get a life people. go build your own dream.
The crowd will never see it coming!
This marks the beginning of my research of the project I’m about to attempt
People are so butthurt on here, jesus, nice truck dude. I like what you did, makes me wanna do 4bt swap in my f150.
Thank you.
smh I will never understand why ford stuck a 5.0 into a 98-2000 explorer but not the ranger I think they woulda sold a lot more
to lightweight from factory probably
Because they can sell a whole other truck with the v8. The f150. More options- more customer choice- more sales
I like it, right down to the stock airbox. I'm a sucker for factory stuff--it just looks and works right.
I agree with your statement the proper way to do a swap "right" is to do like the factory would. I did this to our brand new 1988 Chevrolet Caprice by swapping in an LS5 454. 13.25 @ 103 mph in the quarter and it would tow anything. Put 200,000 miles on it before it was sold in 2006. Get this...it was my wife's daily driver!
Very nice job! Good to see somebody take the time to do the small things, that mean so much to those who appreciate attention to detail. I have a Mazda B2300 that I'm thinking of doing this to, if the engine ever goes out. Thanks for taking the time to post this, gave me a lot of great ideas. Thanks, Keith
keith fullbright do a rotary swap!!
Placido Coronado
Back when I was mud racing my 5.0 BroncoII, a guy had a Suzuki Samari with a rotary engine out of a ....RX7??
it was insane.
He would hit the mud at like 15k rpms, and never shift.
Skipped over mud like nothing and he was only running like 31x10.5 tires.
I have an 01 Ranger (2.5L Lima engine) that I bought super cheap (body/trans/wheels/brakes EXCELLENT) when he drove through a big puddle, sucked in H20 and hydro-locked a con rod through the block. Not pretty.
Looking into it, a 2.3 Turbo Coupe motor would be super easy, and provide almost as much power as a V8 swap while still giving you some efficiency.
Bill Rookard nearly the same power but it's gonna take magic to get the same amount of torque from the 5.0 for truck related activities
That’s fantastic, I always wanted to straight axle and 5.0 my 92. Years went by, picked up a 97 f-350 7.3 instead. Im impressed!
That is awesome dude. Super clean work. I love how everything looks totally stock. I have always kept my vehicles stock looking with all parts coming from higher end models. Very clean wiring. Usually people have a rats nest looking lump of chopped wires everywhere when they do conversion swaps. Very well done
Who would have thought an engine that was born In 61' would still be so sought after today
Fuck yeah... that's a Ranger you can be proud of my dude. Nicely done and super clean looking. I'm a little jealous 🤔
beautiful build, im planning on doing this in my 2010 ranger, 5 spd manual, 4.10 gears. should be fun
Now I wanna do this swap to my 01 ranger. I love this video 😮💨🔥
yep looks stock. boring and cluttered.
Joe Smith Exactly how Ford would've done it back in the day.
Simplex SM I know. I have owned old ford v8 trucks
I'd love to see another video of this thing running. Awesome truck! subscribed
Sir this is a beautiful truck. I love the attention to detail. Thanks for sharing. I have a '98 ranger I use for work and it's great
Thank you
Been waiting to find this video again...and u finally found it!🤘🏼🇺🇸
My 2000 ford rangers 5.0 is exactly the same way done! Hassle free and my daily driver plenty of power stock I have the 4r70 trans 8.8 31 spline rear end or 32 can’t remember. But hella fun!
When you started it up it put a smile on my face... I hope to achieve this same level when I do my Colorado ls2 swap
Ford should have put the 302 in the ranger in the first place....nice job👍🏾👍🏾
Especially after Dodge threw a 5.2 in the Dakota.
You pulled the guts out of a Mountaineer... I did the same thing with a 351 stroker fuel injected and supercharged, auto trans, 9" rear 3.73 gears in a stepside regular cab. Cobra R wheels and lowered.
I mean good video and impressive truck. But It would have been nice to hear more technical details, like motor mounts, trans mounts, drivelines, U joints, and wiring instead of about the emissions system most people wouldn't even consider using anyway.
All that is plug and play, motor mounts are rickrangers swap plates and 4.0 rubber mounts, stock ranger driveshaft, stock u-joints, wiring is plug and play. Use the ranger cab harness, use the explorer engine harness. You dont even need to do any of the evap crap.
@@SBS_Auto Is it plug and play for a 1994? Since mine is OBDI, I mean... Looking to buy a 96/97 Exp for a donor, but my truck is manual 2wd, so other than the M50d-R2, shouldnt my swap be even easier? Thanks for your help @SBS_Auto
I've got 4 ranger projects currently,
Welp.... now I need a 5th !
Outfuckingstanding!
Well done!
Truly nice work !
Nice job. I have a v8 ranger, ca smog legal too yup, had to use the explorer tank. Clean build, Keep on wrechin'!
My man... you are my hero bro. Much much respect. From one geargead to another !!!
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Thanks
I always wanted to do that swap great video bud
Its an OG Raptor Ranger, nice. Thanks for sharing
2019=Liked, started with a very nice straight body for one thing.
That’s a clean truck man. Great job
Congrats. Not any ole wingnut can make such a clean swap not even some pros
When I had a 2003 ranger, I always wanted to do this to.
Congrats on this solid build!!
I just bought those tires from a tire shop here in MT. Goodyear is giving a $100.00 rebate on top of another $100.00 rebate from tire shop.
$700.00 for all 4 tires was titties
I own a 95 Ford ranger. This is on my "definitely will happen" project list. I have the four cyl with 8 plugs and it runs great.
Those 4cyl were terrific motors.. I'd consider the Thunderbird Turbo upgrade for those motors.
tap a T or cut a sleeve in to the filler hose of the tank and bam, your sensor is as close to source pressure as basically being inside the tank but with no fab and only slight modification to stock. Then just run your wiring. next best thing is as you mentioned to tie into the vent line near the vapor cannister. Killer build and keep up the good work !
11green11 thats a good idea
Should take it to a mechanic and ask em to fix something lol
When someone does this swap themselves, they don't really need a mechanic to work on the truck... And it's also just an Explorer still, OBD still scans, and the test procedures still apply. Just his EVAP system is the system they would have issues with..
Holy shit I want one so bad now. This would be so much fun.
I own both a 1995 Mustang GT and a 2002 Ranger and have definitely been considering doing this swap on my Ranger. Just gotta find a donor Explorer. I can’t wait to get into this project.
just get a newer gen coyote they make much better power and are more readily available in pretty much every v8 f150 now
Great job. What a cool truck. I have always wanted to try this.
Well played sir. Did this myself. With a motor and rear end from an AWD mountaineer. I, too, swapped the cluster face from a 95 explorer, but Also got the center console and overhead consoles from an explorer. Ran like a top.
Till last month when it got stolen. All that.... no kill switch. FUXKING genius
Ford should of offered a v8 in these trucks.
Jim DiThomas yes!
Jim DiThomas or the 4.6 from the GT even would have been a great choice
Done several of those swaps, right. Two Ford engineers were at Two Rivers ford when I went to get a part for it. They looked at it and said it was the cleanest swap they had ever seen. You're right, doing it right is not that hard just time consuming. I had one in Sport Truck magazine, July 1996. Check it out. Thinking seriously about dropping a 3.5TT in a Ranger. THAT would be awesome. You did a good job.
That would be an awesome swap!!! Would really make a Ranger scream.
That's a good looking truck and the swap looks immaculate.
And yes this is definitely done right, gutting it down and running carb is the hillbilly thing to do, this would make Henry Ford proud
Back in '97 I swapped a Mustang 5.0 HO into a 84 BroncoII 4x4 With EFI.
Still have it, but now it's a stroker :D
I did the same thing with the 1st engine. All Ford other than the headers, shifter and fan.
Alot more work needed on the older carb trucks. I swapped fuel tanks, and rewire everything engine related with Ford harnesses.
All this time and its still a daily driver.
"How to do it right, like Ford would've done it themselves"
Every chevy guy in the comments:
"So you're going to build it like shit?"
What would be so wrong with doing this swap on a two wheel drive Ranger
Did the swap on my. added E303 ford motorsports cam and Hedman headers. Very fast fun truck
Sick! This is my dream truck. I have strong running Triton 5.4 sitting around. I need to find something to swap over on.
I've got a '99 XLT. I want to do this now.
I had a ford V8 COYOTE engine fitted into my 3.2 ranger.its dynamite,the guy took around 5 months,he did the exhaust system,and aircon,too.It has 2 ECU,the engine came from the states,with 11.000 miles on it,they could not open the ECU,so they DHL,d it to the US.more money..the 3.2 wildtrak was diesel,he changed the fuel system to petrol,i spaced the wheels out 65 mm,and put in a 50 mm lift..it looks as sick as...
Curious what did you pay to do that? Thinking of a new project
nice! me and my dad built a few v-8 mini trucks back 20 years ago! fun trucks. nice job.
Congrats
It's really a good looking truck!
I know a lot of people wished the Ford ranger had a v8 option but they never made it a option probably cause it was not practical your a small truck u don't need a v8 to push it a v6 will do just fine
That exhaust note got me aroused not gonna lie. Didn't expect an old Explorer engine to sound that good even if it's a Mustang engine.
I have driven a 5.0 Ranger its alot of fun i have built 3 5.7 s10 s
I just bought a 2003 3.0 2wd auto extended cab.with 221.854
.miles
Runs like it has 21000i love it will just leave it alone an drive it.
Roger Covey I just bought my dad's 02 Mazda b3000 104k he rebuilt front suspension upper and lower complete tune up cpw new brakes and front rotors and bearings new a.c compressor 4 new tires just needs rear leesprings truck rides and sounds bran new
Manufacturers just don't get it. The answer for sales is put a V8 in a lot more things. But noooooooo...
Emissions regulators ruin fun. That's why they exist. Ruin fun.
If anything! Ford should be paying attention! But they dont !
That's gotta be one hell of a fun truck to drive.
a very well done job just like i would do!
I am 15 and just bought my truck, its a 95' ranger and was wanting to put a v8 in it
awd is not rite. ford would have made it 4×4
Actually he said the doner was an explorer. There were all wheel drive explorers. So it is possible
Dean Everlean, the first "Ranger" was AWD. I had to get a kit for my 75 to get rwd, rwdL, 4H, 4L.
Dean Everlean
As if ford never fucks up. Mustang II, pinto, exploding crown vics, not putting a badass V8 in everything, etc. So don't act like ford is the end all, be all god of things automotive. They're just as bad as dodge and chevy in some regards.
brussell639 Pinto's only exploded if they weren't fixed. I had a 2.0 a great ford single over head cam motor. Looked stocked, ported the head the stock exhaust manifold, crammed it and re jetted that carb. Had my trans man rebuild me a C4, put an 8 inch with 4.11's thing would run 14.00 wink all day long. Take money from V8 Mustangs & Camaros at the track or on the street. So don't be bad mouth those things that go Bomb in the night LMBO. 😉
Dean Everlean the 97 explorer was available in an awd addition. Non selectable system
You could also just use an OLDER 5.0 from a 1987-93 Mustang and not have a concern about that stuff.
I have a 4X4 myself, but doing a 2wd swap isn't the wrong thing and u kinda made it sound like only a "AWD" is correct. My old AWD Explorer 4.6L was excellent, thus, no swap needed. Ford could've made millions more by offering a V8 Ranger.
Looks good, but it could be washed! I like the wiring NOT looking like a rate nest! Overall, it reminded me of my brothers last 5L Ranger, very neatly done. He also replaced his entire gauge pod with a custom built version he built to resemble the Mustang Cobra (kinda like urs) and NOBODY thought Ford didn't build it. That's good work! That was completed in 2002 as I recall and was a 90 with an 88 5L. KUDOS to u for reminding me of the best "simple swao" I've seen done at home.
Awsome video very interesting!
I put a modded 5.0 with 3.73 gears and a c4 transmission in my 2000 ranger
I have no use for a 4 wheel drive truck, give me two wheel drive and a 5 speed. Other than that it does look great, good job.
Nice job bet it moves love the 5.0
Sweet! Nicely done.
It’s a nice Truck. I would put some new headlights on it so it looks sharp. Put a explore fuel tank or custom fuel tank with a place for the sensor?..
I did a square body years ago. Whe had to run a gt40 intake plenum on backwards. Asin tb toward fire wall. This was to keep the hvac box in tact. Had ac was 4x4 fit reasonable
Sounds cool. I like the old body style
Nicely done 👍
Well spoken and we'll done
What kind of power steering hose did you use and to get all the lights off
All of the jerks that don't appreciate what you did . Screw them . Vary good job on you're 5.0 swap
One of Ford's best motors all time and if that's your beater truck I'd love to have it
I need this in my life.
You should've seen the disappointment on my face when he popped the hood and I saw it was a Windsor.
+Gage Garofalo what were you expecting. The windsor 5.0 is the "real" 5.0.
tichendorf Oh please, that engine is ancient and outdated by decades, the fact that these tjings are still on the road today is just a testament to how good Fords are. You cant tell me when you saw the title of this video that you werent hoping it was a Coyote.
Gage Garofalo why in the name of all that is unholy, would you put a coyote in an unbalanced, sketchy ass mid 90s mini truck? Of course the answer is why not, but his idea for the engine swap is for it to be driveable
Pretty tempted to do a 5.0 swap on my 91 but I can get a 5.3 for $200 so I'm also leaning a bit more towards that.
Very nice impressive job, you my friend definitely did it right. I appreciate your work
+Silver bull Thank you
I stumbled across this looking for inspiration because I plan to put a V8 in my 2009 single cab Ford ranger. Just because it will be awesome. I'm tired of being passed my minivans on the freeway.
Fyi, a 2005-2010 odyssey has 260hp and 260 tq
I gave you a dislike for not doing a burnout
why destroy your own work ?????????????????????????
Yes its destroying your fricking car. Hard on everything, not impressive.
Far From Perfect I don't know you and already you suck ass
Jacques Poirier awd it probably won't do a burn out
probably but my point is that I don't understand why destroy your own work, there so many ways to enjoy your vehicule without working to destroy it.
doing burnouts is extremely rough on the mechanics and ruin a set of tires in much less time that the time you have to work to pay them.
other thing, the smoke produced by burning tires is not the best for the health and why run cars with antipollution when you scrap all the gain in fact, the tire smoke is mostly unburned hydrocarbons as burning rubber releases black carbon smoke not white bluish smoke.
I am fixing to do this swap my self and was wondering if you could put a resistor to trick the fuel pressure system?
Great sounding truck!!! I own a 2000 Ford Ranger XLT. I love my truck as much as you do. My truck sounds good, I have a K&N Air Intake and a Flowmaster muffler, I would like mine to sound like that.
I'm looking to do this on my 2005 Ford ranger stx in the future
That is weird that you cannot shut the EVAP system off completely on that particular computer setup. On a lot of the tunes we do with Ford we can shut them all off, but I have never done an Explorer, Mountaineer system. That sucks. Also if it is reading that code how does the check engine light not set? Just wondering for my own personal knowledge.
Otherwise that is a beautiful build. I know I can't see everything just over the computer, but it looks great from what I can see. Nice work my friend, and I'm sure you will get that one issue ironed out if you were able to do everything else. One minor detail left, no big deal. Good luck and thank you for sharing with us
I love my ranger too .
Plain and simple 👍
That’s cool.They should have made the 5.0 available as an option in the new Ranger,and I’d be looking at mine right now.
So overpriced. Saw one on the lot Sunday $41,638 I didn't even get off to look at it.