Hey Greywolf I knew of a few guys that have put T5's into Rangers...I think it requires making a new hole for the shifter though.

2.3 Turbos are fun but I got tired of incessantly dealing with turbo issues on my old Turbo Coupe...I could not get a turbo that wouldn't leak oil out of the turbine side and smoke at idle. I dealt with that smoking problem for a couple years...put a bunch of money & work into it doing a new turbo setup, mostly lost interest in the car due to all the issues and because I hadn't driven it in 2 years, and sold it. It was bittersweet, I have fond memories of the car but I guess I don't really miss it that much. I really want a V8 Mustang.

Aaaanyway...I'm trying to keep my truck around. It's not new, and it's not really the prettiest thing, but it's been reliable for the most part and it's a good truck. I spent $5000 on it almost 4 years ago, and excluding wear items I think I've only put about $1500 or so into it, mostly replacing stuff the PO neglected. I have put some money & work into it in the last 2 months- did all four ball joints, front u joints and some other stuff awhile back, spent about $300 in parts and my own labor. Also fixed the fenders, installed fender flares, and just over yesterday and today put in a new injection pump and injectors (which I had less maybe $300 in), and really hoping those will give me some more respectable mileage numbers than 13!

But, yeah, I understand the point of investing money into a vehicle you have rather than pitching one and getting another. Yes, if you're upgrading and can afford it, sure...and I can understand where problems can pile up to where it seems like it's not even worth trying to keep something on the road. Guess it kinda depends on your finances

 

After discussing with this a few mechanic friends and checking out the options I have with finances and so forth, I will be listing this truck as a whole unit on eBay and taking my chances there. The city I live in would chomp at the bit to abate me for a junk vehicle if they saw me parting it out and driving my gas guzzling project truck has wore down the savings I had put aside for the transmission. Plus my time is limited and the turn around for parting it out might offset the profits I would gain in the long run. The car-parts web site also list mostly salvage places as sellers. Of the 10+ I have already called before posting here, they all request an intact core otherwise the price jumps at least $200 and that was the first thing that soured me on the transmission search.