Engine swap help
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Engine swap help
ok I have a 1989 F150 single cab with a 5.0 in it. Well a f$&kin tree limb fell on the cab and across the bed. Well it’s done like unfixable (not worth the price to fix). Ok in the back yard I have a 1995 ranger extended cab that well I pulled the bs go kart size engine out and it got me to thinking, how hard and what all is involved to drop the 1989s 5.0 in it. I want to retain the computer and all that jazz. Basically the engine and transmission. Btw they are both 2wd. And the 5.0 has been built. ( forged rods roller rockers arp studs ground crank gaped rings and when the money comes procharger.
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it'll fit but you'll have to use exhaust manifolds or higher end ($) headers or build your own. I put dorman reproduction 289 manifolds on mine to set it into a Ranger. And you still have issues with the angle exhaust manifold approaches cab. you also have to move the engine mounts on the frame, but I think since my ranger was a V-6, I only had to move driver side. Kinda hard to get the mount where you need it, I know there's a couple holes under mine I wish no one could see, there was a little trial and error on my behalf. Can't comment further, as mine is just carbureted motor, no computer, etc. and haven't finished project yet. Not a very expensive swap, I cut out part of my radiator support to get a radiator a lot further up (needed the room).
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I wouldn’t mind going carbureted tbh. Just don’t know if it is even worth the trouble currently the ranger is a 1995 v6 3.0 liter 2WD automatic. So I would be swapping the engine transmission and rear end
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