Engine swap to a V8
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Either can be done with the time and money. What year of truck, EFI or carb, street legal? There are a lot of questions and options to go with. All depends on your skills and the amount of money you want to spend.
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5.0L is much easier. The 4.6 is much wider and would require extensive modification to fit. One member on here has done it and did a very nice job of it. He used a 4.6L DOHC from a lincoln Mark VIII.
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Nah the DOHC is way tight, that was a SOHC 4.6 in a 98 2wd Ranger. There is a guy hanging around TRS putting a SOHC into a Gen I Ranger. The 302 is much easier and there is much more support and aftermarket. If you have the time, space and skills pretty much anything can be done.
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I've done the 302 swap. Not too difficult at all, or time consuming for that matter.
4.6 SOHC swaps aren't too terribly hard. A 4.6 DOHC would be powerful, but difficult no doubt.
Or you can be like monsterbaby...when the 302 just won't cut it, put an F-150 frame under it and drop the biggest engine you can find in.
4.6 SOHC swaps aren't too terribly hard. A 4.6 DOHC would be powerful, but difficult no doubt.
Or you can be like monsterbaby...when the 302 just won't cut it, put an F-150 frame under it and drop the biggest engine you can find in.
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Zach that 528 is NOT the biggest engine I could find thats why I am currently building a 572, and if things go well it will be a Boss headed (hemi) 572 making 4 digit hp numbers NA.
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Originally Posted by projectnitemare
Nah the DOHC is way tight, that was a SOHC 4.6 in a 98 2wd Ranger. Matt
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Greg only spent $112 total on the swap (he pawned off some stuff, and had a lot of it in his possession already) according to his site.
http://281ranger.homestead.com/
Here's a picture, I hope he doesn't mind me linking it, just to give you an idea of how beastly the 4.6L DOHC is in the Ranger:
http://281ranger.homestead.com/
Here's a picture, I hope he doesn't mind me linking it, just to give you an idea of how beastly the 4.6L DOHC is in the Ranger:
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If I can be honest with you, going with a stock 302 isn't going to impress you after a short bit. 302s aren't powerhouses by any means. Since physically the 351 shares block sizes, I would suggest that, as minimally more mods are required.
I went with a mildly hopped up 302, so I was satisfied (until I wanted more power lol), but stock, just to give you an example, I have a '98 Explorer. In '98, the 4.0L SOHC (which I have) put out 205 horsepower. The 5.0L/302 V8 put out 210 horsepower. The 4.0L SOHC actually 0-60's and quarter miles faster than the 302. Pretty sad, huh? The 302's old school technology in a new school world.
I went with a mildly hopped up 302, so I was satisfied (until I wanted more power lol), but stock, just to give you an example, I have a '98 Explorer. In '98, the 4.0L SOHC (which I have) put out 205 horsepower. The 5.0L/302 V8 put out 210 horsepower. The 4.0L SOHC actually 0-60's and quarter miles faster than the 302. Pretty sad, huh? The 302's old school technology in a new school world.
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The only problem with putting a 351 windsor in is that the engine is taller and wider than a 302 since the deck height isn't the same. The intake on a 351 is 1.5" wider than on a 302 because of the taller deck. In all the 351 is about 3 inches taller. That means different headers as well since the exhaust ports sit higher.
A 351 is 21" wide where a DOHC 4.6 is 30" wide!!!! A 460 BB is only 26 inches wide but 4 inches longer than a 4.6.
If I had the money to do the swap I would probably go with a FRPP Z head crate engine with 390HP and 360 TQ or do something like a 331 stroker with a mild turbo.
A 351 is 21" wide where a DOHC 4.6 is 30" wide!!!! A 460 BB is only 26 inches wide but 4 inches longer than a 4.6.
If I had the money to do the swap I would probably go with a FRPP Z head crate engine with 390HP and 360 TQ or do something like a 331 stroker with a mild turbo.
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