engine swap
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engine swap
hello everyone here,I usually hang around the 73-79 and 87 to 96 forums but I have a ranger directed question.a friend of mine has a 1994 4x4 ranger,it has a 4.0 in it and it blew up on him over the weekend,so we were thinking on a 302 swap,will the 4.0 bellhousing bolt up to a 302?any info anyone has for me will be greatly appreciated.
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A 302 will not bolt in place of a 4.0. The bellhousings are different. As far as I know there was not a A4LD transmission made with the v8 pattern. So you will be swapping transmisions and probably the transfer case too.
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thanks john that answers that question,the 95 I have has the mazda M5OD transmission,so I guess we'll be using the engine/trans and case from the 150.easy enough swap.thanks again.
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im swapping a 2.4 4 cylinder with a 2.8 v6 i need to know more on the drive spines comming out of the transmissions since the bellhousings need switched and what do i need to do if i dont switch the drives splines am i going to have issues with the flywheel
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As far as I know the transmission input shafts are the same regardless on the engine size. What year is your ranger? You must mean 2.3l as there is no such thing as a 2.4 in a ranger. Also, just curious why you are swapping in a 2.8? Rangers with 2.8s were very underpowered, I am almost certain the 2.3 had the same or higher hp. They are also prone to cracking heads and cam bearing wear just like the 2.9. I would scrap the 2.8 and drop in a 4.0 or a v8. The easiest power increase would be to turbo the 4 cylinder. Better fuel mileage and more power.
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and the input shafts ends are diffrent on the very end where they enter the flywheel which is why im asking ive already replace the computer system and the pickups both have difrent bellhousings aside from the donor pickup is 4x2 and the pickup im installing it in is 4x4
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