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Old 06-08-2016, 11:37 AM
xeudoxus xeudoxus is offline
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Default 1997 Explorer Limited for Swap

Would the 1997 (2nd part of year 06-12 month manufactured) Explorer Limited 5.0 AWD be a good candidate for a v8 swap on a 1999 Ranger 3.0 4x2 manual? The searching I found indicated that the 1997 Explorer was a split year 1996/1998 style on some parts (Didn't know if I would have issues with PATS). I have a chance to get one for $500 with bad transmission. I didn't know if it would be worth it.

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Old 06-08-2016, 01:17 PM
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Would the 1997 (2nd part of year 06-12 month manufactured) Explorer Limited 5.0 AWD be a good candidate for a v8 swap on a 1999 Ranger 3.0 4x2 manual? The searching I found indicated that the 1997 Explorer was a split year 1996/1998 style on some parts (Didn't know if I would have issues with PATS). I have a chance to get one for $500 with bad transmission. I didn't know if it would be worth it. Thanks, -Matt
easy way to find out is to check the heads. 98-01 are gt-40P heads versus gt-40 for pre 97. Just bc its second part of the year, doesn't mean automatically it's a 98-01version. Yes they did switch mid year, but it was a funky year where I think they just used what parts they found! Haha Motor alone is worth it, even if you don't end up using everything else. Hell its a spare motor and parts! Wish I could find one that cheap, I'd buy em all day long!
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Old 06-08-2016, 01:31 PM
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Default Re: 1997 Explorer Limited for Swap

Thanks for the reply! He sent some more pictures of the exploder.










I don't see any info about the heads but I am going to get it (along with doing the 5.0 swap , I was thinking of doing the interior swap also).

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