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Old 01-22-2012, 07:11 PM
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Default 2003 Ranger engine swap.

Would the engine from a 2003 Explorer (4.6L V8), be pretty much a drop in and bolt in? What would have to be done? What kind of power does it make? Thanks in advance
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Definently not drop in by any means, the 4.6L even the 2V is a WIDE engine because of the heads. Not impossible but not easy, do a 5.0 swap and you'll get around the same power if you build one right.
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In the 4.6 swap? I have no idea.
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Would the engine from a 2003 Explorer (4.6L V8), be pretty much a drop in and bolt in? What would have to be done? What kind of power does it make? Thanks in advance
The 4.6 liter is bigger than a 460 in terms of actual size. It has the horsepower of a 289, but the torque is about the same level as a stock 351 Windsor because the OHC engines have a broader and flatter torque curve than the OHV. To install a 4.6 liter into a ranger, you'd have to remove the inner fender wells, and there's a really good chance that you'd have to modify the frame just to accomidate the width of a 4.6 liter. In my own opinion, you're alot better off using the 5.0 instead. It will be alot easier to do this swap than it would be to do a 4.6.


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The cost can vary by a pretty good margin. Here's 2 links that should help you answer any if not all questions concerning a V8 swap.

This one is a little bit old but has some really good info and it pretty much sets the standard. However it's been a long time since it's been updated so please keep this in mind:

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech...nversions.html

This one here has alot more detailed information and it's not been updated in a while either, but the info is alot more up to date than the previous link. There's also a video clip and several pictures of other rangers that have completed the swap, including Tim Sockness' Pro-Street Ranger:

http://www.v8ranger.com/

How much you spend depends apon your experience level, and as far as time goes it depends on wether you do the swap in a well equipped garage or your driveway. I hope this helps out.
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Default Re: 2003 Ranger engine swap.

I'm in the same boat. I have a 2002 ranger with the 3.0L. I want a 5.0L in it. All the info I find is for old rangers and I want to be current and keep my emissions. Thinking of just getting an Explorer close to my year and see what I can transplant to my ranger. Just got to worry about the P.A.Ts system, instrument cluster and exhaust.

Hell if the money will be all the same, I might as well just forge out my 3.0L block and just bolt on a custom turbo set up.

http://www.moranav6racing.com/catego...?CategoryID=36
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I'm in the same boat. I have a 2002 ranger with the 3.0L. I want a 5.0L in it. All the info I find is for old rangers and I want to be current and keep my emissions. Thinking of just getting an Explorer close to my year and see what I can transplant to my ranger. Just got to worry about the P.A.Ts system, instrument cluster and exhaust.

Hell if the money will be all the same, I might as well just forge out my 3.0L block and just bolt on a custom turbo set up.

http://www.moranav6racing.com/catego...?CategoryID=36
Some people have done that, but there are ways around that emissions equipment rule. basically you can still use any engine you want, but the emissions equipment has to be updated. That's what my DMV said to me here in VA. Basically they told me to update the emissions equipment and I should be fine (it has to be the same year or newer in my state).
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