Shoehorning a 4.6L V8 Monster Into a Ford Ranger - Trucks! S12, E3
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- Today we'll make engine mounts for our 4.6 liter V-8 that's going into Project Rolling Thunder and we're making some more room under the hood to house our new stable of 300 plus horses. #fordranger #v8swap
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I'm surprised they didn't clean up and prime/paint the frame,or do any steering/suspension mods while the body was off and engine was out of frame.
Thank you for posting these. Much a appreciated.
Since it's going into the Mazda B Series that was built alongside the Ford Ranger, a custom B4600 nameplate to reflect it's new 4.6 liter powerplant would be a nice touch. 😉
This is what I'm planning with mine except a b6200
@@anthonymazzone980 for an LS or a Powerstroke diesel?
6.2 Boss. What was in the first gen raptors
So I did a very similar swap on a 99 regular cab short box ranger in 2013. I put a build SOHC 4.6 in it with a M5OD trans and an 8.8 with 4.10's and a locker!
It was a fun truck! It also ran up ALOT of credit card debt and I had to sell it 🙁
I documented the whole build on The ranger station forum!
That site has been a life saver for reference information over the 20 years I have had my 92' .
14m, That wasnt runout, that was ovality.
The dial gauge was in the right spot but
The V block should have been on the other side of the weld
"we don't make any tree-huggers angry"...that statement alone will make tree-huggers angry. Hehe.
Exactly. I've removed ac systems from cars in the past. Never gave it a moments notice about letting the freon out. Didn't even know it was a bad thing. Oh well. I have a 98 V-6 Ranger that the ac hasn't worked on in years. Don't care as I'm more of a windows down driver, even in my 04 Lightning and 07 Mustang. Probably gonna yank that ac system out and toss it in the trash. I don't even know if it has any freon in it at this point, Hasn't worked since like 08 or 09.
Don’t want to piss off earth-lovers by killing the earth. Triggered snowflakes.
Good. They are nuts anyway. The freon they use in cars and trucks has been tree hugger safe to huff since 1993. They switched r12 over to the same stuff they use in computer duster canned air. Does the tree huggers complain about those being used to clean off their mac books?
Ben West haha you triggered about people getting triggered snowflake?
It is not just bad, it's ILLEGAL. How fragile are you that you heard the tree hugger part and ignore the part where it is illegal?
Wish build episodes were longer like at least 45 to 50 minutes for a 1 hour time slot instead of a 30 minute time slot.
Hi there.I have a Ford Ranger with a 302 Windsor in.Lots of fun! I am form SA.
Someday I hope to have that kinda build. Is it manual? 4x4?
Brent Van Der Linde hey there fellow 5.0 ranger owner👍🏽
I’d love to see if you have any videos. I’ll check your channel out after I finish this episode.
Cagefree mine?
Seems like a much easier swap than the 4.6, and since they made explorers with a 5.0 you can use a lot of oem parts.
Checking the run-out was not done correctly. The "V" block should have been on the other side of the cut.
Its a budget build. So they have budget builders. Lol
Thats ok it will just explode at freeway speeds.
@@firesculpturevideo whats the fun if its not a death wish?
I like how you think you know more than pro mechanics 😂
@@Poorboyzgarage447 well you know well enough.. Everyone on the Internet is a professional. Period.
A real “Stealth” hood would actually be a CHEAP misaligned hood scoop from Kmart 😉👍🏻
Wash your hands and cover your mouth folks.
Ya, don't swallow any of the BS from here...
2000 Ford ranger alternator and
2009 Ford ranger and alte r story be2009 Ford ranger looking for alteator million Georgia discount starter
@@danloope7808 - My 2004 Crown Vic is on its 3rd or 4th 'smart' alternator in 140K miles... at $300 each for rebuilt ones... wasn't a smart idea...
I actually did the same swap before these guys did with a Mark VIII 4.6 DOHC in a 2000 Mazda in 2009. What a great project had a blast doing, sold the truck a few years later.
Never miss these Programs back then Every Weekend
I'd just keep the Mercury Marauder🤷🏿♂️
Too bad is was wrecked
Easier to drop a SBC 425 HP 350" in...
@@BuzzLOLOL or even better...a 475 hp 351..and this way its not all junked up with a cheap chevy motor
Thing will run good with the 4V. We put a 2V 4.6 from a 2006 P71 Vic into my friends Ranger, a 2000, in place of the 4.0 that was in there. Left it stock with a chip and some trans work, thing was a total sleeper that surprised a LOT of people.
@@BuzzLOLOL or a 383
Wouldn't you check burnout with the V block behind the tack welds to see which way the end need to be moved?
Solid info in this episode, I'm currently in the process of swapping a 302 into my 90 ranger so there was a couple of things here I could take to this build. Awesome video.
How'd your swap turn out? I just picked up a '93 Ranger w/ only 2400 original miles on it. But back in '94 the original owner took it somewhere to have it fully converted to electric. No engine, no fuel system. It's got some sort of electric motor in the front that is attached to the factory 5spd. It's all done professionally even down to an air compressor for the power brakes. But for the cost of 20 new batteries I'm thinking engine swap would be potentially easier & cheaper.
A full inch of clearance? Well now that's just too much
billiondollardan I can give them 10mm more
Wow those driveshafts are thin-walled, did not expect that.
When you’re finish what you’ll have in a sense is something like a regular cab version of an Explorer Sport Trac. We had one of these and it was an awesome ride with what was essentially Mustang GT powertrain, great 4WD system, four wheel independent suspension, big disk brakes, and the ability to do some towing.
I love this swap! A potential problem area that may be exacerbated by the engine swap is upper front shock mounts. Just dropping off of a slab of pavement on the highway I managed to pull the shock out of one of the mounts. Best Wishes!
Love builds like this. Upgrading with oem parts is awesome
That's the right attitude pick and pull yards and ebay, all the way.
Easiest V8 swap on these trucks is a 96-01 Explorer 5.0, it is way smaller than the big DOHC 4.6. The Explorer is also a Ranger-based vehicle, so the radiator, wiring harness, transmission and other parts require no mods and bolt directly in, and you don't have to remove your heater box or mess with your firewall. I was even able to reuse my stock Ranger driveshaft on my V8 swap - I have videos on my profile of it, all Ford OEM parts. It is not as powerful as the big DOHC 4.6, but it has a decent aftermarket and fits well.
Awesome that the stock hood fits,I love the idea of a v8 sleeper
A fitting end for a marauder... hell of a car!
I had a 4.6 in an f150 for years and it was one of the best engines I've ever had as far as reliability. I could have used a bit more hp and torque but it was so good on gas it made up for it. Dont get me wrong though, she wasn't terribly underpowered, it's just that for me, more is better. God willing, I'll always have at least 1 truck in the driveway and I always have.
You probably have access to some cheap HP just with a tuning chip and everything else stock.
I had a gm 350 in a 1981 toyota pickup , the back end would lift off the ground when i went trailing and put the brakes on too fast going downhill lol
Needed aluminum intake, heads, and water pump to cut weight...
Great videos and a good instructions too!
Thanks!
I am a tree hugger and a car person and I appreciate you not dumping the freon into the air 😁
Personally too, I would have done the manual swap and everything in one for rather than have to take the truck apart twice.
Not even close on the driveshaft run-out measurement. It should have been supported on the OTHER SIDE of the weld, and measured at the end. By measuring it over the supporting v-block, you only measured if the tube was round, not the straightness after welding.
Otherwise, nice build. We all can't be machinists...
I wondered if anybody noticed that!
Roger that.
I would love to see an Eaton swap on this.
The only problem I have with a swap like this is the fact that you had to lose the air condition and hopefully it'll still have heat in it too. I'm pretty sure that you can put air back in it, with using an aftermarket under the dash unit but if it doesn't bother you it don't bother me cuz it ain't mine but I can tell you guys it looks good. It's going to be balls to the wall. Great information on your video.
I'd Love to do exactly this swap! A) I'm a Ford guy & B) I'd make it a strip only bracket racer... Full cage, pretty much gut anything needed for street use and I'd definitely keep the automatic.... You certainly wouldn't have to many mods to engine for a quick et in a light truck. Only challenge I see would be to 'hook it up' at the strip!
Hmmm could the Marauder front end have been adapted to that frame?
I've seen this done with a late 80's S-10 and a 383... Also saw where he flipped it on the side of I-10 too!
Same engine in a postal Jeep, but they couldn't keep the tires on the ground. It would flip back, vertical and need a push over.
Yep. Tons of kits to drop a SBC into an S10.
Yeah, SBC goes easiest into Fords: www.dailymotion.com/video/x3rfhrk
Good day! )) 🤠
This is a neat idea, I been looking for a near 00 mazda of my own, this looks like a fun project. The cool part, If the 4 valve filts, then the 2 valve should fit better
Just drop one of these in: www.dailymotion.com/video/x3rfhrk
@@BuzzLOLOL, I'm a bit on the brand matching side of things. Nothing against dropping a chevy in a ford, just not my style. Also the 4.6 sohc is one of if not the most durable decent performance engines in modern hot rod era. 30k-400k miles on many of them in daily drivers, a little hot rodding and maybe a little ECU tuning, it's be a beats you can't kill in a mini trick
@@crazylarryjr - So many Chevy's got dropped into Fords and other vehicles because they make so much power, so many made, small on the outside, low prices, cheapest parts, and drop in so easily... even the stock oil pans usually fit...
@@BuzzLOLOL, In something like this, you don't really need that much power, for a fun ride. I do know that the 4.6 is almost unkillable, but so is the LS1's as well. besides the ls is played out, why not do something different?
@@crazylarryjr My 4.6L is dead... the sparkplugs popped out of it... waiting for warm dry weather to tear into it...
The finished truck is killer, they install a Cobra IRS down the road
What about A/C?
No, not a A/C cobra rearend. Just probably one from a mustang.
@@Neildo430ci What?
Air conditioning
These guys really love matco tools
I love Matco tools and they don't sponsor me. As a tool nerd generally speaking tool truck tools are all amazing no matter if its Snapon, Matco, Mac, Cornwell, Mac or Proto and I have mainly only bought used tools. If you want to go the vintage route of used I would also recommend Indestro. Or slightly cheaper on the pocket book SK hand tools or Wright tools are great and you can get those through Amazon or eBay.
Much easier and stronger to just cut the weld around the yoke shorten and re install the yoke and weld.
Probably a stupid question but to correct the runout do you just smack it with a hammer on the highspots or bring it back over with a weld on the other side?
Good luck finding Episode 4
I put a HT4100 Cadillac in a Ranger. Looked like it came that way from the factory. Only surgery involved, was notching and reinforcing the right frame rail for exhaust manifold clearance.
Navigator 32 valve motor, identical, more power, available since 97. Poor marauder gave up its heart. Also, ground slots in your cheapest pair of needle nose pliers, work for snap rings pretty well. ✌
Yeah but the Merc was wrecked so it lives on.
That navigator motor is also way taller. And the intakes and more of a mess too. Exactly what they dont want
You might need a rubber damper in between the new motor mounts. Like a machine vibration lad. Im just saying steel on steel & that truck will shake. Maybe some air ride.
Looking forward to the next video
I would like to see the build sheet cost when your done. Nice work; [ * Are the 4.7 liter used in Mustangs ? [ * a. Is the timing chain guides for the cams nylon.[ b.Will the motor have to be pulled to do the cam chains/timing chain ] [ * Will the plugs be easy to change on motor, *oil filter ect . [ And finally, will you have to change out the steering column to one of those close drive units ? You guys are pros...
You mean 4.6L.
Why did you not rig the engine 2 inches further forward?
Im sure the mazda rear end will love this amount of twist. Why not a 7.3 powerstroke diesel?
if your putting a modular 8 in why not the 2003 5.4 2v with the PI heads
there is a pin hole in the crator at the tail of that weld.
Im here just for the music ;)
Ok, let's see ya do it on a 4wd. Fat fender garage makes a universal coyote mounting kit since this aired
The Windsor is SO much easier.
I was thinking the same thing! It is also much cheaper, and easier to work on!
So true but also so much more interesting to see them do something more challenging and unique. Just my two cents....
+Motor City Mike and better
@@basshead. Totally agree brother.
SBC even easier: www.dailymotion.com/video/x3rfhrk
That's so kool!!
Does the engine clear the power steering box?
Would love to do this to my 1995 explorer giddy up!
So the body of the ranger and B2200 are the same ? Apart from the grill maybe ?
Homie back in the day put a 5.0 v8 in his 84 Ranger. Cooler body style for the Ranger
Damn those exhaust ports looks alot different than what my 4.6 2v
What would be REALLY fun would be to swap a T-56 Magnum onto the back end of that 4.6 32 valve Intech V8...
You guys really should have built this into a 4x4 it would have been cool. This is gonna be squirrely to drive in any kind of straight line with such a short wheelbase and light weight not to mention frame twist
Why would they cut it right there, the other side of the drive shaft you can cut the welds on the yoke and pull it out the cut. Hammer yoke back in . The yoke welds to driveshaft tube. Much safer
They make long tube headers . The cobra headers fit a marauder and fit a mark8
you girls call a 4.6L a monster? palm to face!!
I was thinking pretty much the same thing. Physical sizewise speaking though, the DOHC 4.6 is a huge Fatty McFatass.
Well obviously it's way bigger than the stock engine dipshit, facepalm yourself!
You get beat up by those girls who smoked in Junior High that you think calling them girls is an insult?
@@playsinmud it's a great engine too. I love mod motors
Hearing someone say the new edge mustang motor a monster sure does put a smile on my face
It sure does show how far we've gotten with our car technology
Hmmmm this makes me want to get some crazy gas turbine engine out of a Abrams and put it in something aulthough I probably wont ever be able afford a 2 million dollar engine out of a Abrams or fit it in anything because it's like 10 feet long and 8 feet wide
What year mercury was the engine out of ??
So sad a Marauder is off the road...but that all aluminum DOHC 4.6 will make that truck move. The 03-04 Marauder 4.6 is the same as the 03-04 Mach1. Personally I believe those 4.6s have a bit more that the advertised 305/310 hp.
All those modular numbers from back in the day are underrated
3 valve 4.6L engines seem more powerful... especially at low RPMs...
It isn't shoehorning until you work on cramming a Vortec 8100 into an S-10.
Awesome
There's plenty of room for a 4 liter , in my Ranger . How much bigger does that .6 liters make the engine ?
4.6😆, should have fitted a 4.0 Barra!!!👍👍😁
You know they just went out back and threw that AC system into the dumpster...
You wouldn’t think an engine with such small displacement would be so massive.
Overhead cans are a pain. Its bigger then a 460. Not as long but taller and wider.
Yeah, just go SBC: www.dailymotion.com/video/x3rfhrk
The down side of any dohc V8 they all suffer from it. Ford seems to be the only American doing it all the others are stuck in the 50s with OHV setups
@@bigboreracing356 whoop de doo. One OHV engine, the rest of the Ford fleet is OHC. Not a single V8 dodge or chevy has OHC.
@@bigboreracing356 power yes, technologically and economically nah.
How is the bulkhead a firewall? It ain’t a computer lol .... my auto tech instructor used to tell me that was the ignorant way lol 😂
What happens to these vehicles after the show?
Auction
What sort of truck is a Marsdah?
Man, it would have been a whole lot easier to just body swap an Eddie Bauer Explorer. Although the Eddie Bauer Explorer to only have 5.0 send them.
How much does it cost to build this truck
What confuses me is why they went with a 32v 4.6? The modular Ford's ( 4.6 & 5.4) blocks and cylinder heads have the same external measurements. The 5.4 makes 330 hp and almost the same in torque. Heck you can use 4.6 heads on a 5.4 in some applications. You can even buy some adapters off Amazon for fifty bucks that allow you to use any pi 4.6 intake on a 5.4.....there are about 6.9 wahzillion 2v 5.4 s out there .
That u joint tool should not be used with most aluminum shafts and yolks...just a heads up unless you have a Tig welder or are skilled with JB weld😎😂🤣
MIght be because the 5.4 is so much taller than the 4.6. Even with the 4.6 intake it wouldn't fit under the hood most likely.
I feel like a Windsor would’ve been more fun
Definitely easier to get up and running with a Windsor. 302 fits in without any mods whatsoever and a 351 Windsor only requires you to dent the heater box and run a custom exhaust. I guess this build is for the unique factor.
Easiest v8 ranger swap is a small block Chevy. Center on the cross member and th400 trans, no drive shaft mods just a Chevy slip yoke with a u joint that's Chevy one way ford ranger the other. Drove my 93 2wd for years with a 350 in it.
Built a 2007 ranger with a 347 with a Whiple supercharger under the factory hood.
Such a giant motor to make a measly 300hp
Who makes a stand alone engine wiring harness thks
This video is a nice Marco ad
"We don't make any tree huggers angry" You just did. 😂🌲
When was the last time you heard someone use the term "shoehorn" where they were literally referring to an actual shoehorn?
Hey what’s up with that? Where’s the rest of the show waiting on where y’all get the harness lol
You gotta get rid of that Mazda badge lol
lol @ how he said tree huggers
Ranger is in the title but its a B series on the lift XD OH well even the ranger is a Mazda
Of course lol. there the same trucks lol For some reason i like the ford logo more on mine though...
How is it a Mazda and a ford ranger??
Probably shouldn't use the word "monster" and 4.6L in the same sentence lol
Compared to the 3.0 V6 that probably used to be in it, it is a monster.
@Brock Main3 no doubt!
@@wyattlarrick3246 people have 302's and 351w in them for years. I'm assuming "monster" refers to the modular 60° block setup
4.6 is a big ass engine bigger than a 351 or 302
This small 4.6L is dimensionally bigger than a 351(5.8l)
Wow I didn't know u could cut a drive shaft urself thanks
An easy way to resolve the run-out problem is to get a 3 inch piece of angle iron and laying in the angle iron and clamp it and then tag it and then flip it and Tack it you know what I mean Jelly Bean
I want to put a v8 into my 1993 ford ranger. Make it a sleeper lol
I'm swapping a 302 into my 90 right now with that same idea in mind.
@@Darkour97 sweet 👍😊
@@bilbobaggins4710 I'll post some timelapse or something when it's all done.
all that shop equipment and you dont have a ac machine?
ac machines in good USED condition are still like 5-7k, plus you are supposed to have certifications from the epa to run them to boot.
Hillbilly just wanted to be able to use the term tree-hugger like it was still the 1990's
Can't Ford Explorer engine mounts be used in a Ranger? From what I have seen at salvage yards, the Ranger 2WD frame is different than the Ranger 4WD, but the Explorers look to be the same frame for 4WD and 2WD. I would think the Explorer mounts would fit the Ranger 4WD?
Is that not one of the engines with the bad spark plugs?
Yes... all modulars... weak and too few plug threads... plugs blow out...
BuzzLOLOL incorrect, the 2v and 3v had spark plug issues. This is a 4v. 2v would spit the plugs out and 3v theyd get stuck in the block. With the 4v ford figured it out.
As a lifelong oil patch worker and pipefitter, I'd say I know a bit about welding pipe. Setting up your stands correctly is apprentice level shit. I'd pull aside an apprentice for that mistake, if it was a welder, he'd have to recertify his B-pressure before I'd let him make one more weld.
A ecoboost 2.3 could give up to 360 horsepower and still be streetable, better mileage, lighter and easier to fit under the hood
Nice Mazda.
The radiator will need to be replaced with one designed for a V8, especially if the V8 replaced a 4-banger, but I like it. There are many stories about squeezing a 305 V8 into a Chevy Blazer or S10 as well. Tree-huggers can weep, muahahaha!!!!
When did 281 cubic inches get to be a 'monster'?
It's not the cubes, it's the physical size of the motor.