Ford Ranger 5.0 Conversion SWAP Done Right
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- Just a quick discussion of what I consider the "right" way to do a 5.0 swap into a Ford Ranger. I discuss the few issues I had with the project, mainly involving the EVAP emissions differences between an Explorer and Ranger.
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Now it's a power ranger.
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Best comment.....
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Dude he'll yes. Amazing comment
Okay I laughed and your name is legendary
I was told my entire life that if people think you motor swap looks like it came that way from the factory then you sir have won.
Adam Lemus same.
then the guy with the 2 wheel drive carbed 302 ranger flys by you . . . .
like the truck man, respect the work.
ThunderHead289 lol
I know this is an old comment, but if you see this, is it better with a 2wd? I was looking to swap but was wondering if it would be good?
That’s a badass truck you got there. It’s not lifted too high, it doesn’t have crappy low pro street tires. It doesn’t have all of the god awful mall crawler look to it. Would love to have a truck like that myself. Great job 👍
I don't these negative comments. Great job on your build man, I know how much work goes into something like this. I swapped a 351w in a 87' ranger in high school. It was a lot of fun to build but more fun to drive.
Most of the negatives are probably from people who dont even have the knowledge or ability to complete a project like this, or just Ford haters. Lol.
I appreciate this because you didnt drop a Ls in it like everyone and their mother does, as a chevy guy My nova will have a Ls because that's GM vehicle, my dream car is a 1968 dodge coronet I want put a hemi in it and you put a 5.0 in your ranger. Which is how it should be brand matching like that should be done more often, all you see is a Ls engine in damn near everything so I appreciate the time you put into this because you did do it right.... you didnt Ls swap and that's a great thing.
I was thinking a coyote
I’m amazed how much room is under the hood. I know pushrods are much smaller than OHC, but wow. Amazing
Very nice job! Good to see somebody take the time to do the small things, that mean so much to those who appreciate attention to detail. I have a Mazda B2300 that I'm thinking of doing this to, if the engine ever goes out. Thanks for taking the time to post this, gave me a lot of great ideas. Thanks, Keith
keith fullbright do a rotary swap!!
Placido Coronado
Back when I was mud racing my 5.0 BroncoII, a guy had a Suzuki Samari with a rotary engine out of a ....RX7??
it was insane.
He would hit the mud at like 15k rpms, and never shift.
Skipped over mud like nothing and he was only running like 31x10.5 tires.
I have an 01 Ranger (2.5L Lima engine) that I bought super cheap (body/trans/wheels/brakes EXCELLENT) when he drove through a big puddle, sucked in H20 and hydro-locked a con rod through the block. Not pretty.
Looking into it, a 2.3 Turbo Coupe motor would be super easy, and provide almost as much power as a V8 swap while still giving you some efficiency.
Bill Rookard nearly the same power but it's gonna take magic to get the same amount of torque from the 5.0 for truck related activities
I was wondering how he was able to stuff a coyote in there and then he popped the hood and I was like "oh, ok"
A "real" 5.0 is not a coyote engine. Its the 302 pushrod engine. Period...
Anybody else thought he ment a 5.0 out of a mustang
Dameon Lane basically the same motor.
There is basically no difference between the Explorer and Mustang 5.0 at that time.
No because in 97 the Mustang would have a 4.6L modular, but the 97 Explorer came with the 5.0 pushrod engine. DUH!
Yup.
This is the same engine as the 86-95 5.0 mustang. They existed before 2011 you young'uns.
Use a 96 5.0 explorer engine harness, and u dont have to worry about evap. U just hook the evap line to the charcoal cannister under the hood. U can relocate the charcoal cannister to behind the driver headlight.
People are so butthurt on here, jesus, nice truck dude. I like what you did, makes me wanna do 4bt swap in my f150.
Thank you.
smh I will never understand why ford stuck a 5.0 into a 98-2000 explorer but not the ranger I think they woulda sold a lot more
to lightweight from factory probably
Because they can sell a whole other truck with the v8. The f150. More options- more customer choice- more sales
This marks the beginning of my research of the project I’m about to attempt
That is awesome dude. Super clean work. I love how everything looks totally stock. I have always kept my vehicles stock looking with all parts coming from higher end models. Very clean wiring. Usually people have a rats nest looking lump of chopped wires everywhere when they do conversion swaps. Very well done
I agree with your statement the proper way to do a swap "right" is to do like the factory would. I did this to our brand new 1988 Chevrolet Caprice by swapping in an LS5 454. 13.25 @ 103 mph in the quarter and it would tow anything. Put 200,000 miles on it before it was sold in 2006. Get this...it was my wife's daily driver!
this comment thread is so full of "I would have's" and "you should have's". get a life people. go build your own dream.
Who would have thought an engine that was born In 61' would still be so sought after today
The crowd will never see it coming!
I've got 4 ranger projects currently,
Welp.... now I need a 5th !
Outfuckingstanding!
Well done!
Truly nice work !
Now I wanna do this swap to my 01 ranger. I love this video 😮💨🔥
Sir this is a beautiful truck. I love the attention to detail. Thanks for sharing. I have a '98 ranger I use for work and it's great
Thank you
That’s fantastic, I always wanted to straight axle and 5.0 my 92. Years went by, picked up a 97 f-350 7.3 instead. Im impressed!
Fuck yeah... that's a Ranger you can be proud of my dude. Nicely done and super clean looking. I'm a little jealous 🤔
I like it, right down to the stock airbox. I'm a sucker for factory stuff--it just looks and works right.
I'd love to see another video of this thing running. Awesome truck! subscribed
When you started it up it put a smile on my face... I hope to achieve this same level when I do my Colorado ls2 swap
Been waiting to find this video again...and u finally found it!🤘🏼🇺🇸
What would be so wrong with doing this swap on a two wheel drive Ranger
My man... you are my hero bro. Much much respect. From one geargead to another !!!
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Thanks
That’s a clean truck man. Great job
What kind of power steering hose did you use and to get all the lights off
I always wanted to do that swap great video bud
Congrats on this solid build!!
beautiful build, im planning on doing this in my 2010 ranger, 5 spd manual, 4.10 gears. should be fun
I mean good video and impressive truck. But It would have been nice to hear more technical details, like motor mounts, trans mounts, drivelines, U joints, and wiring instead of about the emissions system most people wouldn't even consider using anyway.
All that is plug and play, motor mounts are rickrangers swap plates and 4.0 rubber mounts, stock ranger driveshaft, stock u-joints, wiring is plug and play. Use the ranger cab harness, use the explorer engine harness. You dont even need to do any of the evap crap.
@@SBS_Auto Is it plug and play for a 1994? Since mine is OBDI, I mean... Looking to buy a 96/97 Exp for a donor, but my truck is manual 2wd, so other than the M50d-R2, shouldnt my swap be even easier? Thanks for your help @SBS_Auto
i have a 4x4 2004 4.0 manual im wondering if it should be just about the same process
hi i know im late and you probably wont read this but you seem to know alot about rangers and i have a 02 4.0 xlt, the cruise control doesnt work, where do i start for diagnosis?
Done several of those swaps, right. Two Ford engineers were at Two Rivers ford when I went to get a part for it. They looked at it and said it was the cleanest swap they had ever seen. You're right, doing it right is not that hard just time consuming. I had one in Sport Truck magazine, July 1996. Check it out. Thinking seriously about dropping a 3.5TT in a Ranger. THAT would be awesome. You did a good job.
That would be an awesome swap!!! Would really make a Ranger scream.
I just bought those tires from a tire shop here in MT. Goodyear is giving a $100.00 rebate on top of another $100.00 rebate from tire shop.
$700.00 for all 4 tires was titties
I am fixing to do this swap my self and was wondering if you could put a resistor to trick the fuel pressure system?
What motor mounts did you use?
So your running the awd trans from the explorer?
how much did the entire swap cost? thinking either 5.0 for mine or the 5.3
Ford should have put the 302 in the ranger in the first place....nice job👍🏾👍🏾
Especially after Dodge threw a 5.2 in the Dakota.
Great job. What a cool truck. I have always wanted to try this.
How did you run your fuel return line?
How about using a 5.0 from a 90s Mercury cougar or a 90s T-Bird? wouldn't that help? the evap system might be compatible with your ranger
Its an OG Raptor Ranger, nice. Thanks for sharing
Where did you have it done? I don't have much confidence in myself to do it right for my son's truck
What transmission did you use? I know I’m putting a five speed out of an F150 4x4
Dose anybody know how much it would cost to do the 5.0 swap with the standard 5speed in a shop
Nice job. I have a v8 ranger, ca smog legal too yup, had to use the explorer tank. Clean build, Keep on wrechin'!
tap a T or cut a sleeve in to the filler hose of the tank and bam, your sensor is as close to source pressure as basically being inside the tank but with no fab and only slight modification to stock. Then just run your wiring. next best thing is as you mentioned to tie into the vent line near the vapor cannister. Killer build and keep up the good work !
11green11 thats a good idea
So I have a 2 wheel drive 5.0 single cab. But I want to build an extended cab. What all wheel drive system did you use. Was it a direct swap? Also in your opinion do you think you can get the truck low? I’d be wanting to go lower instead of lifting it
You pulled the guts out of a Mountaineer... I did the same thing with a 351 stroker fuel injected and supercharged, auto trans, 9" rear 3.73 gears in a stepside regular cab. Cobra R wheels and lowered.
My 2000 ford rangers 5.0 is exactly the same way done! Hassle free and my daily driver plenty of power stock I have the 4r70 trans 8.8 31 spline rear end or 32 can’t remember. But hella fun!
Congrats
It's really a good looking truck!
I own a 95 Ford ranger. This is on my "definitely will happen" project list. I have the four cyl with 8 plugs and it runs great.
Those 4cyl were terrific motors.. I'd consider the Thunderbird Turbo upgrade for those motors.
One thing I need to know is did you also swap over the front suspension of the donor vehicle? If so, what all was involved with that?
I had same question. The 95 ranger and twin i-beams and the explorer has independent front suspension with cv axles
Probably using the awd transfer case from explorer and used a custom front driveshaft. I heard expedition shafts work. But u have to adapt the tranfercase side of the front shaft because it has different end.
My friend did this back in highschool fuckin thing hauled ass burnouts all day...since I've always wanted to do it...how much customization did u need to do? Looks like the engine fits real nice
So I have a 97 ranger and it also has a ford AOE and I can’t pull the Collum into 1st gear, it only clicks into 2nd, any solution?
I own both a 1995 Mustang GT and a 2002 Ranger and have definitely been considering doing this swap on my Ranger. Just gotta find a donor Explorer. I can’t wait to get into this project.
just get a newer gen coyote they make much better power and are more readily available in pretty much every v8 f150 now
Should take it to a mechanic and ask em to fix something lol
When someone does this swap themselves, they don't really need a mechanic to work on the truck... And it's also just an Explorer still, OBD still scans, and the test procedures still apply. Just his EVAP system is the system they would have issues with..
Can you run a explorer tank?
That's a good looking truck and the swap looks immaculate.
And yes this is definitely done right, gutting it down and running carb is the hillbilly thing to do, this would make Henry Ford proud
Seriously asking because idk, but where are you that they don’t need emissions?? In Maryland we can get away with it with historic plates but the laws are getting stricter. Also, I have a couple evap sensor codes coming up on my car and it causes it to stall. Last time I was doing 80 on 95 and it cut off. This isn’t an issue for the ranger somehow? Honestly curious cause I also have a ranger I’d like to build
Congrats. Not any ole wingnut can make such a clean swap not even some pros
Am I capable of doing this with a 97 Mazda b2300 2wd?
I blew my engine in my 02 ranger v6 4.0
I’m really trying to teach myself to work with my cars/trucks and learning all I can. What’s the best engine I could put in it? Any tips would be much appreciated.
Very nice impressive job, you my friend definitely did it right. I appreciate your work
+Silver bull Thank you
Well played sir. Did this myself. With a motor and rear end from an AWD mountaineer. I, too, swapped the cluster face from a 95 explorer, but Also got the center console and overhead consoles from an explorer. Ran like a top.
Till last month when it got stolen. All that.... no kill switch. FUXKING genius
I still have so many questions. Looks like a body lift was installed to avoid cutting the heater box? If so, what size lift? What was done about the oil filter relocation? How much of the engine/engine parts were actually swapped or changed from the factory explorer configuration in order to make this swap the easiest and quickest? Trying to find the motivation for this swap on a 97 4.0 4x4 with an auto. Seriously considering going to an M50D-R2 or even a ZF5 for the low 1st gear as well as a BW1354 out of an F150. Then i keep thinking about the option of using an auto from the explorer and swapping the transfer case out for the BW4406. I can't justify doing this swap if i won't have the option of selectable 4WD with low range. Any further info would be greatly appreciated! Very clean swap and truck. Wish mine is as clean when I'm done.
You could also just use an OLDER 5.0 from a 1987-93 Mustang and not have a concern about that stuff.
I have a 4X4 myself, but doing a 2wd swap isn't the wrong thing and u kinda made it sound like only a "AWD" is correct. My old AWD Explorer 4.6L was excellent, thus, no swap needed. Ford could've made millions more by offering a V8 Ranger.
Looks good, but it could be washed! I like the wiring NOT looking like a rate nest! Overall, it reminded me of my brothers last 5L Ranger, very neatly done. He also replaced his entire gauge pod with a custom built version he built to resemble the Mustang Cobra (kinda like urs) and NOBODY thought Ford didn't build it. That's good work! That was completed in 2002 as I recall and was a 90 with an 88 5L. KUDOS to u for reminding me of the best "simple swao" I've seen done at home.
Hi sir
I have a question I would like to do this swap wit a Ford ranger xlt v6 3.0 1991 2wd
Do you know if it will work engine and transmission?
Thank you best regards.
Holy shit I want one so bad now. This would be so much fun.
how are your axles holding up? being this had a 4.0 v6 at best theyre only rated for 250ish hp i would guess? unless its got like a 9in in the back?
Has a 31 spline 8.8 inch rear end out of the explorer also
I have a 2001 XLT 4x4 would a V8 swap work with that also?
I have a 95 ford ranger splash extended cab 2 wheel drive I would love to put a late model coyote in it but I know there's a lot of fabrication , my truck has the twin I beam front suspension.. Anyone have any idea or has done this kind of swap before please give me some pointers or ideas ,
Did all the fuse banks under hood come from 5.0 donor or?
2019=Liked, started with a very nice straight body for one thing.
Where did you get the chip program at ??? I have a 97 explorer 5.0 awd
+Ted Verras don lasota of lasotaracing.com
Sweet gonna check it out
nice! me and my dad built a few v-8 mini trucks back 20 years ago! fun trucks. nice job.
Ford should of offered a v8 in these trucks.
Jim DiThomas yes!
Jim DiThomas or the 4.6 from the GT even would have been a great choice
What motor mounts did you use for the swap does the explorer mounts work
Modified 4.0 mounts
Tried putting a resistor in its place?
What did you have to modify on the 4.0 mounts? Only asking because I want to get one with a 2.3 so I have an extra engine for my other ranger, and will only those mounts work?
I used a combination of factory mounts from the 4.0 and 5.0. I can't remember which side was from which engine but they were a direct fit
What trans was used..im getting ready to put a 1990 mustang 5.0 in mine and believe its the t5 manual..my truck is a 4.0 auto and if i can plug and play trans stuff then i would rather do that..
Stock Explorer AODE/4R transmission
When I had a 2003 ranger, I always wanted to do this to.
Do you think this will work with an older 5.0? Like one from the 1960s or 70s?
Was it one of the 97 explorers from the late 90s that’s happened to wreck with firestone tires?
That exhaust note got me aroused not gonna lie. Didn't expect an old Explorer engine to sound that good even if it's a Mustang engine.
"How to do it right, like Ford would've done it themselves"
Every chevy guy in the comments:
"So you're going to build it like shit?"
Sick! This is my dream truck. I have strong running Triton 5.4 sitting around. I need to find something to swap over on.
Wow, I am impressed! Sounds like you know exactly what you're talking about.
Really cool project. ((:
Nice clean swap man!
I never understood why they put a tach in the automatic and not in the manual.
My automatic ranger doesn’t have a tach so it just depends on the model
My 97 manual ranger had a tach, it's an xlt
My manual has a tach, the manuals that didn't have a tach were the 2.3 liter fleet trucks
I have a 99 3.0 and it doesn’t have a tac, was really hard to drive at first because it was my first ever manual vehicle and also the vehicle I learned to drive a manual in
Rangers in early years didnt have tachs (92-97ish) When doing the explorer swap its a nice option to put in explorer gauges because they are plug and play
I have a Ranger with a v8 swap and am looking for a mechanic to work on it. Know any mechanics with experience on this in the Washington DC area? I'm willing to drive a little.
The Ford Explorer gained the 5.0 liter in 1996. Out of curiosity do you know if that year had the same EVAP fuel pressure tank sensor as the 1997. Basically I'm curious if Ford had a 5.0 at some point that used less advanced sensor technology so it could be paired easier with the ford ranger. Also I'm really curious about this ranger being AWD? That is super cool and I'm seeing that in 1996 the V8 explorer also gained this AWD feature. AWD is so much different than 4WD it just makes me wonder how you addressed that on the venerable TTB Dana 35 ranger front end and what needed to be done to the transfer case.
elanaceblood i believe the 96 was the same as the 97 as far as evap system is concerned. The transfer case it straight out of the explorer. The ranger front end worked fine with it. This truck has an explorer disc brake 8.8 rear end. The only problem i had was due to the lift. The front driveshaft angle was too severe so i kept breaking rubber boot that covered the ball tyoe joint on the explorer type front shaft. I solved this by using an aftermarket shaft with traditional style u joints