>.> like no really it is


5.0 is a grandma motor now

like really come on wheres the fun now

5.8 now thats funn but still a bit of a small block


see where im going



wheres the BIG BLOCKS!!!!


come on someone join me

a 429 a 460 something :D

( im building up a 460 as we speak c6 :P )

i mean ya 5.0's used to be cool a few years ago when not meny people where doin the swap but now its like every other ranger i see its a 5.0

yawn... :P

go big or go home

 

yea, thats why i dont want a 5.0 :p

yet i want a 350


I would love to put a 502 in my truck but thats a big fawkin engine.

 

hehe just put a 460 with 429 cam advanced 9 set of headers and a good truck avenger carb P&P with a bit of other little things and you will love it and it would beat the breaks off 5.0 and 350's alll day long!!!!!!!

 

um weight? fuel injection? the list goes on, the 302 is an easier fit in te 98+ models for sure and it allows the use of all the electronics from stock.

 

im not saying that a big block is easy and the a 5.0 sucks im say because of what you just listed its to easy theres no fun in it half the fun is building your project

 

obviously you need to take a look at to whats involved with putting a 302 in a 98+ ranger. (which btw is what 90% of the member base has)

its not a plug and play thing.

personally ill pass on both. 5.4L baby :)

 

and you have to admit that after the 4th or 5th 5.0 ranger you saw your like... hmmm wow... i mean its like boring

 

i kno2w alot goes in im not an idiot but 5.0 is played out yes its a good block and fits ect ect a 460 fits in a ranger to


and 5.4's ... suck... im sorry but i have never liked them other than the spark plug thing

to much copper if ya know what i mean

give me a distrib and a carb and im set

efi and coil packs.... ewwwwwwwwwwwww

 

someone woke up on the opinionated side of the bed this morning

 

woke up? ha im going to sleep soon :P

and ya i think 5.0's are played the hell out...


zeb said it him self " 90% of the user base on here has 5.0's " and the other 10 eather have chevy blocks or stockers or.. ( a psd drool) in all my time of the 3 main ranger / ford fourms i have only seen 4 big block rangers

 

I have a 351 sitting at home in my dad's 92 F150. It would need rebuilt, but I am considering it for my 98.

The truck has 230k on it. The engine still runs, but the transmission is toast and the engine acts tired..

EDIT: Caleb, build a 2.3T. They are not AS common as a 5.0, and will certainly eat a 5.0 for lunch when built correctly. Not to mention they can be built cheap as well. Oh, and still get 25MPG.

 

i think itd be funny to see a ranger with a 7.3 powerstroke in it... itd prob be a difficult conversion.. but i think itd be sick

 

OMG talk about difficult. Ha.

There is that guy with the 6.0 Powerstroke. Which reminds me I need to go see if his thread is updated.

 

naaa im a v8 gear head dont like 4's :P 460 >:D

 

and do thw w!!!! trust me its worth the rebuild and swap



5.0's are like lambo doors

so played out ford dont even use them anymore

 

I think he meant 90% of R-F have 98+ rangers. I would say 10% of us have 5.0s in our rangers.

 

Thats pretty funny, although a 5.0 is a helluva upgrade for any ranger! Im currently pulling a 351 out of my 67 mustang and replacing it with a FI 5.0. Cant wait to make 400hp and get 20+mpg

 

well this is all im gonna say if you like me and think that 5.0's are way over played then join the club and find your self a big block :D

or... you could do... a 5.4 or 5.8... but big blocks are more fun :D

 

5.0's are a hell of a good motor but... there so commen now its like the explorer ohc or the light mods or t bar cranking i mean the way i look at it if your gonna spend 1700- 3 grand putting in a 5.0 ( price is more of a max rebuild power adders ect ect) and why not spend the same putting in a big block where most of the time you wont even tap that power until you need it

like i said the 460 is a little slow in stock fourm but if you get a cam out of a 429 and advance it 9 and a good set of headers some wrench time that power is ready to roll... and roll it will....... o.o

 

WTF are you talking about, theres probably not even a dozen people that are still active on here who have a 302...

 

you cant read can you.... gtfo my fourm!

 

Correct. I can't read yet I'm the one who isn't typing like I dropped out of school.

 

uh
like 1% maybe

 

a 460 is way to big for a ranger platform. 5.0 is the perfect engine for these trucks and can be built for more then enough power.

"like really it is"

 

thats why i built up my old Lima in my first truck (87)....it was different

though in carbed form with a cam, port and polish.....it made about the same power as my fuel injected 2.3l


How about a 4.6??? (281)
i've seen mustangs get wicked power out of those with superchargers and tuners or just plain bolt on parts.