anybody know whats involved in this swap? i got a 300-400hp moter just waitin to be put in and a 3.0 that cant wait to be retired lol i wanna keep my ac and a stick shift in it its an extra cab if that makes any difference

 

A 351 swap can be done fairly easily to Rangers through 97. The A/C box may need to be modified to clear the engine unless you have a body lift. Get a transmission that is designed to be used behind a small block V8 and be sure that you have an 8.8" rear axle, not a 7.5".

There a ton of info and swap parts available for V8 conversions for 97-back:

http://www.mre-books.com/ranger.html
http://www.rangerpowersports.com/tech/?cat=6
http://www.v8-ranger.com/
http://advanceadapters.dirxion.com/Main.asp (page 50)
http://www.therangerstation.com/tech...nversions.html