5.0 vs 5.4 DOHC
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5.0 is quite a bit easier by the sounds of it, kinda, your 04 will be difficult no matter what.
5.4L probably wont fit between the frame rails or under hood. it is an extremely tight fit on my truck and i dont even have a ranger frame, let alone a stock front axle or 8.8. the 5.4L specifically a DOHC is 36" tall roughly. The thing would be skying out of the hood.
5.4L probably wont fit between the frame rails or under hood. it is an extremely tight fit on my truck and i dont even have a ranger frame, let alone a stock front axle or 8.8. the 5.4L specifically a DOHC is 36" tall roughly. The thing would be skying out of the hood.
Last edited by zabeard; 11-17-2010 at 08:05 PM.
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I would just go the 5.0 route.....You can get just as much..if not more power with certain mods! But..If you have plenty of time and money the 5.4 would be unique and BadAss! I had a 5.4 drivetrain laying around before I did my swap, but I didnt have that much time or money to invest in all the Fab work that was required.
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But yeah the 5.0 is shorter and skinnier than the 5.4. And if you get a 5.0 out of an exploder, they are a lot easier to be installed from what I heard.
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yeah the 5.0 fits right into the ranger, using the same motor mounts. as well as the transmission mounts as well the main thing that would give you trouble is keeping it a manual. you would have to get a transmission out of an early f150 or something like that i think one of those would bolt right up to it.
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I so want one of these engines bad. I am going to hook it to a chain and drag it around behind my PSD 4x4 thru all the big rocks and mud I can find here and then put it up for sale and laugh at all the GM guys cry about it being all F'ed up. Should be good and I will post a vid on youtube when I do it.
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The 5.0 Ex is rated at 210~215 HP, most EFI 5.0 Mustangs (except Cobras) are rated at 205~225. 4.0L SOHC Rangers are rated at 207.
Horsepower is a derived number, not measured directly, and is proportional to torque X RPM. Any engine that breathes better at high R's will have a built in advantage for the max HP number. Comparing the peak horsepower numbers of two engines looks at one point in each curve and ignores the rest.
Just remember that the average stock EFI 5.0 makes about 50 lb-ft more peak torque than the 4.0 SOHC in the Ranger. Peak horsepower definitely means something but it is only part of the story.
The stock Explorer engine is not a performance driver's dream but it is a good basis for mods. The truth is that the Ex 5.0 is basically a detuned Cobra Mustang engine with truck cam duration/lift and a bad set of exhaust manifolds. So the potential is definitely there and the 5.0 aftermarket is huge compared to that of the 4.0.
Horsepower is a derived number, not measured directly, and is proportional to torque X RPM. Any engine that breathes better at high R's will have a built in advantage for the max HP number. Comparing the peak horsepower numbers of two engines looks at one point in each curve and ignores the rest.
Just remember that the average stock EFI 5.0 makes about 50 lb-ft more peak torque than the 4.0 SOHC in the Ranger. Peak horsepower definitely means something but it is only part of the story.
The stock Explorer engine is not a performance driver's dream but it is a good basis for mods. The truth is that the Ex 5.0 is basically a detuned Cobra Mustang engine with truck cam duration/lift and a bad set of exhaust manifolds. So the potential is definitely there and the 5.0 aftermarket is huge compared to that of the 4.0.
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