What transmission to use in a 1996 Ford Ranger when swapping to a 5.0
I've got a 1996 Ford Ranger with the M5R1 manual trans. I know these transmissions aren't meant to handle anything more than what's already in the truck. The 5.0 I'm getting has GT40P heads. I would like to eventually work my way up to 450-500WHP. My question is what trans do I need to use to handle a 302 V8 with 450-500WHP and what modifications would I need to do to make said trans fit properly?
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I want to know how you're going to make that with a 302 ? And with the P heads ?
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not to knock your motor but I have a 347 with 13:1 compression ratio and it made 508 hp on the motor dyno but it only puts 356 hp to the tires. I have dart pro 1 195 heads. I think your horsepower numbers are going to be off. I maybe wrong but I had to go to a tko transmission on the mustang I had that made more hp than stock
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How in the world did you lose 150 hp between an engine vs chassis measurement?
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on the chassis dyno they said the tq convertor was bad and it should have been 3500-4000 stall and it only goes to about 2500- 2700. I was always told you lose about 27 % because of the 3 speed transmission.
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I know I'm going to lose power through the trans. I'm eventually gonna go get a pair of just GT40 heads instead of the 40P's so I can run a forced induction setup. I'm just looking for a decent transmission to work in this kind of setup.
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Can't beat an old fashioned big in/out Toploader 4 speed. And besides, the HP numbers are meaningless here. The torque figures and traction are what breaks things in the drivetrain
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here is some info
V-8 Swaps ? 1983-1997 Ford Rangers : The Ranger Station |
Originally Posted by faststang90
(Post 2140195)
here is some info
V-8 Swaps ? 1983-1997 Ford Rangers : The Ranger Station |
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