so im thinking about doing a swap with my 06 taking my 4.0 out and dropping in a 5.0 my question is will my current tranny and transfer case mount to it?

 

With a different bell housing, why not?

Personally, I would never swap a 5.0 into a 06 Ranger. Run it until it dies is what I say.

And if you are serious about the 5.0, go with a tranny out of an older Bronco/F150.

 

Search, This will be a very complex swap. You will have to deal with the PATS system, among other numerous electrical issues. Do you have a manual tranny? Auto? Regardless, it will not last behind the amount of torque that a 5.0 will put out. If you are asking this to save money. Dont. This is not a swap that can be done cheaply.

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Better idea! Get an old ranger, pull all the crap out of that and throw a V8 into that. No downtime, you can really build it up, and then you have two vehicles AND! its probably going to cost the same but now you have 2 trucks.

 

that looks sick i want it more now thanx. add that and an sas and some other custom mods and its not even a ranger anymore lol

 

i dont wanna do it to another. i wanna do it to my 06 due to the fact that there are so many advising against it. makes me wanna do it more.

 

We're advising against it because IT'S NOT WORTH IT ON A NEWER TRUCK!

I don't see how this isn't common sense. How many miles are on your truck?

I would leave it as is and drive the **** out of it until the motor blows, THEN swap in a 5.0.

But, it's your truck, your money, and your time.

 

Yeah, I just couldn't see spending XXXXX amount of money on it to spend even more money. Even on a $5000 vehicle I wouldn't do it.........at first

 

2 answer your question about the trans and t-case, even if you can, don't. I know where you coming from, but you need a stronger trans and t-case to handle the power.

 

Explorer GT40(P) motor + 4R70W + FS transfer case = your best bet.

A 302 will not bolt up without an adapter (bellhousing, flexplate, input shaft, etc.), if they're even made, and even if it does a 302 will chew it up within a few months of real use.

 

second engine already about 80,000 miles on it 40 on the rest of the truck, i understand the fact its such a new truck but to me thats what makes even more worth it, your right jim it is my truck, and my money but its gonna be someone elses time as an rotor winged structural engineer i dont personally have the time. thats why im researching to make sure i get the right parts so the shop wont be held up waiting for anything, they should have my truck for awhile as is due to the sas, motor swap and lift.

 

It would have to be a total custom wiring job, custom gauges, etc. I'm sure its doable its just not going to be cheap or easy.

 

its not the getting there i care about its the finished project that im excited to see. im sure it will definatly be bad @$$ def. one of a kind and originality is all i care about

 

Why just do a 5.0, if your going totally custom do something crazy like a 4.6 cobra engine or a 5.4 or something.

 

i want custom but i want it to look like it came from the factory that way so i don't wanna do to much cutting on anything and from what i've heard i would have to do just that in order to fit the wider 4.6 cobra engine .

 

OK, OK, heres what you need. I have a 96 with a 5.0 conversion. I didn;t do it, but I was seriously thinking about doing it to my 05. The biggest issue will be the wiring. In 2004, Ford completely redesigned the wiring in the rangers, making it very incompatable with just about any V8. So, you best bet is to get a wrecked but salvageable V8 explorer, it can be up to a 2001, and obviously, the later the model the better (well for the most part). The simplest thing will be to use ALL of the Explorer wiring, computer, and gauges. It will all fit the Ranger body with no issues. Also, the V8 from the explorer will literally bolt right into your ranger as long as you use the explorer engine mounts. The explorer has a 4R70W trans, which you will pretty much have to use. Ford didn't make a V8 5 speed manual trans explorer, only autos. If you don't use the explorer trans, the computer will pitch a major fit and it may not even run at all. Advance adapters makes the kit you need to put your ranger transfer case onto the back of the 4R70W, which is what I would do (and is what is done on my truck). The Ranger Tcase is plenty strong for the 302, and it has fixed front and rear outputs, which is a major benefit. Also, it wont require driveshaft mods, and it physically fits in the Ranger frame much better. Obviously you will want a 4x4 explorer, because it has the correct tailhousing and output shaft for the adapter. However, you don;t want to use the Explorer Tcase because it is a sigle speed full time unit.