So, I am leaning more towards an LS1, NV4500, and BW1350. But as we all know, the 5.0 is a direct swap in from a donor explorer. HOWEVER!!!!! An LS1 has more power, lighter, and gets MUCH better gas mileage, and the torque would be killer!

Not to mention I want my truck to be unique, and mine.

What do you guys (and gals) say?

 

Your gonna get some guys that are gonna think your crazy for wanting to put a Chevy engine in a Ford truck but I say go for it.

 

1350 tcase is a b2/early ranger case, not going to stand up to a ls1 and it would be a ***** to mate to the nv4500.

 

LS1 would be a PITA to do, alot of down time too. LS1 would be faster overall, but I HIGHLY doubt all the work it would take would be worth it. If you did a 5.0 youd have a fast truck quicker, and they are very easy to make power with.

 

a stock 5.0 in a GT mustang, or a Explorer only had around 215 HP.... so, I would say that all the V8 swap work for 60-70 HP..... I might as well do Heads, Cam, and Intake work on my 4.0L.... found a place that guarantees their setup for an extra 120 HP and 130 ft. lbs.

 

what place is this and how much did they quote u for?

 

http://www.supersixmotorsports.com/

 

Go LS engine. I seriously want to do this for my next project. I think even D. has toyed with the idea. I am going LS6 in my impala. I've done a lot of research on this swap and I think it would probably fit better in a ranger than a lot of GM cars. If you want to run AC it might be a problem as the tightest accessory drive even has the AC down on the lower passenger side. Right now most the guys doing this swap clearance the frame rails, but I am cooking up a solution using a space saving AC pump made for a hot rod. The LS based engine IMO is the pinnacle of automotive achievement. 6 bolt mains, 90MM TB's pushrod engine Etc. Hell you can by a LQ4 (LS based motor, just cast iron block instead of aluminum) out of a junkyard for a few hundred dollars. With a cam and intake swap and few other tweaks be pushing 400 HP for thousands less than any ford engine will do. Great motors. I would love to have my old 88 ranger 4x2 with a built LSx and a t-56. that would be the perfect truck for me.





Here is the clearance problem with the AC

BTW this is what it looked like when it was done:



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~HJ

 

LS1, hands down, takes the cake.

 

LS1 would be awesome!!
Do an LT1 swap instead tho lol. Makes more torque.

 

LT1 is a ******* nightmare, you have no idea what you're talking about.

 

yea an LS1 is a much better engine then the LT1.

 

Ls7? Ls3?

Any LS will own the 5.0, but it's a chevy and im not a fan of swapping in the enemies products.

 

If you want to be different...

Build a race prepped 4.0L and go turbo. Have some custom girdles made for the bottom end and the heads. It may take a special valve cover to clear it all.. but you'd be different and make more power than either a stock 5.0L ford or the LS1 chevy.


Rich

 

LS1, no comparison... Stock to stock, the power output is leaps and bounds above the 5.0.

 

Neither, go with a EJ257 engine. Just as much torque, and horsepower with a lower center of gravity and much better fuel mileage. This engine is a Boxer Arranged 4-Cylinder with a lower center of gravity and much lighter than a V8. Subaru Boxer engines are mounted north-south just as the motors in our trucks. These new turbo's have extremely low lag and this means when you do not need power the engine does not use very much feul (because your not using your turbo to boost) At 14 lbs boost (stock boost on this motor) the stock rods, pistons and crank are forged so the turbo can be boosted to 20psi without problems. (400+whp and ftlbs torque)

 

best power over all...ls...better fun factor...a 3 rotor rotary engine...pp port it and 3 mm apex seals, let the beast rev to 10000 rpm all day long...No pistons baby!!!

 

Haha... this thread is full of new ideas.

The only issues I see with the rotary engine and Jp7's EJ257 engine are how available they are, and how available and cheap aftermarket are for those engines.

5.0 and LS engines are easy to come by with plenty of aftermarket. Personally I'd love to see an LS Ranger. I'm not brand loyal to the point where I would say an LS engine is bad. Quite the opposite.

All depends on how much work you want to do I guess. I mean like you said. Either way it's going to be work.

 

Why not do a bore/stroked out 5.0 to a 347 with a set of high flowing after market heads? N/A you can easily put down 400 horses to the ground and much more torque. Imagine a supercharger on top of that too?

 

because gas is already 3$+ - big displacement = always pulling in alot of fuel. Low displacement with big turbo = low fuel use when in vacuum, and big fuel use when the turbo spools up. Not to mention less moving parts in a smaller motor without pushrods, and less weight.

 

^^No offense, but no one is going to downgrade the size of the motor in their truck, even if it is more powerful...

 

If your concerned with mileage, they why are you even considering a v8 swap? Big displacement doesn't mean bad mileage either.

Stroking an engine = higher piston speed = better fuel economy, given all else is the same. You can also think of it as using the same amount of force on a longer wrench, you get more leverage with a longer stroke.

EDIT: the other guy was looking for the v8 swap, not you...

 

A 4-banger isint going to have to low end torque as a v8 either. Its a TRUCK not a car, we need torque for off road, towing, etc.

 

And it is not the power number that is meaningless, Ricer motors are built to move motorized Rickshaws, not real cars. They have no power down low, where it is usable for a 4000# car. They may have HP in the higher R's but if you can't get the sled moving, whats the point? The LSx in stock form will be in the 300+ HP range with a Gas mileage in the low to mid 20's. Plus who wants a motor that sounds like an angry bumble bee?


~HJ