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Craziest Ranger Engine swap?

My buddy is on this forum all the time...

but after recently watchin the new fast and the furious movie and seeing that mustang get the rb26 in it, Me being bored at work now, i was just thinking whats the nastiest engine swap anyone has done on here??

cause i was thinkin putting a nissan sr20 into a street ranger would be sick.
 
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Its all about money. You have enough money and you can do any swap you want.
I think the craziest you will see on here is a 351 w/ supercharger.
 
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460 is craziest. 4.9 would be prettycrazy too
 

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yea but i am any different manufacters engines?? Turbo Japanese motors??
 
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yea but i am any different manufacters engines?? Turbo Japanese motors??
Ummm...no...not on this forum, mostly just Ford engines, like 5.0 and such
 
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there would be no gains from asian motors. First, they'd be a ***** to hook in. Basically you'd end up with a ranger body on an asian frame/suspension.

Also, most of those car engines are high rpm and low torque. Our trucks have lotsa weight to move.
 
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Umm no. Just in movies. That is way too much money involved in that kind of project for the shade tree mechanic.
 
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460
 
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there is a ranger with a s2000 motor in it.
 
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I think you would have better luck with an RX7 motor, find a nice TT motor.
 
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i put a 351 in a f-100 it was crazy but not as crazy as the 460
 
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I think you would have better luck with an RX7 motor, find a nice TT motor.

i dont know man, those things blow like nothing
 
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i would love to put a diesel of some kind in my truck...
 
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I'm running a model T engine... Beat that!
 
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there is a ranger with a s2000 motor in it.
why?!?!

torque-less wonder..
 
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7.3L turbo deisel once you get over the $15000 engine cost getting it in would be hell....
 
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why?!?!

torque-less wonder..
hes bodydropped on 22's and needs the clearance for the wheels. And besides its different
 
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Originally Posted by r0ng5
why?!?!

torque-less wonder..

yup, have to pin it anywhere you would go.

but thats a pretty sweet swap! you know where i could see any pics?
 
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Does being from anoka mean that your andy's homie?
 
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those are some nice tittays!

By the way, if I had a crapload of money I'd definately go Mercedes AMG engine. 10K for the engine alone, 550 NA horsepower, 600 Torque. Strongest production engine for a car.

Aaron
 
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I'd use a CAT C7

7.2L 441ci
350hp @ 2400rpm
860ft-lb @ 1440rpm

Wieghs a little too much, oh well.

 
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I'm swapping a Honda B16A in mine here in about a week.
 
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I'd really like to put my Honda Element engine in my Ranger.

I'd like to drop a diesel in a Jeep also.
 
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Originally Posted by Hefavitzen
I'd really like to put my Honda Element engine in my Ranger.

I'd like to drop a diesel in a Jeep also.
Not like they don't already come with one..


Aaron

/or is it just the foreign jeeps? I know a model of jeep has a turbo diesel in it now.

Aaron
 
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yah i looked it up, 06 jeep liberty has a diesel. Jus swap it into a wrangler
 


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