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Old 09-26-2009, 07:18 PM   #1
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5.0 ranger build any suggestion?

Ive got a 97 ranger im putting a 5.0, w/gt40p heads on it, in. Im not new to the upgrade game but ford is a new thing for me. ive also just gotten the trans for my build and am trying to figure out xactly what it is. the trans came out of a 89 mustang gt. Its a 4 speed auto with o/d.
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Old 09-26-2009, 07:25 PM   #2
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should be an aod. Pics of the ranger before/during/after swap?
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Old 09-26-2009, 07:57 PM   #3
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oops yeah i guess i should have started with a few pics. the build is still in beginning stages. heres a few pis to start more to follow.
pic #1 the donor, #2 the recipeant, #3 the 5.0 comin out the heap, #4 the 5.0
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Old 09-26-2009, 08:48 PM   #4
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Holy sh** that explorer took a hard hit!!
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Old 09-26-2009, 08:52 PM   #5
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its acutally a mountianeer 97.5 n yeah im just glad my buddy's kid didn't die in the wreck.
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Old 09-27-2009, 01:18 PM   #6
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Ok, you must be the friend Taylor was talking about that was doing this swap.

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Holy sh** that explorer took a hard hit!!
No joke!
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Old 09-27-2009, 01:24 PM   #7
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dont know a taylor but hell ill take any help i can get matt is my bud that told me bout the site n had posted something about it a while back. im looking in to new coil packs, and this is what ive found so far

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yes , no , maybe ?
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Old 09-27-2009, 01:34 PM   #8
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dont know a taylor but hell ill take any help i can get matt is my bud that told me bout the site n had posted something about it a while back. im looking in to new coil packs, and this is what ive found so far

http://www.msdignition.com/product.a...erms=coil+pack

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Ok, that's right, it was Matt/01silverfreak. Why spend all that $ on coil packs, when you can drop a distributor in there? Or are you using the Explorer/Mouintaneer EEC?
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Old 09-27-2009, 04:16 PM   #9
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Ok, that's right, it was Matt/01silverfreak. Why spend all that $ on coil packs, when you can drop a distributor in there? Or are you using the Explorer/Mouintaneer EEC?

yeah that was the plan ive pulled the whole harness n eec out of the mountineer and am in the process of stripping the Ranger. i have new injectors and fuel rails, also egr delete .... for free from a friend
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Old 09-28-2009, 03:44 PM   #10
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ok a tard qstion anyone put a 5.0 in a ranger here? i need some tips as far as oil pan n motor mount brackets.
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