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I now own a 1986 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4 2.9 V6 with a 5 speed tranny. It looks stock besides a Dana 44 rear end. The body and frame were solid. Hardly any rust. The transmission shifts good and the clutch is okay. It had a bad engine (ticking and no oil pressure) so I'm swapping it out with a hardly used 2.9 V6 from a truck with no title that was hardly run.
Is it worth putting a 302 in it? I find lots of threads on forums about putting 302s in old 1st gen rangers but it seems they are all prior to 2010 and can't find any 302 conversion kits anymore. The truck is solid and I want to keep it as a project truck, but when something happens to this engine, I plan on swapping to something bigger.
What are my options? I'm not looking to have a super built V8 in it for drag racing or anything. Just a stock V8 with maybe new heads and headers. I but the truck for winter and weekend driving to national forest trails, camping, fishing, towing a john boat, etc.
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Sounds like you'll have to pay someone some money to cut it up the right way to fit the 302. I would just look into a Jeep Comanche with the 4 liter and call it good.
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>>17781215
Ive read that putting in a 2-3" body will resolve any fabrication issues with the firewall to fit the 302.
A 4.0 V6 swap from a newer ranger would be the easiest thing to do. Easy bolt in. I would just need a donor vehicle to get the wire harness and ECU to swap over.
But still would feel regret not swapping in a 302 V8 when it seems so widely available. I think my main questions/issues would be finding headers that fit on a 4x4 ranger. All the conversion kits I can find are only made for 2WD rangers.
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>>17781267
If there's no kits then it probably means there's not enough room.
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>>17781267
Stubby un-equal length headers from an 87-93 mustang and fab the exhaust yourself (easy shit) or take to a muffler shop.
But you just defeated the point of having a ranger.
The 2.9L is plenty. Ya its garbage compared to the 4.0L, but if you're going to step up to a v8 then get a full size.
Why would you want the weight and shit fuel mileage of a full size but the cab space of a toy?
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