5.0 V8

Hey guys I'm setting my Ford ranger up for drag racing cuz i think a ranger beatin a camaro would be funny as shit. So I wanna drop a 5.0L V8 mustang engine,tranny,driveshaft, and posi rear end in it lol. First I wanna know how much HP and Torque this engines put out and also does anyone know the rough measurement of this engine I wanna know if im gonna have to mod my engine bay at all. thanks

Well I think you may have to use the ranger driveshaft. The mustang driveshaft may work if you have a short wheel base truck, but I still think it will be too short. You shouldnt have to mod the engine bay, but you will have to get block hugger type shorty headers. I have a set from a Granada that are almost a log type manifold that would be perfect for a sbf/ranger swap. Also I would suggest Caltracs for your leaf spring rear. Unless you wanna go coilover or something. Do a search for stock hp & tq #'s. This topic has been covered many times. Good luck with the truck and keep us updated on the build.

its a pretty short wheel base...standard cab and short box cant get much shorter :P

what engine is in the ranger? if its a 2.5l then you might want to look into turboing that. its the same basic engine, bored out some, that was in the svo mustang. it can handle a good amount of boost.

No i have the 2.3 v4

Drop a 302 (5.0) in it. I had a friend that put a 305sbc in an S10, it was a fun little truck too.

I am i wanna drop a 5.0L v8 from a fox body stang

sounds like its gonna be a fun project, feel free to keep us updated on here when you do. im sure the guys on here will be able to help you out to when you run into problems.

From what I have found a Fox Body mustang with the 5.0L it has 225HP and 300 lb/ft of torque.

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