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firestarter011 · 06-20-2003, 04:10 PM

Got a question for all u ford guys out there. Will a 4.6L v8 from a crown vic police car fit into a 97 RANGER with a 3.0L? Im worried about deck height issues. I think i will fit width wise but if ya know otherwords please tell me. Im gonna back it with a NP435 and most likley a 205 T-case. The 4.6 has the police intecepter package and would be sweet in my ranger. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks from one ford nut to another.

P.s its either the 4.6 or the 302 ho from a 96 mustang so wada think???

strong_like_tractor · 06-20-2003, 04:46 PM

Isn't 4.6 wider then a 5.0? Have you looked at The Ranger Station there is some 4.6 info on the 5.0 swap page.

JP

HalfFastFord · 06-20-2003, 07:33 PM

Will that tranny bolt up? I'm curious about the modular engine's tranny choices. Are you going to run a stand alone system for the fuel management or use the car's harness? If that is the case, will you need to hook up the speedo sensor on the rear? sounds like a great project.
Anyway, I don't know the measurements on the 3.0 but here goes on the 4.6

SOHC 28 5/8" wide
26" tall
28" long
DOHC 30" wide
29 7/8" tall
28" long

Hope this helps.

firestarter011 · 06-24-2003, 08:19 PM

Decided not to go with the 4.6 too big. I know the 5.0L can be done and has been done many times before. Plus its a trial parts issue. I wheel with a lot of people who have trail parts for a 5.O how many people u wheel with that have a 4.6?? " not sayin i wont have my own trial spare parts just that i wont have every thing " On top of that the 5.0L has so many performance options. As far as the tranny options go it would be a real pain in the ass to hook up a spedo sensor in the rear end seeing that i have a 9inch back there. Can it even be done? Im gonna have to figure something out or go sensor less? Wonder what that would do to the efi system and the computer systems fuel sender info???

HalfFastFord · 06-24-2003, 08:33 PM

I seen the early trans for the modular that uses a speedo cable to the tranny. The later models use a ring gear sensor in the rear to drive the speedo. This unfortunately also controls the tranny. When the sensor went up in my SuperDuty, the tranny wouldn't shift properly, causing hard slams into gear at about 3000-3500. So I know the sensor is really important on the later model trannys. you bring up a good point about spare parts too. As far as the rear is concerned, you could swap out an 8.8 from an Exploder as long as it's the proper one. (need a sensor hookup for that tranny, or could plug it up with a cable driven speedo.)

1248bullitt · 06-25-2003, 01:58 PM

There is no such thing as a 302 ho from a 96 mustang. 96 was the first year they started using the modular engines so it is going to be the 4.6.

Wes

firestarter011 · 06-25-2003, 08:29 PM

Sorry was lookin at the wrong paper work. the 5.OL Ho is from the 95 mustang.

John Deere Ranger · 06-26-2003, 01:59 PM

yea ur makin the right choice the five oh is the way to go i don't think the modular engines use the same tranny pattern as the old fiveoh's

06-20-2003, 04:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
firestarter011 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Member # 18916 Location: Everett Wa Posts: 166	Ford NUTS!!! Big Question Got a question for all u ford guys out there. Will a 4.6L v8 from a crown vic police car fit into a 97 RANGER with a 3.0L? Im worried about deck height issues. I think i will fit width wise but if ya know otherwords please tell me. Im gonna back it with a NP435 and most likley a 205 T-case. The 4.6 has the police intecepter package and would be sweet in my ranger. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks from one ford nut to another. P.s its either the 4.6 or the 302 ho from a 96 mustang so wada think??? __________________ 97 ranger 35 spline 9inch detroit, disks out back warn shafted arb'd bobby longed disked 44 up front 5.1 Atlas. 39.5 Iroks S&N fab 4linked rear w/ coilovers S&N fab 3 link front w/ coilovers

06-20-2003, 04:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
strong_like_tractor Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Member # 8266 Location: Coquitlam, BC Posts: 164	Isn't 4.6 wider then a 5.0? Have you looked at The Ranger Station there is some 4.6 info on the 5.0 swap page. JP __________________ 95 Pathfinder SE - accumulating SAS parts

06-24-2003, 08:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
firestarter011 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Member # 18916 Location: Everett Wa Posts: 166	Decided not to go with the 4.6 too big. I know the 5.0L can be done and has been done many times before. Plus its a trial parts issue. I wheel with a lot of people who have trail parts for a 5.O how many people u wheel with that have a 4.6?? " not sayin i wont have my own trial spare parts just that i wont have every thing " On top of that the 5.0L has so many performance options. As far as the tranny options go it would be a real pain in the ass to hook up a spedo sensor in the rear end seeing that i have a 9inch back there. Can it even be done? Im gonna have to figure something out or go sensor less? Wonder what that would do to the efi system and the computer systems fuel sender info??? __________________ 97 ranger 35 spline 9inch detroit, disks out back warn shafted arb'd bobby longed disked 44 up front 5.1 Atlas. 39.5 Iroks S&N fab 4linked rear w/ coilovers S&N fab 3 link front w/ coilovers

06-25-2003, 08:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
firestarter011 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Member # 18916 Location: Everett Wa Posts: 166	Sorry was lookin at the wrong paper work. the 5.OL Ho is from the 95 mustang. __________________ 97 ranger 35 spline 9inch detroit, disks out back warn shafted arb'd bobby longed disked 44 up front 5.1 Atlas. 39.5 Iroks S&N fab 4linked rear w/ coilovers S&N fab 3 link front w/ coilovers

06-26-2003, 01:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
John Deere Ranger Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Member # 11111 Location: Spartanburg, SC Posts: 1,019	yea ur makin the right choice the five oh is the way to go i don't think the modular engines use the same tranny pattern as the old fiveoh's __________________ 1987 John Deere Edition Ranger Dana 60 Sterling 10.25 Rear 5.0 HO/ZF/NP203/NP205 Secretary of Navy Gideon Wells wrote n his diary that Lincoln "thought it essential to provide an asylum for a race which he had emancipated, but which could never be recognized or admitted to be our equals."

06-20-2003, 07:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
HalfFastFord Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Member # 17904 Location: OKC Posts: 2,394	Will that tranny bolt up? I'm curious about the modular engine's tranny choices. Are you going to run a stand alone system for the fuel management or use the car's harness? If that is the case, will you need to hook up the speedo sensor on the rear? sounds like a great project. Anyway, I don't know the measurements on the 3.0 but here goes on the 4.6 SOHC 28 5/8" wide 26" tall 28" long DOHC 30" wide 29 7/8" tall 28" long Hope this helps.

06-24-2003, 08:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
HalfFastFord Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Member # 17904 Location: OKC Posts: 2,394	I seen the early trans for the modular that uses a speedo cable to the tranny. The later models use a ring gear sensor in the rear to drive the speedo. This unfortunately also controls the tranny. When the sensor went up in my SuperDuty, the tranny wouldn't shift properly, causing hard slams into gear at about 3000-3500. So I know the sensor is really important on the later model trannys. you bring up a good point about spare parts too. As far as the rear is concerned, you could swap out an 8.8 from an Exploder as long as it's the proper one. (need a sensor hookup for that tranny, or could plug it up with a cable driven speedo.)

06-25-2003, 01:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
1248bullitt Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Member # 13627 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 525	There is no such thing as a 302 ho from a 96 mustang. 96 was the first year they started using the modular engines so it is going to be the 4.6. Wes

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