Marqman

How involved is it to put a V8 in a Ranger? What drive line is the most popular?

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Tim

 

Shinoda

Well that all depends on what you go with EFI or Carb. Carb is easier due to the lack of all the electronics. Wiring a EFI is time consuming. Seems to me the most common setups are EFI 5.0 with AOD tranny's, but there are alot of carb set ups too, no nearly as many 5 speeds out there (I LOVE MINE!!). 2WD rangers are easier then 4by's because on the 2wd you don;t have to deal with the transfer cases. All in all whatever setup you choose you will be happy with, i can gaurantee that. There's nothing like pimpin around in a 5.0 ranger, too much fun. Hope this answers your questions.

CobraSplash

Mine cost quite a bit to do, I used a Ron Francis Wire Works harness, I have a 95 Cobra 5.0 backed with a aode {electronic) tranny), Dropping the motor wasn't hard but wiring was a major biznotch, I would say with a carb i could have had it done in a week or so. The harness I used is a stand alone harness, we basically re-wired the whole truck, I didn't do hardly any of the wiring. for some pics check out the page.