GreaseMonkey
Registered User
I know, I know, Chevys suck, they're pieces of **** blah blah blah, not here to argue, just need help with my new toy. Actually its my girlfriend's 92 ford ranger. its equipped with a powerful 4 cyl, and 5 spd. tranny. ok, heres the question, i know that GM engines are interchangeable, as long as you got the computer and motor mounts but is that true for Ford? see my girlfriend leaves for 5 months for air force reserve basic training and when she gets back i want to suprise her by taking out the 12hp 4cyl and dropping in a supercharged 3.8ltr v-6(he he he) maybe throw a pulley on it and port and polish a few hundred things, like throttle bodies, heads, SC housings, and what not. Then take off those gay XLT badges and pin on some new SHO or SVT ones. but is it even possible? am i just wasting my time? i know that rangers do come with v-6's, but would they have the same engine mounts? also, i am probably going to have to replace the entire computer system right? will the tranny still bolt up or are they different? one last thing, how fast does a stock T-Bird SC go in the 1\4 mile? i know my 3.8ltr pontiak GTP(SC'd Gran Prix) went a 14.6 stock with a little octane booster, so im guessing thats about how fast a T-Bird SC would go, same engine, same weght. well maybe the GTP is alittle lighter. Therefor, do you think the little ranger could do a possble 13sec. pass? if any one has ever done this, or hell, if youve even attemted to do this, let me know, your knowledge is my power, thanks, Gene.