Shoehorning a 4.6L V8 Monster Into a Ford Ranger - Trucks! S12, E3

Today we'll make engine mounts for our 4.6 liter V-8 that's going into Project Rolling Thunder and we're making some more room under the hood to house our new stable of 300 plus horses. #fordranger #v8swap
PARTS USED IN THIS EPISODE:
Dupli-Color: Dupli-Color Semi-Gloss Black
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Loctite: Black RTV Sealant
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Matco Tools: 1/4" Composite Air Ratchet
Matco Tools: Pneumatic Air Hammer
Matco Tools: Pneumatic U-Joint Driver Attachment
Matco Tools: Sheet Metal Forming Locking Pliers
Matco Tools: U-Joint Snap Ring Pliers
Matco Tools: Welding Ground Clamp

[@PowerNationTV]

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[@specwar64]

I'm surprised they didn't clean up and prime/paint the frame,or do any steering/suspension mods while the body was off and engine was out of frame.

[@LukeEdward]

Thank you for posting these. Much a appreciated.

[@ArcturiusPendragon]

Since it's going into the Mazda B Series that was built alongside the Ford Ranger, a custom B4600 nameplate to reflect it's new 4.6 liter powerplant would be a nice touch. 😉

[@anthonymazzone980]

This is what I'm planning with mine except a b6200

[@toxicmasculinity7870]

@@anthonymazzone980 for an LS or a Powerstroke diesel?

[@anthonymazzone980]

6.2 Boss. What was in the first gen raptors

[@lustfulvengance]

So I did a very similar swap on a 99 regular cab short box ranger in 2013. I put a build SOHC 4.6 in it with a M5OD trans and an 8.8 with 4.10's and a locker! It was a fun truck! It also ran up ALOT of credit card debt and I had to sell it 🙁 I documented the whole build on The ranger station forum!

[@SophiaAphrodite]

That site has been a life saver for reference information over the 20 years I have had my 92' .

[@RIPPERTON]

14m, That wasnt runout, that was ovality. The dial gauge was in the right spot but The V block should have been on the other side of the weld

[@kd7kmp]

"we don't make any tree-huggers angry"...that statement alone will make tree-huggers angry. Hehe.

[@roberthill7335]

Exactly. I've removed ac systems from cars in the past. Never gave it a moments notice about letting the freon out. Didn't even know it was a bad thing. Oh well. I have a 98 V-6 Ranger that the ac hasn't worked on in years. Don't care as I'm more of a windows down driver, even in my 04 Lightning and 07 Mustang. Probably gonna yank that ac system out and toss it in the trash. I don't even know if it has any freon in it at this point, Hasn't worked since like 08 or 09.

[@bengineering3d]

Don’t want to piss off earth-lovers by killing the earth. Triggered snowflakes.

[@TheHortond]

Good. They are nuts anyway. The freon they use in cars and trucks has been tree hugger safe to huff since 1993. They switched r12 over to the same stuff they use in computer duster canned air. Does the tree huggers complain about those being used to clean off their mac books?

[@idontgotnothin]

Ben West haha you triggered about people getting triggered snowflake?

[@SophiaAphrodite]

It is not just bad, it's ILLEGAL. How fragile are you that you heard the tree hugger part and ignore the part where it is illegal?

[@evilfingers4302]

Wish build episodes were longer like at least 45 to 50 minutes for a 1 hour time slot instead of a 30 minute time slot.

[@JorgeRodriguez-po7kx]

Never miss these Programs back then Every Weekend

[@AT_motors]

Love builds like this. Upgrading with oem parts is awesome

[@ronaldharris6569]

That's the right attitude pick and pull yards and ebay, all the way.

[@prushimush]

Easiest V8 swap on these trucks is a 96-01 Explorer 5.0, it is way smaller than the big DOHC 4.6. The Explorer is also a Ranger-based vehicle, so the radiator, wiring harness, transmission and other parts require no mods and bolt directly in, and you don't have to remove your heater box or mess with your firewall. I was even able to reuse my stock Ranger driveshaft on my V8 swap - I have videos on my profile of it, all Ford OEM parts. It is not as powerful as the big DOHC 4.6, but it has a decent aftermarket and fits well.

[@Darkour97]

Solid info in this episode, I'm currently in the process of swapping a 302 into my 90 ranger so there was a couple of things here I could take to this build. Awesome video.

[@estewar03]

How'd your swap turn out? I just picked up a '93 Ranger w/ only 2400 original miles on it. But back in '94 the original owner took it somewhere to have it fully converted to electric. No engine, no fuel system. It's got some sort of electric motor in the front that is attached to the factory 5spd. It's all done professionally even down to an air compressor for the power brakes. But for the cost of 20 new batteries I'm thinking engine swap would be potentially easier & cheaper.

[@johnboy2814]

I actually did the same swap before these guys did with a Mark VIII 4.6 DOHC in a 2000 Mazda in 2009. What a great project had a blast doing, sold the truck a few years later.

[@ronaldharris6569]

Awesome that the stock hood fits,I love the idea of a v8 sleeper

[@davidheckart639]

When you’re finish what you’ll have in a sense is something like a regular cab version of an Explorer Sport Trac. We had one of these and it was an awesome ride with what was essentially Mustang GT powertrain, great 4WD system, four wheel independent suspension, big disk brakes, and the ability to do some towing.

[@OehlJim]

I love this swap! A potential problem area that may be exacerbated by the engine swap is upper front shock mounts. Just dropping off of a slab of pavement on the highway I managed to pull the shock out of one of the mounts. Best Wishes!

[@brentvanderlinde3164]

Hi there.I have a Ford Ranger with a 302 Windsor in.Lots of fun! I am form SA.

[@xCptLegendx]

Someday I hope to have that kinda build. Is it manual? 4x4?

[@JaysTrain08]

Brent Van Der Linde hey there fellow 5.0 ranger owner👍🏽

[@mannyzx1]

I’d love to see if you have any videos. I’ll check your channel out after I finish this episode.

[@JaysTrain08]

Cagefree mine?

[@kman0146]

Seems like a much easier swap than the 4.6, and since they made explorers with a 5.0 you can use a lot of oem parts.

[@regsparkes6507]

Great videos and a good instructions too! Thanks!

[@ramblerclassicman221]

A fitting end for a marauder... hell of a car!

[@billiondollardan]

A full inch of clearance? Well now that's just too much

[@spankthemonkey3437]

billiondollardan I can give them 10mm more

[@tphvictims5101]

A real “Stealth” hood would actually be a CHEAP misaligned hood scoop from Kmart 😉👍🏻 Wash your hands and cover your mouth folks.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Ya, don't swallow any of the BS from here...

[@danloope7808]

2000 Ford ranger alternator and 2009 Ford ranger and alte r story be2009 Ford ranger looking for alteator million Georgia discount starter

[@BuzzLOLOL]

@@danloope7808 - My 2004 Crown Vic is on its 3rd or 4th 'smart' alternator in 140K miles... at $300 each for rebuilt ones... wasn't a smart idea...

[@2eyedjack433]

Wouldn't you check burnout with the V block behind the tack welds to see which way the end need to be moved?

[@scottkailey1]

Wow those driveshafts are thin-walled, did not expect that.

[@dhebert111]

I had a 4.6 in an f150 for years and it was one of the best engines I've ever had as far as reliability. I could have used a bit more hp and torque but it was so good on gas it made up for it. Dont get me wrong though, she wasn't terribly underpowered, it's just that for me, more is better. God willing, I'll always have at least 1 truck in the driveway and I always have.

[@SophiaAphrodite]

You probably have access to some cheap HP just with a tuning chip and everything else stock.

[@dcrahn]

Checking the run-out was not done correctly. The "V" block should have been on the other side of the cut.

[@xxZerosumxx]

Its a budget build. So they have budget builders. Lol

[@firesculpturevideo]

Thats ok it will just explode at freeway speeds.

[@FuskyTheHusky81]

@@firesculpturevideo whats the fun if its not a death wish?

[@Poorboyzgarage447]

I like how you think you know more than pro mechanics 😂

[@FuskyTheHusky81]

@@Poorboyzgarage447 well you know well enough.. Everyone on the Internet is a professional. Period.

[@jstephens1193]

I'd just keep the Mercury Marauder🤷🏿‍♂️

[@edwardmyers1746]

Too bad is was wrecked

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Easier to drop a SBC 425 HP 350" in...

[@merc-ni7hy]

@@BuzzLOLOL or even better...a 475 hp 351..and this way its not all junked up with a cheap chevy motor

[@charliedee9276]

Thing will run good with the 4V. We put a 2V 4.6 from a 2006 P71 Vic into my friends Ranger, a 2000, in place of the 4.0 that was in there. Left it stock with a chip and some trans work, thing was a total sleeper that surprised a LOT of people.

[@bilbobaggins4710]

@@BuzzLOLOL or a 383

[@lowcontrast]

Good luck finding Episode 4

[@jonathanbelanger6574]

I had a gm 350 in a 1981 toyota pickup , the back end would lift off the ground when i went trailing and put the brakes on too fast going downhill lol

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Needed aluminum intake, heads, and water pump to cut weight...

[@mottimiics9282]

Good day! )) 🤠

[@WatchmakerErik]

I am a tree hugger and a car person and I appreciate you not dumping the freon into the air 😁 Personally too, I would have done the manual swap and everything in one for rather than have to take the truck apart twice.

[@keithperry8098]

Looking forward to the next video

[@michaelangelo8001]

I put a HT4100 Cadillac in a Ranger. Looked like it came that way from the factory. Only surgery involved, was notching and reinforcing the right frame rail for exhaust manifold clearance.

[@Dunkaroos248]

These guys really love matco tools

[@AtomicReverend]

I love Matco tools and they don't sponsor me. As a tool nerd generally speaking tool truck tools are all amazing no matter if its Snapon, Matco, Mac, Cornwell, Mac or Proto and I have mainly only bought used tools. If you want to go the vintage route of used I would also recommend Indestro. Or slightly cheaper on the pocket book SK hand tools or Wright tools are great and you can get those through Amazon or eBay.

[@MakinEndsMeet69]

The only problem I have with a swap like this is the fact that you had to lose the air condition and hopefully it'll still have heat in it too. I'm pretty sure that you can put air back in it, with using an aftermarket under the dash unit but if it doesn't bother you it don't bother me cuz it ain't mine but I can tell you guys it looks good. It's going to be balls to the wall. Great information on your video.

[@lethalnate9461]

I would love to see an Eaton swap on this.

[@kcav5374]

I'd Love to do exactly this swap! A) I'm a Ford guy & B) I'd make it a strip only bracket racer... Full cage, pretty much gut anything needed for street use and I'd definitely keep the automatic.... You certainly wouldn't have to many mods to engine for a quick et in a light truck. Only challenge I see would be to 'hook it up' at the strip!

[@Aint1S]

I've seen this done with a late 80's S-10 and a 383... Also saw where he flipped it on the side of I-10 too! Same engine in a postal Jeep, but they couldn't keep the tires on the ground. It would flip back, vertical and need a push over.

[@bmstylee]

Yep. Tons of kits to drop a SBC into an S10.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Yeah, SBC goes easiest into Fords: www.dailymotion.com/video/x3rfhrk

[@zigz0911]

Much easier and stronger to just cut the weld around the yoke shorten and re install the yoke and weld.

[@MrPaley-fq7eo]

That's so kool!!

[@airborne_12v]

Would love to do this to my 1995 explorer giddy up!

[@brentstewart59]

You guys really should have built this into a 4x4 it would have been cool. This is gonna be squirrely to drive in any kind of straight line with such a short wheelbase and light weight not to mention frame twist

[@crazylarryjr]

This is a neat idea, I been looking for a near 00 mazda of my own, this looks like a fun project. The cool part, If the 4 valve filts, then the 2 valve should fit better

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Just drop one of these in: www.dailymotion.com/video/x3rfhrk

[@crazylarryjr]

@@BuzzLOLOL, I'm a bit on the brand matching side of things. Nothing against dropping a chevy in a ford, just not my style. Also the 4.6 sohc is one of if not the most durable decent performance engines in modern hot rod era. 30k-400k miles on many of them in daily drivers, a little hot rodding and maybe a little ECU tuning, it's be a beats you can't kill in a mini trick

[@BuzzLOLOL]

@@crazylarryjr - So many Chevy's got dropped into Fords and other vehicles because they make so much power, so many made, small on the outside, low prices, cheapest parts, and drop in so easily... even the stock oil pans usually fit...

[@crazylarryjr]

@@BuzzLOLOL, In something like this, you don't really need that much power, for a fun ride. I do know that the 4.6 is almost unkillable, but so is the LS1's as well. besides the ls is played out, why not do something different?

[@BuzzLOLOL]

@@crazylarryjr My 4.6L is dead... the sparkplugs popped out of it... waiting for warm dry weather to tear into it...

[@hughmc5419]

You might need a rubber damper in between the new motor mounts. Like a machine vibration lad. Im just saying steel on steel & that truck will shake. Maybe some air ride.

[@artvandalay9642]

Hmmm could the Marauder front end have been adapted to that frame?

[@NVzla]

Navigator 32 valve motor, identical, more power, available since 97. Poor marauder gave up its heart. Also, ground slots in your cheapest pair of needle nose pliers, work for snap rings pretty well. ✌

[@bmstylee]

Yeah but the Merc was wrecked so it lives on.

[@edwardmyers1746]

That navigator motor is also way taller. And the intakes and more of a mess too. Exactly what they dont want

[@sparrow9990]

Hearing someone say the new edge mustang motor a monster sure does put a smile on my face It sure does show how far we've gotten with our car technology Hmmmm this makes me want to get some crazy gas turbine engine out of a Abrams and put it in something aulthough I probably wont ever be able afford a 2 million dollar engine out of a Abrams or fit it in anything because it's like 10 feet long and 8 feet wide

[@burtgummerVerified]

Ok, let's see ya do it on a 4wd. Fat fender garage makes a universal coyote mounting kit since this aired

[@Bricklinsv1970]

Im here just for the music ;)

[@505benji]

This video is a nice Marco ad

[@mikeylindy5619]

Probably a stupid question but to correct the runout do you just smack it with a hammer on the highspots or bring it back over with a weld on the other side?

[@mikeolson291]

Damn those exhaust ports looks alot different than what my 4.6 2v

[@hughmc5419]

I would like to see the build sheet cost when your done. Nice work; [ * Are the 4.7 liter used in Mustangs ? [ * a. Is the timing chain guides for the cams nylon.[ b.Will the motor have to be pulled to do the cam chains/timing chain ] [ * Will the plugs be easy to change on motor, *oil filter ect . [ And finally, will you have to change out the steering column to one of those close drive units ? You guys are pros...

[@CJColvin]

You mean 4.6L.

[@kylemarshall2932]

Awesome

[@jayparker2542]

Built a 2007 ranger with a 347 with a Whiple supercharger under the factory hood.

[@SophiaAphrodite]

Remember kids. Powernation considers labor not a part of any build. You can build what they build. Throw in about $10,000 in fabrication costs, access to a $100,000 shop and about $5,000 in freebies and YOU TOO can afford this budget build!

[@erichn4291]

Im sure the mazda rear end will love this amount of twist. Why not a 7.3 powerstroke diesel?

[@factsoverfeelings1776]

Nice Mazda.

[@quevicular]

Does the engine clear the power steering box?

[@minimanadam]

They make long tube headers . The cobra headers fit a marauder and fit a mark8

[@Brock_Landers]

What would be REALLY fun would be to swap a T-56 Magnum onto the back end of that 4.6 32 valve Intech V8...

[@johngz3413]

if your putting a modular 8 in why not the 2003 5.4 2v with the PI heads there is a pin hole in the crator at the tail of that weld.

[@Motor-City-Mike]

The Windsor is SO much easier.

[@davidhartenstine190]

I was thinking the same thing! It is also much cheaper, and easier to work on!

[@ponyupgarage2960]

So true but also so much more interesting to see them do something more challenging and unique. Just my two cents....

[@basshead.]

+Motor City Mike and better

[@CJColvin]

@@basshead. Totally agree brother.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

SBC even easier: www.dailymotion.com/video/x3rfhrk

[@paulhoogeveen7353]

4.6😆, should have fitted a 4.0 Barra!!!👍👍😁

[@kennethrosbury2819]

An easy way to resolve the run-out problem is to get a 3 inch piece of angle iron and laying in the angle iron and clamp it and then tag it and then flip it and Tack it you know what I mean Jelly Bean

[@garyh30]

Wow I didn't know u could cut a drive shaft urself thanks

[@tomnekuda3818]

Put a lot of lube on the sides of the 4.6.....get an extreme big hammer.....grab your most heavy-duty shoe horn.....get the 'gas axe'.....and have at it. Wow! The Matco tool for the u-joints is magic! Although I've never had much trouble working on u-joints.....those are great.

[@ABeans07]

Such a giant motor to make a measly 300hp

[@geluix69]

So the body of the ranger and B2200 are the same ? Apart from the grill maybe ?

[@demonic477]

when my misses wanted a new truck she wanted an S 15 she saw at a car lot and took me to see it . it had a 350 corvette engine stuffed in it and was a rust trap but I could fix it so we got it and took it home . a few weeks later she blew it up racing a mustang and had to tell me about it but was scared I be mad .so she finally told me and I got to work on a much bigger project I replaced the engine with a 40 over 350 and used the good corvette heads. repaired all the body work and got a new bed her's was gone when it was done she had her little gold S 15 that stomped all the mustangs in town tell the GT 500's came out. yes this was in the mid 90's .

[@r431and350rl]

How is the bulkhead a firewall? It ain’t a computer lol .... my auto tech instructor used to tell me that was the ignorant way lol 😂

[@Chingon1]

The finished truck is killer, they install a Cobra IRS down the road

[@xxZerosumxx]

What about A/C?

[@Neildo430ci]

No, not a A/C cobra rearend. Just probably one from a mustang.

[@xxZerosumxx]

@@Neildo430ci What? Air conditioning

[@jxbane]

Homie back in the day put a 5.0 v8 in his 84 Ranger. Cooler body style for the Ranger

[@schwartzenheimer1]

Not even close on the driveshaft run-out measurement. It should have been supported on the OTHER SIDE of the weld, and measured at the end. By measuring it over the supporting v-block, you only measured if the tube was round, not the straightness after welding. Otherwise, nice build. We all can't be machinists...

[@damienhornby425]

I wondered if anybody noticed that!

[@toddpnewton]

Roger that.

[@AwesomeProjects20]

Definatley “don’t want to make the tree huger angry.” 🤣

[@Bekind1980]

What year mercury was the engine out of ??

[@ryanchristopherson374]

It isn't shoehorning until you work on cramming a Vortec 8100 into an S-10.

[@klrmoto]

Why did you not rig the engine 2 inches further forward?

[@endurotruckererniedesjardins]

Easiest v8 ranger swap is a small block Chevy. Center on the cross member and th400 trans, no drive shaft mods just a Chevy slip yoke with a u joint that's Chevy one way ford ranger the other. Drove my 93 2wd for years with a 350 in it.

[@rodney1818]

Man, it would have been a whole lot easier to just body swap an Eddie Bauer Explorer. Although the Eddie Bauer Explorer to only have 5.0 send them.

[@LegendaryGameChannel]

you girls call a 4.6L a monster? palm to face!!

[@playsinmud]

I was thinking pretty much the same thing. Physical sizewise speaking though, the DOHC 4.6 is a huge Fatty McFatass.

[@Christopher-et7bc]

Well obviously it's way bigger than the stock engine dipshit, facepalm yourself!

[@SophiaAphrodite]

You get beat up by those girls who smoked in Junior High that you think calling them girls is an insult?

[@Christopher-et7bc]

@@playsinmud it's a great engine too. I love mod motors

[@johnkilo3]

You know they just went out back and threw that AC system into the dumpster...

[@Z-Bart]

"We don't make any tree huggers angry" You just did. 😂🌲

[@elsey1976]

Probably shouldn't use the word "monster" and 4.6L in the same sentence lol

[@wyattlarrick3246]

Compared to the 3.0 V6 that probably used to be in it, it is a monster.

[@elsey1976]

@Brock Main3 no doubt!

[@elsey1976]

@@wyattlarrick3246 people have 302's and 351w in them for years. I'm assuming "monster" refers to the modular 60° block setup

[@kyboy5]

4.6 is a big ass engine bigger than a 351 or 302

[@TheSleepyMechanic0524]

This small 4.6L is dimensionally bigger than a 351(5.8l)

[@slyane7320]

So sad a Marauder is off the road...but that all aluminum DOHC 4.6 will make that truck move. The 03-04 Marauder 4.6 is the same as the 03-04 Mach1. Personally I believe those 4.6s have a bit more that the advertised 305/310 hp.

[@edwardmyers1746]

All those modular numbers from back in the day are underrated

[@BuzzLOLOL]

3 valve 4.6L engines seem more powerful... especially at low RPMs...

[@davekauffman8727]

The radiator will need to be replaced with one designed for a V8, especially if the V8 replaced a 4-banger, but I like it. There are many stories about squeezing a 305 V8 into a Chevy Blazer or S10 as well. Tree-huggers can weep, muahahaha!!!!

[@timpriddy349]

Gee wish i had a lift

[@TatersUnited]

You wouldn’t think an engine with such small displacement would be so massive.

[@codyparker679]

Overhead cans are a pain. Its bigger then a 460. Not as long but taller and wider.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Yeah, just go SBC: www.dailymotion.com/video/x3rfhrk

[@edwardmyers1746]

The down side of any dohc V8 they all suffer from it. Ford seems to be the only American doing it all the others are stuck in the 50s with OHV setups

[@edwardmyers1746]

@@bigboreracing356 whoop de doo. One OHV engine, the rest of the Ford fleet is OHC. Not a single V8 dodge or chevy has OHC.

[@edwardmyers1746]

@@bigboreracing356 power yes, technologically and economically nah.

[@tomkitchen2764]

What sort of truck is a Marsdah?

[@scottc4433]

Lol air rachet? What a dinosaur

[@Splagnate]

I feel like a Windsor would’ve been more fun

[@prushimush]

Definitely easier to get up and running with a Windsor. 302 fits in without any mods whatsoever and a 351 Windsor only requires you to dent the heater box and run a custom exhaust. I guess this build is for the unique factor.

[@juanignacioram]

lol @ how he said tree huggers

[@OlderthanIlookyoungerthanIfeel]

There's plenty of room for a 4 liter , in my Ranger . How much bigger does that .6 liters make the engine ?

[@PeterHatch-mx7zc]

Who makes a stand alone engine wiring harness thks

[@Menomaro]

You gotta get rid of that Mazda badge lol

[@MrIkillgamers]

How much does it cost to build this truck

[@dick8997]

needs more chevy v 8

[@SDGuy1981]

“ Tree huggers “ lol 😂!!!!

[@jeepchievous]

Hey what’s up with that? Where’s the rest of the show waiting on where y’all get the harness lol

[@shawnwade302]

A ecoboost 2.3 could give up to 360 horsepower and still be streetable, better mileage, lighter and easier to fit under the hood

[@Skitter302]

Ranger is in the title but its a B series on the lift XD OH well even the ranger is a Mazda

[@FuskyTheHusky81]

Of course lol. there the same trucks lol For some reason i like the ford logo more on mine though...

[@robsorgdrager8477]

What confuses me is why they went with a 32v 4.6? The modular Ford's ( 4.6 & 5.4) blocks and cylinder heads have the same external measurements. The 5.4 makes 330 hp and almost the same in torque. Heck you can use 4.6 heads on a 5.4 in some applications. You can even buy some adapters off Amazon for fifty bucks that allow you to use any pi 4.6 intake on a 5.4.....there are about 6.9 wahzillion 2v 5.4 s out there . That u joint tool should not be used with most aluminum shafts and yolks...just a heads up unless you have a Tig welder or are skilled with JB weld😎😂🤣

[@charliedee9276]

MIght be because the 5.4 is so much taller than the 4.6. Even with the 4.6 intake it wouldn't fit under the hood most likely.

[@ToxicMisfitsYt]

Why would they cut it right there, the other side of the drive shaft you can cut the welds on the yoke and pull it out the cut. Hammer yoke back in . The yoke welds to driveshaft tube. Much safer

[@idontgotnothin]

Build on a budget...uses TIG welder