5.0 in Bronco or Ranger...???

[mgobaja]

I know of a shop that did a few 5.- conversions to Rangers. Spirit Racing in El Cajon. PM me for the number if you are interested. Not going to be cheap, but as with most things you get what you pay for.

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[cameron1461]

the 302 is a good motor i guess. i put one in my ranger, which is on the heavier side, and i didnt have enough power, i had to do a cam and head work, and some minor stuff, like gears and a high stall torque converter to get it to pull. alot depends on which 302 you chose. if i were to do it again i would have done a 351 w, or just stuck a 350 in it. but on the other hand i have seen some 5.0 motors that haul ass, but they always seem to have problems. like vance, and torian. if u do it i would definatly go with fuel injection. those are my thoughts. if you are gonna do it or want to talk to a very knowlagable person who has experiance with the swap, call my friend jesse barnes from barnes fabrication, he is in san marcos, and he helped me out alot. his number is (760)-533-9669. he will take the time and answer all your questions.

[jposey66]

I have a 5.0L, with an AOD tranny(same tranny as is in your donor car), in my 4runner and I love it. Only mods are that the factory E7 heads are ported a bit. Mine came out of a Mustang GT, but the only difference should be the cam and maybe the heads. Not sure what heads yours came with. If it doesn't have the better E7TE heads, they can be bought for $100-200/pair. They were designed for trucks but Ford figured out how good they were and ended up putting them on all 5.0 Mustangs from 87 through 95, which was the last year for 5.0 Mustangs. I would say that, as long as yours is not an HO engine, the cam in yours is probably a better choice than a GT cam, as it is more of a low end cam, and will be better for dragging around a heavy vehicle. If yours is an HO, then it is the same as a GT. Biggest mistake a lot of folks make, when using a stock engine, is putting too much cam in it and it up having to put a lot of R&P gearing in it to get it rolling.

I am also running the same fuel injection system as is found in your donor car. It is a speed density system and should be really easy to move over.

Posey

[gcddarren]

First off Neather.

the 5.0 was so hard for us to get running good. now it does its ok. chevy LS motor is better in my opinion. our mistakes.... first off. the stock heads will not hold up for offroad. you will blow headgaskets...the next mistake is ours came from a lincoln also. we used a ford racing wiring harness and left the licoln brain in it. it runs, just not very good....had a high pressure fuel pump and it and it was running to rich. if you do that you need to regulate the fuel pressure.

GOOD LUCK. a good dyno tune helped us a LOT... powertraindynamics in huntington

[ceballos]

thanks for the help guys... like i mentioned before, everybody is kind of steering me away from the 302 in a ranger/bronco.... However, I don't have a lot of money you know, so i'm still kind of looking to see if it's good in anything... small buggy type of thing... so now, i'm wondering if it's a good fit to build a baja bug? what do you guys think?

PS... sorry for all the questions, just trying to learn and make something work

[DSRacing]

A 302/VW bug combo sounds like more work than it's worth. Just the weight of the engine alone would be a big negative, let alone trying to piece together the drivetrain.

[ceballos]

ah F it... i'm just gonna junk the car... looks like there's nothing i can do with it.. thanks