Anyone consider a V8 swap yet?

[VESH]

After doing a Barra swap last year in to a Mustang I have no interest in doing another. It's a nightmare trying to get a different motor to interface with all of the electronics. More power to you though! I'd love to see a Coyote in the new Ranger.

Gonna need more details on this barra swap...

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[Motorpsychology]

You could use that to power all your lights. ? ?

I'm thinkin' a V8-powered, chain driven tailgate damper- way cooler than an unsightly hydraulic device.

 

[Pirate]

Gonna need more details on this barra swap...

Pretty basic built engine with a good size turbocharger. 1100hp to the tires on kill. Hope to run some half mile drags this summer.

 

[the5Gmartian]

I love V8s (I think everyone does), my last truck was a V8, but I have not for a single second thought about swapping the 2.3l for anything. I have a weird love/fascination with inline engines and this little ecoboost makes more hp and torque than my old V8 did plus much better mpg. It works perfectly as a truck engine (especially after being tuned) and I have had no issues with mine. The only knock I guess would be sound, but honestly, for a 4 cyl I think it sounds fine. I almost think its more satisfying in a way when you can beat a ram or silverado from red light to red light in a little 4 cylinder ford ranger rather than a big burly V8 ?

 

[r1ch999999]

I love V8s (I think everyone does), my last truck was a V8, but I have not for a single second thought about swapping the 2.3l for anything. I have a weird love/fascination with inline engines and this little ecoboost makes more hp and torque than my old V8 did plus much better mpg. It works perfectly as a truck engine (especially after being tuned) and I have had no issues with mine. The only knock I guess would be sound, but honestly, for a 4 cyl I think it sounds fine. I almost think its more satisfying in a way when you can beat a ram or silverado from red light to red light in a little 4 cylinder ford ranger rather than a big burly V8 ?

I just like the sound of a v8

 

[Snow3d]

I'm confused by this question. What exactly would be the point other than adding significantly more weight to the front end of the truck? Seems like the modest power increase wouldn't be justified by the extra heft, no? A simple tune on the stock 4 pot gets really close to the output of the 5.0...plus you don't have to rev the nuts off of it to use that power....and it can be done for under $1K. A V8 swap would be a cool project for the sake of doing it but, completely unnecessary waste of resources for any other reason. Viva forced induction!

 

[r1ch999999]

I'm confused by this question. What exactly would be the point other than adding significantly more weight to the front end of the truck? Seems like the modest power increase wouldn't be justified by the extra heft, no? A simple tune on the stock 4 pot gets really close to the output of the 5.0...plus you don't have to rev the nuts off of it to use that power....and it can be done for under $1K. A V8 swap would be a cool project for the sake of doing it but, completely unnecessary waste of resources for any other reason. Viva forced induction!

How much weight are we really adding though? 150lbs? I read that the 5.0 weights 444 lbs and the 2.3 dry weights 250ish. I assume all the turbo stuff isn't all that light, so we're not talking a ton of weight.

 

[Motorpsychology]

i think that was the whole point of the thread....to just do it.
no different than any other customized modifications to set your vehicle apart.
why do women get DDD breast implants? to get people to stop, stare and talk about them. Otherwise they're pointless and add nothing.

And they sound better than A's

 

[jlmotox]

I assume this falls into this category being a engine topic.
Saw this the other day, and given the previous write-ups before the article claiming the project was put on ice... It seemed like this was a realistic idea this group was going to manage.
That said, has anyone looked into the possibility of a coyote swap from a GT? Would be interested to entertain the idea to keep up with whatever Ranger Raptor gets introduced to the USA if / when that happens.
https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/v8-raptor-given-the-axe

Well being in California and I cannot even get a cold air intake that is smog legal I don't think swapping in a V8 engine will be an option...

 

[Sammyboy808]

Well being in California and I cannot even get a cold air intake that is smog legal I don't think swapping in a V8 engine will be an option...

Roush CAI is SMOG legal. I've just installed it on my truck.

 

[Sammyboy808]

i think that was the whole point of the thread....to just do it.
no different than any other customized modifications to set your vehicle apart.
why do women get DDD breast implants? to get people to stop, stare and talk about them. Otherwise they're pointless and add nothing.

^^^
Let's be honest. The 2.3 turbo is great while mated to the 10sp. Why do any swaps in cars that aren't ancient (25yr+) for efficiency or such. I'm in CA, so it would have to be a newer motor than my 2021, so honestly it would just be for the sake of projects sake and seeing the end result.
Most projects and engine swaps are inefficient when talking money. But most projects are fun and create things that haven't been seen before.
Ford openly claimed with the new 150 Raptor, they closely watched the aftermarket community and mimicked that when designing the upcoming model (ex. 35" tires available from factory).

 

[r1ch999999]

 

[Venom_z89]

Yall need to look outside the box. This frame and body has lived outside the U.S for a long time. First time I seen current ranger was in 2010 in Afghanistan. And yes it was a beast then too handling ieds and over loaded. But either way look at coyote swapped px ford or v8 px or t6. There are a couple Australian ford raptors with coyote swaps. They are beast and essentially weight differences aren't much, but that's comparing the diesel model that ranger raptor came configured as.

 

[Venom_z89]

Just figured yall would like this!

 

[Motorpsychology]

I'm confused by this question. What exactly would be the point other than adding significantly more weight to the front end of the truck? Seems like the modest power increase wouldn't be justified by the extra heft, no? A simple tune on the stock 4 pot gets really close to the output of the 5.0...plus you don't have to rev the nuts off of it to use that power....and it can be done for under $1K. A V8 swap would be a cool project for the sake of doing it but, completely unnecessary waste of resources for any other reason. Viva forced induction!

A bit tardy with a reply, but that happens more frequently as I journey the mortal coil as a septuagenarian.
Anyway,
Back in the days when inline sixes were pretty much the standard engines in mainstream cars and four cylinders were relegated to farm machinery, V8s were easily the most powerful engines stock, and responded to modification better than a six, and the loping cadence was more menacing than a straight 8. It was the Official National Sound Of The United States Of America. Maybe Canada also. There was Street Cred in a V8. If you didn't have a V8 callout on your front fender or hood, well, you probably wore black socks with plaid Berrmuda shorts, and smoked Life(!) cigarettes. Now, status is how many cameras your phone has.
Today, four bangers outperform many V8s of just ten years ago, and diesel V8s power today's giant farm machinery. But an inline engine of any displacement will always sound inferior to a V-by-God-and-Henry Ford-8. You will never convince the majority of us on this forum who grew up with Wndsors vs Clevelands that a tuner EcoBoost sounds better than even a lowly A-code 289 2bbl Ford 289.
That's why.
Now we are at the threshold of BEV vehicles taking over, and there will be performance aftermarket to be sure: Small Armature Chevys, YouTube videos on how to reconfigure your battery pack for more power, hi performance rare earth magnets, racing capacitors, on n' on.
My great-grandfather was in the Civil War. He died before I was born, but I can imagine him lamenting the ebbing of the sound of hoof beats and the smell of a horse that's been run hard and the increase of oily smelling, backfiring horseless carriages.

Same as it ever was.

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