Coyote 5.0 in a Ranger

[Glocker]

I'm just looking at the fact there's 2 more injectors an coils to wire in...keeping it all monitored, timed an controlled seems to me would require more sensors an calculations.

I'm sure some of the harnesses would require tweaking for the different applications. But I bet the computer system is pretty standard. If you look at what companies like Holly are doing with their stand-alone EFI computers; one tiny little controller will work on almost everything. Just input a couple of parameters into the controller and let it alone and it will run a 4, 6 or 8 cylinder engine at pretty much peak performance!

Ughhhh. Computers! Can't live with them. Can't live without them!

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[Mirage775]

I'm late to this thread, but just wanted to let everyone know that newer mismatched engine swaps into a mismatched vehicle isn't difficult at all! Or even a larger than stock same make engine swap isn't difficult either.

Last year, I put a Honda K-Series engine into my 2000 Mazda Miata.

As far as wiring it in, it's fairly simple. You really just disconnect the stock engine harness/ECU and when you install the new engine/harness/ECU, you just soldier in a few wires into the vehicle donor. I think all I had to splice 10 wires into the Miata, including the optional A/C conversion I bought

So, if anyone actually made a Coyote swap kit for the Ranger in the future, I'd definitely be interested in doing one!

I was about to do the Explorer 5.0 swap into my '03 Ranger, before I bought the '21 Ranger

 

[BassRanger]

As someone who's done a coyote swap, I certainly wouldn't call it simple. It is a bit easier with the control packs, But it depends on how much of the original vehicle functionality you want to retain.

If you want a swap that maintains factory functionality, you are definitely in for a task.

Just the getting the new drive train into the truck, you're talking fab-ing engine mounts, transmission mounts, manifold back exhaust, driveshafts, possibly having to modify brake, cooling, HVAC, and steering to get everything to fit.

Then there's the fuel system, grounding(which is a huge issue due to how Ford integrates grounds in their harnesses), getting the ECM to effectively communicate with the BCM, and making sure that the ABS, cluster, and EPAS have the correct CAN data to function properly. There's A LOT of the vehicle functionality tied into the BCM of newer vehicles. It's not like older cars where you can just put +12V and ground the the SJB and boom everything works. There's a reason you don't see many late model engine swaps.

I did about the easiest Coyote swap there is, Late S197 into an early S197 and I easily spent 8 hours tracing wiring diagrams between the two. This is just the wiring for the MAF and BCM harness.

A Coyote swap into a Ranger sounds exciting, but IMO it just doesn't make much sense with how readily available F150's are. Spend thousands upon thousands, and hours of labor just a have a truck with the same engine as a F150 with nearly the same weight. I'm sure someone or a shop will do it, but I don't see it catching on to the point of someone fabricating a conversion kit for it.

 

[Mirage775]

If you want a swap that maintains factory functionality, you are definitely in for a task.

Unsure on a Coyote swap, but with the K-swap, everything worked on my Miata, still had all power options, cruise control, A/C, I even still had PS but it was an electric steering conversion, the radio still worked, even the power antenna Every light worked as it should, inside and outside the car. No emissions/inspections in Alabama, so I did get to remove all the emissions crap!

I'll follow the 5.0 Coyote stuff and maybe one day, someone will make a fairly decent, full swap kit and with my truck the way it is currently, a V8 swap would be the ultimate dream for me!

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

Unsure on a Coyote swap, but with the K-swap, everything worked on my Miata, still had all power options, cruise control, A/C, I even still had PS but it was an electric steering conversion, the radio still worked, even the power antenna Every light worked as it should, inside and outside the car. No emissions/inspections in Alabama, so I did get to remove all the emissions crap!

I'll follow the 5.0 Coyote stuff and maybe one day, someone will make a fairly decent, full swap kit and with my truck the way it is currently, a V8 swap would be the ultimate dream for me!

Ultimate dream for the rest of us too! ?

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