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Hello everyone I have a 2wd 1999 ranger with a 2000 200K mile explorer driveline in. The vehicle is a blast to drive however I would like to pump it up some more by building a mild 331 and swapping it in. I was planning on a 9-1 331 with a set of bowl blended GTP`s with roller rockers.I was...

Greeting everyone: I have had my 99 expo powered 2wd ranger on the road for over a year. Love it! I have the desire to freshen up a new bullit this spring to replace the 200K engine. I am leaning to put together a 8.5 or 9-1 306 for it with forged pistons. I have sourced a set of FMS explorer...

Hello everyone, Have had my 1999 ranger sport, w/ 2000 Explorer 5.0 on the road for about 3-4 months now. No major issues other than EGR control module. But starting to look for a couple performance upgrades. I picked up a NOS set of Ford motorsport explorer headers recently, that are going...

Hello everyone, I have a question in regards to SCTx-4 tuners. I have a 2000 explorer drive line in my 1999 2wd ranger. I have had a recurring code p401 insufficient egr flow. I have all of the explorer ECU and emissions equipment in the ranger. From what I have heard I can turn off the egr...

I would like to take a moment to thank all of the members of this forum who helped me with tips and information, that made this swap successful. This is my first Ford powered vehicle, with a EFI swap. I am a Auto Shop Instructor, and the project vehicle is my 1999 Ford Ranger 2wd. This engine...

Hello everyone: I am building an expo 5.0 powered 2wd ranger at this time. I will be buying a tuner in the future, and I am not sure which one I need (SCT Diablo etc) . I want to be able to change to an improved tune in the near future. I would like to set this up for a down stream turbo. I...

Hey guys, I'm currently doing my 1999 2wd ranger to a 5.0 explorer swap. I have all the necessary electronics out of the explorer, to make this emission compliant. I know that later on I`m going to have to to a retune on this thing. What would be my best tuner to go with? SCT, or somebody...

Hello, I am thinking about what oil pan I want to use on my 1999 2wd ford ranger swap. The donor engine is a 1999 awd 5.o Explorer with the aluminum oil pan. I was thinking about using a mustang pan, but Im worried about the location of the forward oil pan plug. Has anyone ventured into this...

Hello everyone I have a couple questions about a power tuner vs having the computer re flashed. This is my first OBD2 build so please forgive me about any stupid questions. I am building a 1999 ranger w/ 1999 explorer 5.0 swap. I am planning on improving the exhaust, either Torque...

Greetings, I'm new to the board, but I have been monitoring things for a while. I am in the process of converting a 2wd 1999 flex ranger that had a 3.0 v6 to a 1999 explorer 5.0 auto swap. Reading the posted articles seem to be vary straight forward regarding the swap. I have the entire...