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Engine swap

jonxmartini

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Southern, NH
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'96 xlt
anyone done any engine swaps into a st? I was thinking about getting a ranger somewhere down the road but id rather get a st for the extra interior room. I don't really care for the 4.0 v6 though so id like to swap in another engine...The engine i had been kinda considering was a t5 out of a volvo modified to be a better truck engine as opposed to a car engine.

Anyone else?
 



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FYI, if you don't know, the 4.0L in the ST is a SOHC, different than your 96 OHV. If you don't like it, why don't you supercharge it? I wouldn't bother swapping an engine other than what's designed unless you want to swap the tranny, transfer case and everything else too. Everything is computer controlled. Your best bet would be a 5.0L V8 with transmission and computer from an Explorer.
 






im aware of the difference and i have driven both and do not care for either...i feel they are very underpowered especially for the terrible gas mileage they get (in comparison to to similar engines/vehicles) If i swapped the t5 id use a manual transmission ur right id have to figure out something with the transfer case...and one of the reasons for swap is to get better gas mileage something a supercharged 4.0 wont deliver. If i got a full size truck like a 1 ton i wouldn't mind the gas millage being low but in something the size of a compact truck id like it to be a little better than 13mpg average in my explorer
 






I agree that the fuel mileage is not good for the size of the truck. But if you figure what it would cost to buy the other engine, all the extra parts and labor you could buy alot of gas.
 






i was thinkin of doin an engine swap on my 01 sport too but i am not to sure yet.
 






Donor vehicle is the way to go. Find a wrecked Explorer and you can use many of the upgrades those vehicles have and apply them to the ST. I finally just started my 5.0 swap the other day.
 






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