Engine Swap

[SoCalSnowRider]

i am planning to buy a 90-94 explorrer.My question is about an engine swap. How much would it cost to put a 92 mustang engine in the explorer?Is there an engine that swaps/fits better?any info from pople that have already done the swap or whatever would be greatly aprreciated.

 

[asp84]

You've come to the right board!!!
I myself bought an 91 Explorer to convert.

I will be installing a 92 Mustang 5.0 HO and AOD in to it Jan 20th, 2002. To say the least, its very EXPENSIVE!!! Read some of the posts on this board section to find out more info.

You'll need:
-Engine/tranny/ wiring harness/ computer
-Motor Mounts
-shorty headers
-remote oil filter
-bigger radiator
-complete new exhaust
-etc $$$$, etc $$$$$, etc $$$$$

_ Ive been collecting parts and planning for over five months now. If I were to do it again, I would buy a Wrecked DONOR car!!!!!!!
GOOD Luck!!!

Al

 

[Sandy]

Get as much as you can from the engine donor vehicle, i.e. motor, engine harness, computer harness and all accessories that you can.
This will make it easier to wiring and setup up later on.

As stated before it is not a cheap swap but the results is really sweet. You finally have the power to more the vehicle the way it should.

My first swap was a '88 Ranger/'92 Stang 5.0L HO.
It worked out really well, I used a small booklet from Ford to do the engine/computer hookup (the harnesses are separate in '88).

The most involved part of the swap will be the harnessing because the engine/computer harnesses are part of the main vehicle harness/fusing system, which makes it really complicated.

If you have a friend that is an Auto Electrical Tech it will help to have him there when the wiring starts.

Just a couple of my thoughts on the subject expensive but well worth it.

Good Luck,

p.s. get everything together, everything, and then start the swap.

 

[TDG]

Has anyone nailed down the California laws on engine swaps of this type? The last I heard was that it wouldn't fly because that engine was never offered in the explorer, but I don't speak legal jargon so the laws and vehicle code don't mean much to me.

Tim

 

[offroader_69_me]

well as far as the Cali laws I am sure that it is known to cause cancer in the state, because EVERYTHING does!


I just found out today that I will be getting my engine. tranny, computer, injectors, fuel rail, and a few other parts pretty soon. FUN here we come!

 

[Sandy]

Don't know California Law...
I thought the law was if the engine is the same year or newer and you use all of the attachments (smog stuff) then the swap was legal.

I have not had a problem with inspection in Mass.

 

[TDG]

I know that out here a lot of places will fail you on visiual for having a KKM even though you can argue your way out of it, I can only imagine what their thoughts might be on 5.0 without or without all of the emissions equipment. I just basically want to hear from someone in Southern California who has done a 5.0 swap on an Explorer or Ranger. On the other hand for my last smog check they didn't even look under the hood.....

 

[FROADER]

I think the only laws for California is to be smog legal and also the engine can NOT be from an older vehicle than the vehicle it's going in. Did that just make sense? Ex. '92 explorer can only put '92 and newer engine in it. Taht's what I heard from my dad. he has a '91 range rover county and he was told he could only put the same year or newer engine in it. he put the newer 4.2 from a '96. in it.