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[Mikeyc62]

Hi everyone, I'm Mikey. I'm looking at buying a 97 explorer sport but its an automatic so I'm lookin ta see if my 88 ranger 5 speed will bolt up to the 4.0 in the explorer n handle the extra power of the 4.0

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! What kind of engine is in there now?

 

[Mikeyc62]

The ranger 5 speed is bolted up to a 2.9

 

[BrooklynBay]

The bellhousing pattern will match, however the PCM will lack the feedback from the automatic transmission's sensors. You will get a check engine light with codes.