Ford Ranger Raptor Engine Swap

Ford australia is reportedly planning to ditch the diesel engine of the ranger raptor to make room for a 5 0 liter v8 sourced from the mustang gt.

Ford ranger raptor engine swap. We take a brand new 2019 2020 ford raptor and swap it with a ford 5 0l v8 engine that is supercharged to the tune of 758 horsepower. Ford engines of the 1960 s and 1970 s generally used front sump oil pans. To be a true velociraptor the hennessey tuned ranger also needs to deliver improved off road performance. When ford unveiled the ranger raptor in early 2018 many were surprised that the sole powertrain on offer was a diesel fueled 4 cylinder.

The hennessey velociraptor ranger is so quick that it beats a stock 2019 ford raptor with 450 hp in a drag race from 0 to 100 mph. These will not fit the ranger bronco ii chassis properly. Answering the prayers of many a raptor enthusiast could be ford australia which is rumoured to be preparing a mustang v8 engine swap for the ford ranger raptor. That leads to the question that would it be worth ford spending the money to offer a limited run of raptor s with a v8 conversion when the next ranger out could end up with a more powerful engine from the factory as part of the ford and volkswagen co development deal.

The first consideration is the oil pan on your engine. Instead a rear sump or dual sump oil pan must be used. Rear sump oil pans are originally used on full sized trucks and econoline vans and hold 6 quarts of oil. At present the baja bashing pick.

Ford went the diese. The 5 0l explorer uses a whole array of special parts on the front of the engine to shorten it up for the cramped explorer engine bay virtually identical to a 1998 torsion bar ranger. Genuine v8 raptor conversions are only available at hennessey performance.