i have a 93 reg. cab pickup with a 22re in it and i am goin to put a high output 302 engine out of a 90 lincoln LSC into it. i picked up the car in cincinnati for 600 bucks and drove it 2 and a half hours home. i am planning on using the stock toyota trans and tranny with a northwest offroad bellhousing adapter. i have never done a swap like this before so if anybody has any tips, tricks, comments, etc. fill me in any help will be appreciated. my cousin is helpin me do it he has an 88 ford ranger with a 302 in it so he has a good idea whats goin on but still theres a few little things here and there that we will just have to play by ear. let me know what you think. heres a pic of my rig that the motor is goin in, and also a few of my donor car, its a real pearl to look at

 

Thats the same engine from a 5.0 Mustang. There is a member from Australia here who has already done that one. Personally I would do the 5.0 over a Chevy SB any day.

 

BTW - I don't think your 4 cyl tranny will live long at all behind 300 lb/ft of torque. My 2 cents.

 

what would you do for wiring harness??? stock 5 liter or yota??

 

lookin forward to sein it done!!!

 

Those motors worked real well in those cars. With the low weight of your rig, that thing should really scoot.

 

you can use the harness from the car and save you about $500. It is a seprate harness just like the yota so it runs from the computer to the motor and nothing else. I am in the process of buliding my 5.0 for my yota. You already have a head start on me. I only have the motor.

 

i am using the lincoln harness, and hoping the toy trans holds up for a while i think i eventually am goin to go with a auto of some sort just not sure yet which one.

 

the tranny should hold up, ive seen a chevy 350 with a holley 850 racing carburator on it with a 22r tranny, so he could keep the 4x4. its been a couple years, and its still runnin. just take care of it and dont pull a speed racer all the time or somethin

 

i have that same motor sittin in my garage right now. cant wait to see this swap done!

 

Nice front bumper, did you make it? any more pictures?

 

Is there an adapter that can go between the AOD trans in the car and the Toy transfer case? Just offering an option since you already have a usable trans sitting in the car.

 

what is with the fan strapped to the hood of the ranger, must be a ford thing

 

lol thats a 93 yota...

 

I'm going to go the 302 route someday with my 4runner Keep use updated with lots of pics as you go along so we can see your progress.

 

i made the front bumper out of 4x8 3/16 square stock, the fan on the hood of the TOYOTA keeps the engine cooler when i'm wheeling, it sucks the heat right off the exhaust manifold. i'd say it runs 10* - 15* cooler. the aod in the car i would say is on its last leg, i'm not much a fan of it anyways.

 

my b well i guess i should look more closely next time before i make stabs in the dark. and the fan makes sence

 

The ford 5.0 is a great engine! It's good to see it will have a better home than that hideous car. You have to let us know what the performance is like after the swap. Good luck.

 

if anybody has any good links for a 5.0 swap please post them up. i am trying to gather as much info as possible before i start digging in.

 

Will the R150F hold up to the power of a 5L HO? I mean for a trans that was meant for 150hp now getting near double that.