Crate Motors...?

[Trey Peck]

Ok so having put about 10mins of thought into this idea, I'm thouroughly convinced that i would like to crate a V-8 into my 01 ST. Will any ford crate motor fit for the most part? How bout the tranny? I was interested in the for 302 that puts out 350hp and 380ft/lbs. but would it fit? Do they just make the motor to fit your application or do you have to find one that fits for yourself? Help please!

 

[Todd Z]

None of them are direct bolt in, you will have to change the tranny too. The drive shaft, fuel system and electrical too...



Tonka Trac did a chevy 350 swap, but he has no emissions laws and removed the computer junk...



Todd Z

 

[Travis Munday]

The Sport didn't come with a V8 that I know of...



As long as emissions are of no worry, any 289/303/351W should fit, matched with a nice C4/C6/AOD.

 

[James FreemanJr]

Try looking for an Older Explorer XLT with the 5.0L or maybe a 5.0L Mountier engine would be your best bet like Todd said. Try going to a junk yard and see if they have any older 5.0L Mountiers or Explorers with Engines and Transmissions still in them. Also look on Ebay.com.

 

[A K]

Sports did not come with V8s. Of course, with enough dinero and enough patience and skill, they can have them.

 

[Tom Schindler]

Compare under the hood of my 2000 Explorer and my 2002 Trac and they are identical.



Get a 302 out of a 1998 to 2001 Explorer V8, and you should be able to swap them.





Tom

 

[LoriMaury Kimbrough]

Will it bolt directly up to the existing tranny?

 

[Travis Munday]

The newer ones should.

 

[Tom Schindler]

No. The 302 equipped Explorer had a different tranny. It also had an AWD transfercase verses the transfercase we have in our Trac's and the 4x4 Explorers had a Borg-Warner "Torque on Demand" transfer case. Essentially, it is an Automatic 4x4 system.



I highly doubt the 302 shares the same belhousing pattern as the 4.0L SOHC engine does.



An AWD V8 1st gen Trac would be very cool.





Tom