Want the Hot New Ranger Raptor w/ a V-8? Looks Like You’re Gonna Have to Move to Australia Then!

[AbleGuy]

This should be interesting. If they already have had a tough time squeezing in the V6 to the Ranger (see the oil filter change challenge), how are they gonna shoehorn in a V8?

Simple....swap out the “can’t get it in the US“ diesel for a small 8 cylinder gasser! But, for now....only in Australia sadly, according to:

Ford Ranger Raptor With V8 Engine Allegedly In The Works

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.

www.motor1.com

The engineering and installation of the V8 will not be done by Ford but will be a coordinated third party after production effort, replacing existing imported bi-turbo diesel power plant Rangers with a Mustang GT motor. The Ranger is already available in some other countries with that four-cylinder diesel engine, but the Aussie Raptor will have the 5.0 ltr V8 gasser.

Performance numbers for this motor in the RR haven’t been released yet, but the article’s author believes “the engine will produce just about the same power as it does in the Aussie-spec Mustang GT, so look for something along the lines of 455 hp and 410 lb-ft (556 Nm).” But, sadly....did I mention that you can’t get it in the US?

No comment was made as tp projected US availability....

 

[Deleted member 9101]

Hennessey will probably start building them in the US if there is the slightest of demand.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I am curious what all will need to be done to cram that monster into a engine bay rumored to be designed around inline engines...

 

[Deleted member 9101]

I am curious what all will need to be done to cram that monster into a engine bay rumored to be designed around inline engines...

Sledge hammer and a sawzall if it is happening in my garage...haha.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Sledge hammer and a sawzall if it is happening in my garage...haha.

You have to have something left when you get done though...

Its kinda funny the old US Rangers don't take a mod motor that horrible.

83-97 HVAC needs deleted and steering box needs moved outside the frame.

98-11 HVAC needs modified and while filled to the brim the engine bay can take a DOHC 4.6 decently. I haven't seen a completed Coyote swap yet.

The only real chassis modification for either are drilling holes for the engine mounts and adjusting the trans crossmember to fit. Only sledgehammer work is folding the firewall seam back for transmission clearance.

And then people say the much bigger T6 can't even fit a little V6...

I did hear they had a lot of problem trying to get enough air thru the kinda small grille to keep the 2.3EB cool while towing though during development, one of the reasons it sports a mechanical fan.

 

[Deleted member 9101]

You have to have something left when you get done though...

Its kinda funny the old US Rangers don't take a mod motor that horrible.

83-97 HVAC needs deleted and steering box needs moved outside the frame.

98-11 HVAC needs modified and while filled to the brim the engine bay can take a DOHC 4.6 decently. I haven't seen a completed Coyote swap yet.

The only real chassis modification for either are drilling holes for the engine mounts and adjusting the trans crossmember to fit. Only sledgehammer work is folding the firewall seam back for transmission clearance.

And then people say the much bigger T6 can't even fit a little V6...

I did hear they had a lot of problem trying to get enough air thru the kinda small grille to keep the 2.3EB cool while towing though during development, one of the reasons it sports a mechanical fan.

Growing up we had a 327/TH350 in a 1976 Chevy Luv. Other than it overloading the front suspension, it was a straightforward swap.

Both the Ranger and S10 were pretty easy to drop in a V8. I had a 1991 S10 with a 377 (400 with 350 crank) in it. Wasn't a hard swap at all. Hardest part was getting traction once it was running right...haha.

The grill area delima makes sense with the new Ranger. The EcoBoost motors make quite a bit of heat while towing/working.

 

[Deleted member 9101]

And then people say the much bigger T6 can't even fit a little V6...

Dual overhead cams + a turbo hanging off of heach head = one wide little motor...haha.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Dual overhead cams + a turbo hanging off of heach head = one wide little motor...haha.

KISS and just use a belt driven blower so it isn't quite so wide.

 

[Deleted member 9101]

KISS and just use a belt driven blower so it isn't quite so wide.

That's actually a really good idea!!!

 

[badm0t0rfinger]

Hennessey will probably start building them in the US if there is the slightest of demand.

Hennessey will claim they can do it and take peoples money.

 

[AbleGuy]

Hennessey will probably start building them in the US if there is the slightest of demand.

Yeah, well they already kinda have built a Ranger Raptor.....the Velociraptor.
For only about $20 over the stock FX pkg. price, you get a 13.9 quarter mile and sub 5 second 0-60.

Here’s a noisy comparison of it to the full-size Raptor:

And another vid:

High-Performance Vehicles We Upgrade - Hennessey Performance

Want to improve your vehicle's performance? Hennessey Performance has a wide variety of high-performance vehicles on which we do upgrades.

hennesseyperformance.com

 

[Regcabguy]

Lots of dinero. We just returned from the car show here. Everything's too expensive. Tough to get in if your tall.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Yeah, well they already kinda have built a Ranger Raptor.....the Velociraptor.
For only about $20 over the stock FX pkg. price, you get a 13.9 quarter mile and sub 5 second 0-60.

Here’s a noisy comparison of it to the full-size Raptor:

And another vid:

High-Performance Vehicles We Upgrade - Hennessey Performance

Want to improve your vehicle's performance? Hennessey Performance has a wide variety of high-performance vehicles on which we do upgrades.

hennesseyperformance.com

Kinda looks like Mr Raptor was sandbagging some to me... or maybe they are that slow. Ranger aside the Raptor flat out looked slow.

 

[AbleGuy]

Kinda looks like Mr Raptor was sandbagging some to me... or maybe they are that slow. Ranger aside the Raptor flat out looked slow.

So to check that out.....Here’s the stock Raptor F150, running the quarter in 14.1 and the 0-60 in 5.3 secs.
”Not too bad for a 6,000 lb pickup truck.”

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Assuming they were running the quarter it looks like more than .2sec difference there...