I have been following a while. Super impressed by how thorough you are on these videos and how well you think things out. I'm not good at that, so I just live vicariously through you :D. Great work!
Haha. I try to show my thought process. Not saying my thought process is correct every time, but maybe it helps someone figure out the right way. Thanks for watching!
Installed one in my '02 Ranger a couple of years ago. Came with Android Auto. Easy install, but needed to fabricate a bezel as the stereo wasn't solidly in there without it. Best upgrade on my Ranger for sure.
You've routed your pcv hoses backwards. The passenger side goes to the vacuum source behind the throttle body and the drivers side goes to the plenum tube between the air filter and the throttle body. What you are hearing is air sucking in past the rear crank seal. When you pull vacuum on the fresh air side of the pcv system instead of the vacuum side it closes the pcv valve which operates like a simple check valve and the crank case cannot get fresh air unless it pulls it from a seal somewhere. Apparently the easiest seal to pull air past was the rear main crank seal. Reverse the two pcv hoses and the problem will stop. However you may have created an oil leak somewhere else as well.
I had the lines from my valve covers wrong and got the same noise. One of my valve covers has a restrictor on one side. Its probably pulling air around the rear main seal.
Since the whine went away when you replaced the vent tube with a filter it'd be my guess that the whine was caused by the vent tube being clogged. You might try a vent tube with a built-in filter, but the vent filter is good enough.
I love the vid man, I love what you did. I'm planning on doing somewhat the same thing how much did you spend on the engine and what tips would you recommend?
Sorry for the late reply but I was on vacation. Yes, you absolutely have to keep you eyes open for a good deal on the engine. You are going to see anything between $2000-$10000 for a new or used engine. As far as tips, it depends on what direction you want to go with the truck.
Throwing parts at a problem is always so costly. I don't know how much knowledge the mechanic you're working with actually has, but someone who maintains equipment is a far cry from someone who can diagnose exactly what the problem might be. Learn from your own mistakes and pay attention to detail!
The V6 Radiator may be enough to cool the V8 depending on the fan you put on it and it should bolt up. I used a factory 91 Fox Body Radiator originally when the 302 was in it, but I had to modify the radiator support and frame rails for it to fit. Good luck with the 347.
I need a little more info to answer that. 93 Rangers and newer have wider rear axles than 92 and older. About an inch wider on each side. They might physically bolt up, but are slightly different. What axle are you trying to put in your 03?
@@big3053 You asked if the "rear would work for yours". Does your 03 Ranger have a 7.5 rear end or a 8.8 rear end in it from the factory? And what rear end are you wanting to put in your truck? I installed a 91-92 Ranger 8.8 rear end in my 89, it's a direct fit. If you tried putting that in an '03, it would be 2" narrower. The leaf spring pads could be in different spots and the outside axle bearings are different sizes on some, so be aware. Here are some great links for all the info: www.therangerstation.com/tech/ford-ranger-rear-axles/ www.therangerstation.com/tech/ford-7-5-inch-rear-axle-history-specs/ www.therangerstation.com/tech/ford-8-8-inch-rear-axle-history-and-specs/
I thought about this but ended up making some panels that I attach to hooks on the ceiling when I need to paint. I also thought about running a track around the ceiling and buying one of those heavy plastic curtains to pull around when needed. Your idea works great for your space, well done!
If i wasn't worried about getting overspray on the ceiling, I would have done the curtain track. That would have saved a lot of money and I could bunch up the curtain over in the corner. Also, i wasn't sure how to get the curtain track past the garage door.
I have a temp paint booth, not collapsible but I can break it down and put it back together. My issue with it is the overspray sticks to the plastic, I have the heavy duty stuff, so I take a water bucket and a wet cloth and wipe the overspray from the inside walls. IDK how the thinner plastic would work with that, but the overspray sticking to the plastic is a thing... trust me! I like the collapsible booth thought, I may try it in my garage, mine is in the basement right now.
One of my reasons for going with thinner plastic is I figured once it gets full of paint, it will be easier and cheaper to replace. Thanks for watching.
Awesome video! I am looking into doing something similar, I plan on installing a non explosive fan tho not sure what your spraying just a thought, don't want to go boom. Thanks for sharing, great design
These kinds of purpose built projects are always fun to do. You could reduce the wobble by inserting square cut wood (cut from 2x4's) the full length of each upright. Of course that adds weight, effort, and cost. I think I would have simply bought 2 each 12'x12' cheap pop-up canopies with walls from Walmart ... placed end to end ... zip-tied them together ... and thrown plastic drop cloths over the join. Cheers Bud.
Yeah, I thought about the pop up canopies too. I've seen how people use those and they work pretty good. I didn't see any that would fit my application. Almost all of them have a peak on the roof which would hit my ceiling or I would have to lower it but then it might not be tall enough for what I'm painting. I also wanted to make sure the booth was as high as possible but low enough to be able to open the garage door too. I guess it all depends on the space you have to work with and what you intend to use it for. Thanks for watching.
One thing I can think of is your pipe diameter. 3 inch is more mellow and less raspy than a 2.5" also for as quiet as your looking for a straight through muffler like most of the ones you tried are not going to work. I have a chambered flowmaster on my 5.3 swapped blazer and it's nice sounding at idle and normal driving. But once you get spirited with the pedal it gets louder.
Going with a 3" exhaust did cross my mind. I figured if the Mustang comes factory with 2.5", that would work for me. Plus 2.5" is good size for that HP level. The Magnaflow XL's i originally had on the truck are Chambered mufflers and when I tried them, they were slightly louder than the Flowmaster Flow FX. Trial and Error I guess. :) Thanks for watching.
I have a 10 part series on the build of this truck if you want to watch how I did it. The biggest part of the job was replacing the front suspension and building custom headers. If you have a 93 Ranger and newer, I don't think you will have to touch the suspension, because it is IFS. Mine is an 89 with the Twin I-Beam. The steering box gets in the way of the alternator. Space is limited everywhere but I got it to fit. Good luck with your swap.
spintech 6000 series or the 9000xl series are said to sound similarly and I got some for my benz but have yet to install. cherrybomb vortec sounded good on my 04 silverado 4.8. Hooker aero chamber sounded alright on my 350tbi 2door tahoe. I ended up getting an 09 silverado and put blackwidow 250 and are pretty decent sounding for my 4.8l. All dual mufflers. I wanted to have it idle nice and mellow but have a nice loud roar when I floored them. All x pipes except 09 with Borla SwitchFire Resonator Delete X-Pipe for a mustang (it fit like a glove). I looked at some gibson MWA there are two versions but those go in the loud direction but do sound really, distinct. I'd get away from the flowmasters. that's such an old-man-90's thing now. same with hooker but, the aerochamber is a fun design. If you enjoyed the xpipe more than the hpipe, check out the above models. They all kind of have similar designs in mind and I think you'll see what I'm talking about. thank you for the video. I don't even like fords but it's fun anyways.
That's a lot of mufflers for me to check out. :) I appreciate the info. Once I recover from this round of testing, I may have to revisit it down the road. Thanks for watching.
Try the FLOWMONSTER straight through oval mufflers they are inexpensive and really quieted my car down significantly give them a try good luck and make a video
Nice truck. I personally like the Borla S type great sounding not load in the can very clean! Also of you piped out all the way back its going to sound cleaner
Sound is totally subjective. Had Flowmaster American Thunder on a Mustang and a Bronco in the 90s. Had the same on an 07 Mustang. Currently have a Magnaflow on an 03 Ranger with the FlexFuel 3.0. Planning a 302 swap, supercharged with Flowmasters. I think Flowmaster sounds the best overall and definitely sounded best on your truck.
Question? Where did you connect the Ford Red/Green 12V switched wire from the coil and C110 plug? You mentioned in the video to run it to the kick panel side to a wire, is the wire the same Red/Green wire at the kick panel?
If I remember, that wire gets powered from the Ignition switch on the steering column. Then supplies switched 12V (while cranking) to the coil, distributor, and ECM power relay in the Passenger side kick panel. I left the wire going to the passenger side kick panel there as a good spare power supply. The Red/Green wire should run from that 4 way connection by the brake booster all the way over to the kick panel. I hope that helps.
I'm thinking you mean Rubber vacuum lines? I was trying to find lines that looked like factory PCV lines, nothing too bulky like rubber hose. I liked the look of plastic lines over the rubber ones. I even tried "reshaping" some factory lines with not a lot of success, so I settled on the swing pipe that I used.
Mostly because i used the Fenders/Body to measure where the old Axle centerline was, then set up the new suspension off those marks. Plus first time I've ever totally replaced a suspension like that, so I probably did things a little unorthodox.
Clearest most comprehensive video about this install hands down. I applaud your attention to detail not just hacking wires everywhere. Question: Did you keep the Thermactor Air Diverter Vacuum Control Solenoid? I’m going to keep my factory A/C and this shares the relay with it. Still intimidating, but I’m slowly getting it.
@@ptzimm1 If I remember correctly, those two remaining wires were either 12V or 12V ignition power. I just kept them there in case i needed a power source for something.
I know I was geeked when I got my 302 swap done in my 01 and took it out for the first shakedown run. I went with a little more old school vibe with a carb/HEI setup.
