Ranger vs Toyota Pickup... read details

[mattvivslivesou]

Alright I am looking for a little Fun Truck...

The truck will have some of the same baseline starting points:
- 2wd
- Manual Transmission
- Engine internals for the swapped would be stock with the exception basic bolt ons: Intake, header and upgraded clutch.
- Emission equipment still in contact (just in case if I move outside of St. Mary County)

So here it is:
85-94 Toyota Pickup with a 7MGTE (88-93 Supra I6 Turbo; 230-235 hp, 246-255 tq lbs/ft)

Or

86-93 Ford Ranger with a 5.0 EFI (88-94 Mustang or F150; 205-225 hp, 275-300 tq lbs/ft)

 

[aps45819]

At what rpm are those torque and horsepower numbers from?
I would think engine weight with the V8 would require a lot of mods to the front suspension

 

[vanbells]

At what rpm are those torque and horsepower numbers from?

I would imagine around 5400 to 5700 rpms from the 7M-GTE.

Both trucks would have a lot of potential though.

 

[toppick08]

Alright I am looking for a little Fun Truck...

The truck will have some of the same baseline starting points:
- 2wd
- Manual Transmission
- Engine internals for the swapped would be stock with the exception basic bolt ons: Intake, header and upgraded clutch.
- Emission equipment still in contact (just in case if I move outside of St. Mary County)

So here it is:
85-94 Toyota Pickup with a 7MGTE (88-93 Supra I6 Turbo; 230-235 hp, 246-255 tq lbs/ft)

Or

86-93 Ford Ranger with a 5.0 EFI (88-94 Mustang or F150; 205-225 hp, 275-300 tq lbs/ft)

Go with the Ford, if for nothing else the the growl of a 5.0....IMO.

 

[MrX]

Id say go with the ranger.... the swap will most likely cost you less, and the torque will be fun on the street.

 

[smoothmarine187]

Go with the Toyota, slap a bigger turbo on it and use alcohol injection.

 

[blazinlow89]

Go with the Toyota, slap a bigger turbo on it and use alcohol injection.

The 7MGTE swap has been done, and it is actually pretty easy, other than the mounts which are available its a straight forward swap. Ive even seen pics of Nissans with RB26DETT swaps, and toyota trucks with 2JZ engines. Other than the torque which can be made very easily with a inline 6 engine, the v8 has no other major advantages.

Ive seen the V8 in the ranger done but it is not a very common swap. Mainly due to that fact that s-10's are so easy to find and the swap kits are everywhere. And how bad ass would it be to smoke a car in a truck powered by a supra mill.

It would also depend on styling, i personally do not like the look of the ranger in any year (sorry johnny).

 

[clevalley]

350cid S-10's are bad-ass when you get them setup right... hard part is getting them to hook up - BUT once the chassis and suspension is setup correctly these are hard to beat on the street!

 

[vanbells]

The 7MGTE swap has been done, and it is actually pretty easy, other than the mounts which are available its a straight forward swap. Ive even seen pics of Nissans with RB26DETT swaps, and toyota trucks with 2JZ engines. Other than the torque which can be made very easily with a inline 6 engine, the v8 has no other major advantages.

boosted engines have torque at higher RPMs though. So unless you want a crap load of torque from a dig, go with toyota.

It's amazing what people do with Nissan engines. I've seen SR20DET swaps in FD's and Z33's. Not as much as with what people do with LS1's though.

 

[blazinlow89]

The LS1 in a 240 is a sick swap. Had a friend at work that had a rb26dett swapped into one, he said he got mid 11's with a bone stock motor and RWD.

And im going to agree with clevalley, an s-10 with a SB in it is a bad ass street truck. I want to do it to my blazer but i might end up selling it to my little brother. He doesnt need that much power, the 4.3 thats in it might be to much.

 

[RadioPatrol]

Chevy's suck balls ...... IMHO J/K

but I do have a 73 454 in the garage on an engine stand