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4.0 swap?

ok i am new here and i also know that this 95 is a little different than the 88 back but here goes. got a 95 cougar with a bad 3.8 have a 93 exploder with a bad tranny how hard would it be to install the 4.0 out of the sploder into the cougar?

4.0 swap?

Reply #1 –
Isn't the 4.0 completely different from the 3.8?

Garrett H.
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Reply #2 –
I know they used it in Rangers.  It's probably similar to the 3.0 they used.

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Reply #3 –
The 4.0 is a 60-degree V6 and is completely different than the 3.8. Its bellhousing is different than the 3.8, so you'd need the Explorer tranny (or one from a Ranger). Of course you'd also need custom mounts and a whole lotta wiring...
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1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #4 –
The 4.0 is a Cologne block (2.6/2.8/2.9/4.0). As said, you would need a different trans, make some motor mounts, and rewire that sucker....
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Reply #5 –
Oh and trust me from experience. WIRING BLOWS :shoothead
87 T-bird two tone diarrhea color. 5.0 converted with AOD.  GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
 
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Reply #6 –
what trans would be in the cougar? i dont suppose i could get lucky and it be an a4ld could i?

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Reply #7 –
no baddis.... the cougar in 95  is the 4R70W full electronic 4-speed automatic with overdrive.  that information is curtousy of coolcats.net :-) hope that helps.

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Reply #8 –
...And having an A4LD would not make you "lucky" :yuck:
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #9 –
And having any Explorer transmission would make you lucky (4r44e, 4r55e or 5r55e, those suck even if they had more or less gears).......

I´ve heard the 4.0 is nearly as bulletproof like the 4.9 litre iniline six, but has the wrong tranny, and trust me, 160 Hp is not worth the hard work it involves....
1985 Mercury Cougar V6
1989 F-200 V8
1996 Explorer V6
2001 F-150

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Reply #10 –
just looking at the parts i had. didnt want to do a rebuild but i guess i'll do a blown 3.8 n/a motors are no fun

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Reply #11 –
guess the 4.0 will go in the ranger

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Reply #12 –
Hey, since somebody brought it up, what tranny does my '99 Explorer Limited have with AWD and a 5.0?  I can't trust the door tag because it's a rebuild and the doors came from another Explorer.  I always thought it had a 4R70W.  I'm just curious.

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