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the 3.4 liter v8 in a taurus packs a hell of a punch!
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From someone who has come within days of actually doing this once... the 3.0 Yamaha/Ford V6 from the earlier model is much, much easier than the 3.4 V8. Of course, mine was a 1995 Ranger and the 1992 Yamaha/Ford 3.0. Some tips, if you decide to do it.
Find a good machine shop with a CNC machine. Make 1" aluminum spacers for the intake runners using the gaskets as templates, and use two sets of intake gaskets when putting it back together. The intake runners are symmetrical, so, instead of trying to figure out how to put the engine in with the throttle body butting up against the firewall, just flip the thing around to put the throttle body over the belt. Lengthen the throttle position sensor and IAC wires on the engine harness so that they can run to the throttle body. With the manifold off, take the crankcase vent plate out, cut a notch on the opposite side to mirror how it is normally, and put it in backwards. Use new fuel line rubber (I think it was 3/4"?) to connect it to the nipple under the throttle body (which will now be up at the front). Since the 3.0L and 3.2L SHO blocks are identical externally to the regular Vulcan 3.0L engine...just use the engine mounts from a regular 3.0L. You have two options for the transmission: a T5 manual with a 3.0L bellhousing out of an old Aerostar van (if you can find one)...or use an automatic that goes with the 3.0 Vulcan. If going manual...use an upgraded flywheel, clutch and pressure plate for the Vulcan (or have a clutch disc custom assembled)...and if going automatic, use the Vulcan flexplate and torque converter. To get it to run, use the Taurus computer and harness, MAF sensor, and everything else electronically for the SHO. The 1998 and earlier Rangers had mechanical speedometers, so, you wouldn't need to change anything gear-wise. You might have to do some wiring, but, it's pretty straightforward. Then, it's just an extremely loud trip down the road to the exhaust shop. :)
I turbocharged the Ranger's 2.3L...bent a rod...and the city towed it before I could swap in the SHO motor. But like I said... I was within days.
Find a good machine shop with a CNC machine. Make 1" aluminum spacers for the intake runners using the gaskets as templates, and use two sets of intake gaskets when putting it back together. The intake runners are symmetrical, so, instead of trying to figure out how to put the engine in with the throttle body butting up against the firewall, just flip the thing around to put the throttle body over the belt. Lengthen the throttle position sensor and IAC wires on the engine harness so that they can run to the throttle body. With the manifold off, take the crankcase vent plate out, cut a notch on the opposite side to mirror how it is normally, and put it in backwards. Use new fuel line rubber (I think it was 3/4"?) to connect it to the nipple under the throttle body (which will now be up at the front). Since the 3.0L and 3.2L SHO blocks are identical externally to the regular Vulcan 3.0L engine...just use the engine mounts from a regular 3.0L. You have two options for the transmission: a T5 manual with a 3.0L bellhousing out of an old Aerostar van (if you can find one)...or use an automatic that goes with the 3.0 Vulcan. If going manual...use an upgraded flywheel, clutch and pressure plate for the Vulcan (or have a clutch disc custom assembled)...and if going automatic, use the Vulcan flexplate and torque converter. To get it to run, use the Taurus computer and harness, MAF sensor, and everything else electronically for the SHO. The 1998 and earlier Rangers had mechanical speedometers, so, you wouldn't need to change anything gear-wise. You might have to do some wiring, but, it's pretty straightforward. Then, it's just an extremely loud trip down the road to the exhaust shop. :)
I turbocharged the Ranger's 2.3L...bent a rod...and the city towed it before I could swap in the SHO motor. But like I said... I was within days.
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