{"id":104795,"date":"2023-09-11T13:59:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T18:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=104795"},"modified":"2023-09-11T13:59:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T18:59:54","slug":"1970-ranchero-with-a-twin-turbo-big-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=104795","title":{"rendered":"1970 Ranchero with a Twin-Turbo Big-Block"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=104802\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-104802\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"104802\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=104802\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1970-Ranchero-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Big-Block-V8-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1970 Ranchero with a Twin-Turbo Big-Block V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1970 Ranchero with a Twin-Turbo Big-Block V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1970-Ranchero-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Big-Block-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1970-Ranchero-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Big-Block-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1970 Ranchero with a Twin-Turbo Big-Block V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1970-Ranchero-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Big-Block-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1970-Ranchero-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Big-Block-V8-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1970-Ranchero-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Big-Block-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1970-Ranchero-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Big-Block-V8-01.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jerry Link built a unique 1970 Ford Ranchero. Over the years the drag race car visited the dyno several times and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@eclipse5302\">Eclipse5302<\/a> documented the power output. In 2019 the twin-turbo 600 ci big-block Ford V8 made 1565 hp and 1396 lb-ft of torque to the wheels on E85 fuel and 20 psi of boost. The motor features forged internals, Kassel heads, two GT4202R turbochargers, 2000 cc injectors, and a FAST XFI system. Behind the motor is a Turbo 400 automatic transmission sending power to a Ford 9-inch rear end with 35-spline axles. You can read more about the Ranchero in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/features\/want-go-fast-jerry-links-twin-turbo-big-block-ranchero-formula\/\">MotorTrend&#8217;s article<\/a> from 2017.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/hDbK-GSnwxk?si=7Jy1WMQGICp0cbvp\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/HExDCwAlGWs?si=dSIMO0KPSqYHfUOn\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/7wei_VUGEe8?si=hjOevtYtmO-YAj6c\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@eclipse5302\">Eclipse5302<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jerry Link built a unique 1970 Ford Ranchero. Over the years the drag race car visited the dyno several times and Eclipse5302 documented the power output. In 2019 the twin-turbo 600 ci big-block Ford V8 made 1565 hp and 1396 lb-ft of torque to the wheels on E85 fuel and 20 psi of boost. The&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=104795\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1970 Ranchero with a Twin-Turbo Big-Block<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":104802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[226],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ranchero"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1970-Ranchero-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Big-Block-V8-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":117644,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=117644","url_meta":{"origin":104795,"position":0},"title":"Ford Ranchero with a Twin-Turbo 600 ci V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"July 2, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Kindig It Design spent 18 months building this 1964 Ford Ranchero in 2018. 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