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Godzilla Raceworks<\/a> (GRW) typically works on Datsun 240Z, 260Z, and 280Z cars. But occasionally they will take on different projects. Take for example this third-generation Ford Ranger<\/a> GRM was tasked with upgrading the powertrain. In the engine bay they swapped a 5.0 L V8 from a Ford Explorer. Exhaust is sent through Torque Monster V8 swap headers<\/a> and a custom 2.5-inch dual-to-single exhaust fabricated by GRW. The V8 is paired with an AOD four-speed automatic transmission and Ford Explorer limited-slip differential. GRW did not stop at the powertrain. On the suspension they added 2001 Ranger spindles and disc brakes in front and Ford Explorer disc brakes on the rear. <\/p>\n

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Source: Godzilla Raceworks<\/a> (project page)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Godzilla Raceworks (GRW) typically works on Datsun 240Z, 260Z, and 280Z cars. But occasionally they will take on different projects. Take for example this third-generation Ford Ranger GRM was tasked with upgrading the powertrain. In the engine bay they swapped a 5.0 L V8 from a Ford Explorer. Exhaust is sent through Torque Monster V8… Read More »Ford Ranger with a 5.0 L V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":151744,"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,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-151739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ranger"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":127642,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=127642","url_meta":{"origin":151739,"position":0},"title":"Godzilla Raceworks’ 1978 Datsun 280Z","author":"swaptastic","date":"February 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1978 Datsun 280Z arrived at Godzilla Raceworks (GRW) as a rolling shell. 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