5.7L V8

I'm not to sure but I think you can use a 99 explorer rear end its a 8.8 and has disk brakes and If I'm correct the mazda is a ranger frame witch is the same as the explorer so it should go in pretty easy.

I would say do it!
It'd be awesome!
ther ewill be alot of stuff ya gotta do but I say go for it

Fellow here in Chattanooga put a 350 in a extended cab.Used a fuel cell because stock tank had to go.I would not convert to straight shift.U wont be able to keep rear end on the ground.The tranny in the van is probably a TH400, and if so would be plenty stout enough for ur rig.BJ

I pretty sure he has a pre 94 truck in which case its nothing like the ranger.And I would go with the mustangs rearend there 8.8 to and a inch shorter than stock mazda rearend Not sure about the Explorer rearend it might be wider

I'll have to measure...what year mustang has the 8.8 and is an inch shorter?

I don't think there should be any firewall or trans tunnel mods. My 4.3 and T5 fit with no problem (that's a 350 minus two cylinders, if you didn't know).

As others said, you won't find 2.73 gears for the Mazda rear.

Is the van injected? Injection complicates the swap alot.

^^^^^ Yea i know a 4.3 is a V6 i have a Jimmy, Thanks

And Yea its injected, but it wont be when i put it into the truck.

What he meant was that a 4.3 is pretty much literally a 350 with 2 cylinders missing, same bore/stroke, uses same pistongs,connecting rods, etc. He wasn't just pointing out that it's a v6.

yea...i know...im stating that i have a Jimmy with a 4.3 V6, and its like he said, 2 cylinders less from a 350.

i think any thing from a 1980-04 mustang's with v8 ran 8.8" rears....not so sure about before 1988 though....