I have a Mazda B4000 4 wheel drive pick up, it's a v6. I would like to know will a Ford 302 V-8 bolt up to the trans

I have a Mazda B4000 4 wheel drive pick up, it's a v6. I would like to know will a Ford 302 V-8 bolt up to the trans - 1

Added (1). TIM YOU SOUND LIKE YOU HAVE THE BEST ANSWER TO MY QUESTION. ALL I NEED TO KNOW IS WILL THE V-6 TRANS. BOLT UP TO A SMALL BLOCK FORD. IT'S THE SAME BODY AS A FORD RANGER. IT'D THAT IT'S FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. TRYING TO GET IT BACK ON THE ROAD

I doubt it very much. Also the extra power would wreck the transmission early on.

No it will not fit that trans was never made to work with any v8 it's got a completely different bolt pattern

Hi so we know the ford F series trucks use mazda engines. So it would be a case of measuring it up to see basically.

The B4000 could have used either the Cologne V6 or the Vulcan V6.
The Cologne V6 uses the Taunus pattern bell housing.
The Vulcan uses the Vulcan bell housing.
Neither match the 302 V-8 pattern.
While the transmission might be able to be separated from the bell housing the task would be difficult.
Check either a ford ranger forum or a B series forum for how this swap is done. I'm pretty sure they use the transmission set up for the 5.0

You're right about it being the same as a Ranger but Ford didn't use the same trans for a V6 and a V8. The bolt patterns are different and the V6 trans won't stand up to the power of the 302 V8.