katoom

Has anyone ever tried doing this, just a complete motor swap. If not what options are really available to swap into our trucks? Some might think this is a bit crazy and a waste of $$$ but a new truck is 35K and I would think this would cost no more than $7500 but even if it went up to $10k that way less.

Red-Ford

What are you looking for? More power? Better gas? Ability to haul better? I have no clue what will or wont fit, I just assume that question will be asked lol.

poodleguy

for half of that money you can make what ever engine you have now perform just as good. Just my opinion.

Jrob56

In to see if this goes anywhere.

How? You'd need a blower to get where the Coyote is stock on these old 4.6 and 5.4s.

Wolvee

It wont, lol. Just another hapless dreamer.

katoom

Yea it likely won't right now just thinking out loud. I really like my truck and I while I like the newer ones more I'm not thrilled with the idea of paying for one.
If I could just get another 100hp and keep or improve current MPGs then I'd be perfectly happy for another 100k. Oh guess I should mention I just turned 100k on my '02.

ToTheBar

Ya a new truck might cost you 35k but you can turn around and sell it for 35k just as easy. Drop 10 grand into a motor swap and kiss that money goodbye. Nobody wants someone else's Frankenstein truck

Carcrazygts2

Hate to tell you but the 5.0 doesnt get much better fuel mileage than our generation trucks get now. My 03 gets 13.2 in town, Average 17.1 on the interstate, My grandfather's '13 supercab short box 4wd with the 5.0 gets 14 around town, But 21 on the interstate.. Most of is not the engine but in the transmission. FYI the 5.0 sucks if you have to pull a trailer. It makes the torque way to high in the rpm range.

F91

There will be a lot more used Coyotes available in the future making them a whole lot cheaper than the crate price. As an owner of a 4.6 and a 5.0 Coyote, it's not even close. My (when it was ) stock 5.0 would run toe to toe with Terminators all day. It won't be long and someones gonna do it

kd4gij

http://shraderperformance.com/projec...ote-adrenalin/