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Old 10-11-2014, 05:35 PM
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With my truck becoming more of a project and less of my daily driver I want to start building my motor some. I've done a few bolt ons 3" cat back exhaust sct x4 custom tuned and that's it as far as motor work. I'm thinking I want to get longtube headers maybe cams and down the road get a supercharger. I'm very new to this and you guys know much more about this stuff then I do so what do you guys think? I'm not looking for a street racer just some more power want to maybe be around 350 horse without sacrificing reliability and longevity if the motor and truck
350hp..just build a 4V cost much less.
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What are the benefits of a 4V swap? And what all is involved? Just wondering I haven't looked into them much.
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^ same question lol
Old 10-11-2014, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by BrowningSCrew
What are the benefits of a 4V swap? And what all is involved? Just wondering I haven't looked into them much.
Have you been following [MENTION=92839]MyFX4Project[/MENTION] ? Ideally only 40hp when stock but the logic of swapping a motor most people would upgrade yielding more power, cams, ported heads, etc. You may lose some bottom end tq from the 2v..depending in how its built.
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Originally Posted by fordmotorsport

Have you been following [MENTION=92839]MyFX4Project[/MENTION] ? Ideally only 40hp when stock but the logic of swapping a motor most people would upgrade yielding more power, cams, ported heads, etc. You may lose some bottom end tq from the 2v..depending in how its built.
I haven't seen it up in the feed for a while so I'm behind lol I knew he was building one but wasn't sure of the benefits of it. I think when my 5.4 goes I want to try a 5.0 coyote.
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Originally Posted by BrowningSCrew

I haven't seen it up in the feed for a while so I'm behind lol I knew he was building one but wasn't sure of the benefits of it. I think when my 5.4 goes I want to try a 5.0 coyote.
I thought about that too but coyote 5.0's are pricey still. Would be a sweet setup though.
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Originally Posted by fordmotorsport

I thought about that too but coyote 5.0's are pricey still. Would be a sweet setup though.
Yeah it's worth over half the truck's value lol
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Originally Posted by BrowningSCrew
Yeah it's worth over half the truck's value lol
Would it be possible to get a 5.0 coyote and have it bored to a 5.4? That would be pretty cool. Then your truck would still be a 5.4, just more modern and more efficient, with more power.
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Originally Posted by Cmanjr

Would it be possible to get a 5.0 coyote and have it bored to a 5.4? That would be pretty cool. Then your truck would still be a 5.4, just more modern and more efficient, with more power.
I'm sure one could do that but I'm just interested in a drop in crate motor. Maybe long tubes and camming it
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Originally Posted by BrowningSCrew
I'm sure one could do that but I'm just interested in a drop in crate motor. Maybe long tubes and camming it
I want to get cams for my truck. I want it to have a good rumble to it. But not so aggressive that it be like a hot rod where you can hear when every individual cylinder fires a puff of exhaust. Just like a mildly aggressive rumble

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