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#4961
Senior Member
If it's scarred beyond boring you may want to get a junkyard block & start machining from there. Some of the NA 5.4's came with forged cranks. I believe [MENTION=99584]ibd2328[/MENTION] has info on how determine which one you have. The Lightnings also have the same powdered metal rods as the a NA models. Going forged there is nothing but an improvement. As far as the charger, you can expect to spend 2-3K by the time you assemble all the components. Maybe you get lucky & find a complete swap for less, but that's not probable. Take your time & look for deals & package deals. I have a complete swap component list created by [MENTION=52877]4x4dave[/MENTION] that I'd be glad to forward to you if you send your email. Edit: a stock eaton M112 with stock pullies makes 8#s of boost. You'd be perfectly fine. And you'll need a flash tuner with custom tunes.
#4962
Senior Member
Charlie can you e-mail me that list of swap parts, I have a guy that has an H-D supercharged truck and he is just using the long block to put in another project. He is selling the top end and I'm sure all the other parts are there as in throttle and cruise cables as well as other parts. I've been considering this swap just don't have a full list of all the parts I would need off the donor. My e-mail I'll send you in a pm. Thx
#4963
Seemed like the best place to ask this questions sense yall know allot more then I do about these motors, I have the 5,4l and noticed a slight tick coming from the catalytic converter off the passenger side manifold, the one at a bend, nothing on the top side or from around the engine bay so I'm stumped, checked about every bolt i could and they all seem to be tight, It literally sounds like the actual converter, do these things make that noise when they go bad? Thanks guy, and no rough idle, and temps are all good if that helps.
#4964
Senior Member
Seemed like the best place to ask this questions sense yall know allot more then I do about these motors, I have the 5,4l and noticed a slight tick coming from the catalytic converter off the passenger side manifold, the one at a bend, nothing on the top side or from around the engine bay so I'm stumped, checked about every bolt i could and they all seem to be tight, It literally sounds like the actual converter, do these things make that noise when they go bad? Thanks guy, and no rough idle, and temps are all good if that helps.
#4966
its possible I have an exhaust leak, the cats arnt clogged up I dont think.
#4968
Senior Member
#4970
Senior Member