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Old 02-11-2019, 08:46 PM
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I have a 2000 Ford f150 XLT regular cab Flareside with the 4.2L v6. I am planning on doing a motor swap to make it a toy here pretty soon. What are your guy's thoughts on motors I should look into swapping into it?
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well, if you have an unlimited budget you can drop about any motor down in it you want to. a 429 would be nice. would cost A LOT of money yo do that swap
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I think I'm leaning towards a 351 Cleveland bare block and going from there.
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About the only real option, unless you want to change a whole lot more.
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Coyote 5.0 and a whipple. Your truck would move. More complex than the 351 though and more $$$
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A 302 is probably the easiest swap for obvious reasons
Dont forget about your gears, I cant stress enough how gears make that kick in the *** kinda acceleration happen so much more easily than H.P. if you already planned of dropping in 4.30s or 4.56s then do that first. If anything do it first just to see how nuts that 4.2 can feel



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