IT IS DONE!!! Runs like a champ!!! Can’t even notice the weight difference at all, can definitely feel the more torque plus having a healthy engine!
My last notes on putting this thing in, the exhaust was so darn difficult. I have
pypes off road h pipe and cat back, the thicker pipe is a nightmare to make fit, it’s still not right but a job for tomorrow. Had to cut the passenger side exhaust manifold tab off, and shave down the exhaust down pipe flange to header. That is the only way to clear the body with out bashing the body in.
For the first time in 5 years I had to adjust the steeda clutch cable and firewall adjuster, the 11 inch 8 bolt cobra flywheel and stage two clutch is fricken amazing!! The best clutch I’ve ever felt in a cable clutch car, to me feels hydraulic like my gt500, so I approve of it. Hopefully the throw out bearing that came with the kit doesn’t squeal or go bad, just couldn’t afford ford racing throw out bearing this time around.
All the wiring came together perfect, didn’t need to cut or extend anything. The only modification was to the exhaust that I’m still dealing with.
Also fun fact... Ford Expedition valve cover does not have a PCV valve in it like the mustangs cover do, it’s just a blow through piece, so hooking that cover up to the throttle body vacuum sucked in so much oil! Don’t make that mistake!! Exhaust and intake are still trying to burn it all out.
Also the hood had to be notched on the supports to clear the egr vacuum line, throttle body, and most importantly the throttle linkage!! I kept having the throttle stick and couldn’t figure out why until I heard it hitting the hood on WOT . So notch the hood!! I’ll take pics of that tomorrow.
Also I used stock ford intake manifold gaskets on adapter plates to block and intake to adapter plates, with sealant around water jackets, held fine and seems much better than the adapter plate gasket, the stock gaskets fit bigger than the holes so no restriction.
Other than that it was all strait forward, was worth the money, and my buddy now has a reliable daily driver. This was my car for years, I’ll always miss it, and it was an amazing experience to do all this work to it. I read so much on the 5.4 swap years and years ago that I went into this very confident. Thanks to everyone whoever posted anything 5.4 swap related, I’ve read countless posts on them and appreciate all the information.
I take these pictures and write my experience to help the next person. As my buddy adds more mods to the black beast I’ll keep taking pictures, helping him, and posting here my thoughts and result. More pictures and results to come, the mods never stop.