Unless you have a 400HP+ 331 stroker sitting around already built, forget about a 5.0 swap. The cost of just swapping in a stock 200HP 5.0L engine will exceed what it would take for you to build a nice 4.6L.
Swap on some worked heads, aftermarket cams, PI intake, plenum and TB and do exhaust and you could have a nice SOHC right there. Then just add a blower.
5.0's are nice engines, but by today's standards, they blow ass. It takes a decent set of heads and cam just to get them up to what the new 4.6's are putting out. That's why i said unless you have a built 5.0 sitting around already...and by built i mean a stroker with AL heads and aftermarket everything on it, stick with your 4.6L
If i come across a good deal for a DOHC engine, i'm taking the 5.0 out of my Mustang and going modular.
Oh and 150 shot on a 5.0 is a lot. If it's a stock lower end it will go boom eventually.
Swap on some worked heads, aftermarket cams, PI intake, plenum and TB and do exhaust and you could have a nice SOHC right there. Then just add a blower.
5.0's are nice engines, but by today's standards, they blow ass. It takes a decent set of heads and cam just to get them up to what the new 4.6's are putting out. That's why i said unless you have a built 5.0 sitting around already...and by built i mean a stroker with AL heads and aftermarket everything on it, stick with your 4.6L
If i come across a good deal for a DOHC engine, i'm taking the 5.0 out of my Mustang and going modular.
Oh and 150 shot on a 5.0 is a lot. If it's a stock lower end it will go boom eventually.
A friend of mine did it. Only because he bought his 2001 with a bad motor. He sold the motor and tranny and used that towards a 94-95 5.0 donor car. He took what he needed from that and it was all a direct bolt in into his 2001 then sold the donor car. That would be the only way I would do it. I think all total he came in pretty cheap and he runs pretty decent at the track. Of course, he did some mods to get it running that well.
Didnt they have a rediculous cowl hood on it and still had to cut the top out to clear the intake manifold
If its the same article i read...I beleive they yanked the engine out of a lightning and put it in a sn95
May had to of cut a hole in the hood to clear the supercharger on that lightning engine...hell i dont know. Car had crazy power tho
Guys... for the 5.4 swap, it is a pretty good and reasonable swap.
It bolts right in, no need to change the wire harness or anything. The largest mod is to widen your midpipe since the 5.4 is wider.
HPS has released a 4.6 to 5.4 intake that doesn't create the turbulant airflow that the adaptor plates do, and there is a guy that is working very hard to start selling longtubes specific to that swap.
The HP numbers are right around or a little above 4.6 numbers but the tourqe is usually 40-50lb ft. better from what I have read. And like said, with the new Trick Flow heads that will really let that engine take advantage of it's displacement.
It bolts right in, no need to change the wire harness or anything. The largest mod is to widen your midpipe since the 5.4 is wider.
HPS has released a 4.6 to 5.4 intake that doesn't create the turbulant airflow that the adaptor plates do, and there is a guy that is working very hard to start selling longtubes specific to that swap.
The HP numbers are right around or a little above 4.6 numbers but the tourqe is usually 40-50lb ft. better from what I have read. And like said, with the new Trick Flow heads that will really let that engine take advantage of it's displacement.
Let's start with a project budget before we determine a scope:
What can you realistically afford to spend?
How high would you rate your mechanical skills and the quality of tools in which you have to work with?
This helps others to give realistic advice within your given capabilities.
I did a pi swap on my old 98 w/ well over 150,000 miles on it and now my brother has that engine and hes put another 20,000 plus on it and its still kicking some ass. MOD motors rule!!
alright guys thanks for your feed back. about my mechanical skills, well iv been around mustangs sence i was 5 years old so now you know and you wont have to comment something not true. ''this gose out to who ever sead it.'' the reson i dont want to rebuild my motor now is becuase i dont have that much money to spend sense im putting myself throug school. dont get me wrong thank you all so much for your help. iv learned alot and thanks.
my last question is will 99 heads off an expidition will work on my motor?? found a longblock with everything for 150. just want to know if it will work
my last question is will 99 heads off an expidition will work on my motor?? found a longblock with everything for 150. just want to know if it will work