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Engine & Drivetrain
V8 swap would it be worth it over all?
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<blockquote data-quote="Dan Long" data-source="post: 816651" data-attributes="member: 65387"><p>Richard, get this through your head...... the engine bays are IDENTICAL! There will be no fenderwell cutting, no firewall clearancing, no A/C box issues!!!!!! The motor mounts from a 5.0 V8 Explorer will bolt to the frame half of the motor mounts from the 4.0 V6 ST. The radiators are the same, etc, etc, etc..... I spent several hours staring at my trucks side by side. The wiring harnesses are nearly identical, the computer is in the same location. This is not to say there won't be some challenges, some wiring changes and modifications to minor components such as the Vehicle Speed Sensor, but VERY few modern motor swaps come without these obstacles.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The 4.6 and 5.4 motors will not "bolt-in", and will require extensive modifications to nearly everything. The 5 speed tranny won't work. But we're not talking about those motors or that tranny, we're talking about the 5.0 with its 4-speed automatic tranny.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>On a side note, I might be changing jobs in the next few weeks. If I do, I won't need my ST for daily transportation anymore. This thread is really getting me worked up to prove that this can be done.......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dan Long, post: 816651, member: 65387"] Richard, get this through your head...... the engine bays are IDENTICAL! There will be no fenderwell cutting, no firewall clearancing, no A/C box issues!!!!!! The motor mounts from a 5.0 V8 Explorer will bolt to the frame half of the motor mounts from the 4.0 V6 ST. The radiators are the same, etc, etc, etc..... I spent several hours staring at my trucks side by side. The wiring harnesses are nearly identical, the computer is in the same location. This is not to say there won't be some challenges, some wiring changes and modifications to minor components such as the Vehicle Speed Sensor, but VERY few modern motor swaps come without these obstacles. The 4.6 and 5.4 motors will not "bolt-in", and will require extensive modifications to nearly everything. The 5 speed tranny won't work. But we're not talking about those motors or that tranny, we're talking about the 5.0 with its 4-speed automatic tranny. On a side note, I might be changing jobs in the next few weeks. If I do, I won't need my ST for daily transportation anymore. This thread is really getting me worked up to prove that this can be done....... [/QUOTE]
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