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View Poll Results: What are your 5.4L swap plans?
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Not swapping. You guys are nuts for trying.
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2.80% |
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Not swapping but find the topic interesting.
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15.38% |
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Thinking about doing the swap but not in the next year.
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18.18% |
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Definitely going to do the swap in the next year or so.
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24.48% |
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Doing it now. Looking for an engine or awaiting delivery.
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Doing it now. Already bought an engine.
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16.78% |
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Done. Got my 5.4L and showin my tail lights to camaro's every day.
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Screw 5.4, I'm going diesel 4cylinder.
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03-31-2007, 06:46 AM
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#1501 (permalink)
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Totaly pimpalicious 5.42v
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Charlotte NC
Posts: 258
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mmmmm nice
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98 GT Vert, 4r70w
Pi intake/cam swap. Mac prochamber o/r and cat back. Cobra body kit, Stalker hood, Steeda race wing, 95 Cobra R's "Ford" not nock offs. Modded Eibach prokit. Some other stuff but no biggy. 
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03-31-2007, 07:26 AM
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#1502 (permalink)
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: bham, ala
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funny how there are threads on almost every ford forum out there. i'm suprised there aren't more company's making products for the 5.4 swap.
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03-31-2007, 08:11 AM
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#1503 (permalink)
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Wowbagger hates me too!
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Magrathea/California
Posts: 9,468
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very few have the foresight to see that this is early phase swapping and over the next few years there will be a tidal wave of 4.6 - 5.4 swaps. There are lots of reasons for the growth. Most of the guys that jumped on the wagon here just found out it was possible and decided to throw in their lot.
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03-31-2007, 09:31 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: bham, ala
Posts: 1,128
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i just had read the magazine article and had a nasty ticking on my pi swapped 4.6( moon ket snapped) well this guy here is a whiz with mustangs asked me to get him a laptop cheap( i'm a computer geek by day) and he would help me with my motor since i lived in a townhouse and didn't have a garage. a couple days later he said he had a 5.4 out of a 98 f150 with 30ishk miles, so i bugged dan for a set of adapters. the rest is like you guys, putting it all together and having a hell lotta fun driving it.
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03-31-2007, 01:35 PM
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Mustang Junkie!!!!!!!
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Greeneville, TN
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my problem is i have wanted to do this for a long time, like 3-4 yrs. (before Dan Simmons article)
my only problem is $$$, and family priorities. plus i just might get laid off from my job. which might end to the selling of the car.
so anything i listed, you guys just make an offer and we will work something out
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03-31-2007, 09:55 PM
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#1506 (permalink)
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: bham, ala
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well i got the motor/trans/driveshaft/shifter in today... YEAH!!!
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04-01-2007, 09:13 AM
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#1507 (permalink)
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Wowbagger hates me too!
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Magrathea/California
Posts: 9,468
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w00t!... can't wait to see some dyno action.
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04-01-2007, 09:37 PM
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#1508 (permalink)
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Totaly pimpalicious 5.42v
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Charlotte NC
Posts: 258
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Quote:
Originally Posted by myillwillinc
well i got the motor/trans/driveshaft/shifter in today... YEAH!!!
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nice man, seems i agree with R3D
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98 GT Vert, 4r70w
Pi intake/cam swap. Mac prochamber o/r and cat back. Cobra body kit, Stalker hood, Steeda race wing, 95 Cobra R's "Ford" not nock offs. Modded Eibach prokit. Some other stuff but no biggy.
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04-02-2007, 10:16 PM
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Totaly pimpalicious 5.42v
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Charlotte NC
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Sooooo, any word yet on those plates lol?????
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98 GT Vert, 4r70w
Pi intake/cam swap. Mac prochamber o/r and cat back. Cobra body kit, Stalker hood, Steeda race wing, 95 Cobra R's "Ford" not nock offs. Modded Eibach prokit. Some other stuff but no biggy.
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04-03-2007, 10:01 AM
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Wowbagger hates me too!
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Magrathea/California
Posts: 9,468
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captain impatient. Yes... the word is: I just sent a prototype to a manufacturer to make the last couple changes to and start production. The prototypes should be there by the end of the week. It will take just days to set up casting molds if we go that route. Otherwise a CNC program will have to be created and then we can start full scale production.
If you guys are dead serious about buying them, please send me a PM to that effect. If I can tell the metal guys that I've got a guarantee of x many sets out of the gate then they'll be more kin to pull the hurry up lever and to keep the price down.
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04-03-2007, 10:13 AM
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#1511 (permalink)
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Totaly pimpalicious 5.42v
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Charlotte NC
Posts: 258
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Quote:
Originally Posted by r3dn3ck
captain impatient. Yes... the word is: I just sent a prototype to a manufacturer to make the last couple changes to and start production. The prototypes should be there by the end of the week. It will take just days to set up casting molds if we go that route. Otherwise a CNC program will have to be created and then we can start full scale production.
If you guys are dead serious about buying them, please send me a PM to that effect. If I can tell the metal guys that I've got a guarantee of x many sets out of the gate then they'll be more kin to pull the hurry up lever and to keep the price down.
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Sorry, i didn't see anymore post in here so i had to do it lol. anyway, so just send you a pm? ok ill do it.
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98 GT Vert, 4r70w
Pi intake/cam swap. Mac prochamber o/r and cat back. Cobra body kit, Stalker hood, Steeda race wing, 95 Cobra R's "Ford" not nock offs. Modded Eibach prokit. Some other stuff but no biggy.
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04-03-2007, 10:46 AM
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Wowbagger hates me too!
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Magrathea/California
Posts: 9,468
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Cool. I was half teasing but the market research is really important. Trust me... they're definitely coming and definitely pretty quickly.
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04-03-2007, 12:25 PM
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Totaly pimpalicious 5.42v
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Charlotte NC
Posts: 258
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half teasing? what you mean?
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98 GT Vert, 4r70w
Pi intake/cam swap. Mac prochamber o/r and cat back. Cobra body kit, Stalker hood, Steeda race wing, 95 Cobra R's "Ford" not nock offs. Modded Eibach prokit. Some other stuff but no biggy.
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04-03-2007, 08:43 PM
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Wowbagger hates me too!
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Magrathea/California
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the captain impatient remark... got to keep up mang. we're moving fast here.
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04-03-2007, 09:57 PM
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Totaly pimpalicious 5.42v
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Charlotte NC
Posts: 258
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o, i'm sorry. I though you ment you were teasing about the plates..... I'm glad its just that i'm impatient. I just want some 5.4 power "NOW" lol. thanks
Mitchell
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98 GT Vert, 4r70w
Pi intake/cam swap. Mac prochamber o/r and cat back. Cobra body kit, Stalker hood, Steeda race wing, 95 Cobra R's "Ford" not nock offs. Modded Eibach prokit. Some other stuff but no biggy.
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04-04-2007, 12:03 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: bham, ala
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so can u give us some 'spy photos' of the plates?
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04-10-2007, 04:37 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: bham, ala
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yea!!! back online....
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04-10-2007, 05:58 PM
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Totaly pimpalicious 5.42v
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Charlotte NC
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Yea back online, i was begining to worry about it.
yea R3D give us some pics 
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98 GT Vert, 4r70w
Pi intake/cam swap. Mac prochamber o/r and cat back. Cobra body kit, Stalker hood, Steeda race wing, 95 Cobra R's "Ford" not nock offs. Modded Eibach prokit. Some other stuff but no biggy.
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04-10-2007, 06:20 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: North Jersey
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Yeah, what happened? The servers went down or something?
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04-10-2007, 07:30 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: bham, ala
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somebody farted near the servers...
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04-10-2007, 08:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: bham, ala
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heres a teaser pic...
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04-11-2007, 06:24 AM
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Totaly pimpalicious 5.42v
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Charlotte NC
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lol you might want to tease the underside of that car with some cleaner lol its kinda oily. like that aluminum driveshaft though.
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98 GT Vert, 4r70w
Pi intake/cam swap. Mac prochamber o/r and cat back. Cobra body kit, Stalker hood, Steeda race wing, 95 Cobra R's "Ford" not nock offs. Modded Eibach prokit. Some other stuff but no biggy.
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04-11-2007, 08:57 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: bham, ala
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yeah, i saw that while spending alot of time down there. i'm gonna scrub the underside this weekend. after that i'll start making extreme bracing for the tons of torque i'll have running thru the drivetrain soon...
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04-11-2007, 10:07 AM
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#1524 (permalink)
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Totaly pimpalicious 5.42v
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Charlotte NC
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98 GT Vert, 4r70w
Pi intake/cam swap. Mac prochamber o/r and cat back. Cobra body kit, Stalker hood, Steeda race wing, 95 Cobra R's "Ford" not nock offs. Modded Eibach prokit. Some other stuff but no biggy.
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04-11-2007, 03:41 PM
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Wowbagger hates me too!
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Magrathea/California
Posts: 9,468
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no spy photos. The "guy" and I just finalized the design changes yesterday. He's supposed to be going to the machine shop this week or next to cut out a set and get all the cnc programming done.
They're coming and they're going to be the best set to see the light of day yet.
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04-11-2007, 04:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: bham, ala
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thats what i did. i have a $500 saturn that has a fender missing and a fart can muffler on it. i drive the hell out of it while doing the build.
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04-11-2007, 07:34 PM
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Totaly pimpalicious 5.42v
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Charlotte NC
Posts: 258
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fart can muffler lol that is ritch.
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98 GT Vert, 4r70w
Pi intake/cam swap. Mac prochamber o/r and cat back. Cobra body kit, Stalker hood, Steeda race wing, 95 Cobra R's "Ford" not nock offs. Modded Eibach prokit. Some other stuff but no biggy.
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04-12-2007, 09:44 AM
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Wowbagger hates me too!
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Location: Magrathea/California
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and yet it screams poor... things that make you go hmmmm.
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04-13-2007, 01:06 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
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1. Can you use all the timing components from the 4.6 on the 5.4 (timing gears, chains, tensioners)
2. Number 1 might answer this one but Is it necessary to buy a 5.4 "donor" if im building a forged block and rotating assembly anyway?
3. I heard you can cut the 4.6 timing cover (where the vortech bracket goes) and weld it to the 5.4 timing cover but this was on a 5.4 DOHC app???
I have the V-1 S-trim w/aftercooler which i really want to put on the 5.4 I think it would be the cobra killer combo ive been looking for. (Kenne Bell low end without the kenne bell and the centri top end)
Thanks guys excellent thread!
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04-13-2007, 07:59 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: North Jersey
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Sorry, timing components won't fit as a result of the taller deck height.
You don't need a donor 5.4 but having one usually will make the build cheaper since buying everything new can cost you.
You can do this but it's probably better to modify the bracket to fit w/o having to weld a piece of the timing cover on.
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