with the 1" adapter on my lightning lower and a 98 cobra upper i still have 2" between it and the cowl hood. so i thing there can be a adapter for the cobra blower to lightning lower made.

 

Red, I would be intrested too in the plenum....I have my L blower sitting on the shelf in my garage....I just need the lower and mid...Got the pulley bridge....

 

picked up a pulley bridge and crank pulley. Now I need to find a cheap FMIC and a fluid pump and some 42lb injectors and it's ready to go.

Still got a 75MM TB and Plenum for sale. Special pricing available to 5.4 swappers. Also looking for trades like a set of 42lbs injectors or a Water-to-air front mount heat exchanger or a aviator fuel pump.

Have a SVT focus pump for sale... unused, tiny bit of plastic broken off at the electrical connector, won't be a big deal. Cheap for swappers. Trades accepted.

EDIT: Can someone speak intelligently with me about the ups and downs of going to a return style fuel system with a 99-04 staying with the stock ECU (even if it's a significant tune change, not a big deal as long as I can use my existing ECU)? included topics are cost, complexity, parts needed, possible/not, etc...

 

ok waiting on my rods currently....wpparts sucks at shipping ordered them 10 days ago and still haven't shown up but i want to get the best bang for the buck so anyone with P/Polish experience wanna let me in on how its done on the modular? im going with NPI bottom end with forged crank/rods and stock pistons for now...and top end will be all PI heads/intake with a set of XE-278 cams 24lb injects and 80mm MAF and i know to get the mod outa the 5.4 i need the HPS intake but thats outa the question for a lil while so P/P and port matching info or how to would be nice thanks ;>

P/P will be for N/A running only F/I might come in a year or 2

 

porting is an art and a science. I would not attempt to do it yourself unless you have a flowbench that you can access to test your port shapes. There's a couple nice threads on corral.net in the GT/SOHC tech section on the subject. Port matching is not always a good idea.

 

Just need a quick reply guys..
Have my 5.4 longblock, however Im getting ported heads next month and already have some nasty cams.
1: whats the dish on the stock pistons?
2: whats the HP limit on the rods/pistons/crank?

Thanks in advance...Im so stoked its crazy

this thing should be an animal....yay!

tim

 

How much for the TB and Plenum??

 

ok, so i probably should have posted something here a really long time ago. thanks, r3d, for getting me over here. anyways, long story made short: im doing a 5.4 4V swap into my 99 GT and i need to know all the intricacies of the swap. ive talked to a ton of people and got a ton of info, but the issue is that everyone i talked to has done the 2V swap. terry johnson at street lethal performance in new castle, pa is the only person i spoke with who tried the 4V, but he never got it running. i really need to find someone who has a complete 5.4 4V swapped stang around here that can help me out. the biggest question i have right now is whether or not i need to use the k member spacers. terry said he didnt need them to get the motor in the car, but ive heard otherwise from several other people. and if any of you have used the spacers how did they effect the geometry of the front end??? thanks

 

engine will go in just like a 4.6 but with the 4v heads youll need to redo your wiriing i believe be easiest with 4v computer/wiring harness and such parts

 

naw... don't need to change much. Extending a few and moving a few. Nothing major.

1996: make offer via PM. Looking around 250 shipped for both.

 

who here has done the 4V swap???

 

Off memory, probably only one or two guys on these boards have done or are in the process of doing a 4v swap. I've been watching/reading these boards closely, particularly this thread for probably 6mo or so, just havent gotten anywhere with my build. Check corral.net, there is a HUGE thread on the 4v topic.

You will need to sort out the intake issue (MPH offers a widening service for B heads), wiring, computer, etc. I really dont think its THAT much trouble if you have the patience and the proper funding. IMO, with the trickflow heads coming it would be far more effective time and money wise to go 2v. With 4v, not only are you doing a 2v to 4v swap, but you are working with very tight clearance due to the 5.4. I was strongly looking into 4v for a while, but given my goals 2v is plenty for me.

 

Have any of you guys had problems bolting the alternator back on? theres the two main bolts that go into the block and then one on top to help hold it in place, well my bracket doesnt line up well so ive been using just the two main ones and today they snapped.

 

do u have a link to the thread? i really need to find someone who has done this or is currently doing this.

 

I had to go to the hardware store and i bought some little metal sleeves and loooong bolts for the top of the alternator. The sleeves help keep everything in alignment and the new bolts were longer to make up the gap created by the intake spacers. Here's a pic, u can see what i did.

 

patience my boy. They'll be in soon... Everyone checks in every couple days for the most part.

Nope. I used the factory bracket and the metal sleeves. With the HPS intake the factory bracket will work as is, maybe with a couple washers as spacers if needed.

 

Blower users (centrifugal) I found a place you can buy your bracket plate and make your own blower bracket. You're welcome.

http://www.capa.com.au/kits_custom.htm

 

 

Sweetness...........Thanks r3d

 

hey quicksilver im doing the 4v swap. well not swapping to 4v i already have a cobra but im putting a 5.4 in it. what questions do you have?

 

Anyone know of any ongoing R & D for a 5.4 3-V performance intake ... ???

If nothing else, seems like some REAL GOOD WORKING (???) adaptor plates and the current FRPP Whipple S/C package on a 5.4 might be real sweet ... Any ideas ???

 

This is one AWESOME looking setup. What is it and what's it in ???

 

aussie fords

 

Ford Falcon (?) in australlia I believe. Considering what it is we are all having to do, and have been wishing and waiting so long for, they already have. Seems they are having all the fun. Sure would be nice to have a 5.4 4v over here..

 

finally starting to look like an engine bay:

 

bad *** will.


im slowly working on my navi swap right now, getting everythig situated. the next piece will be a procharger, preferably a f1a. have you heard anything about the headers will, i dont want to nag you or anything

 

looks like a set might be done in a week or so. hunter( sleepingGT) will most likely get the first set, after they are test fit and test driven( by me) and given the stamp of approval he will start making them. the ones i made are wide enough that they fit hunters auto as well as my 5sp. so no problem on that.he is also using a stock k-member as the jig, so you won't have to buy a aftermarket k-member. if the 4v 5.4 is the width as the 2v 5.4 he can make 4v headers for the same price.

 

letting you all know im still alive... my build is still were it was 2 months ago though
i know i need to get off my *** and start putting it together...
hopefully this weekend ill put the Shortblock together...

So hi everyone
looks like there are new faces too....

I am still up in the air about what intake to use...

 

How much does it cost to get your Intake stretched the cobra one? for the 4V swap..
I saw someone asked but no one ever responded...

 

mine is at mmr right now being widened. its 700 bucks pretty much the same cost as an hps for the 2v guys