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View Poll Results: What are your 5.4L swap plans?
Not swapping. You guys are nuts for trying.
1.82%
Not swapping but find the topic interesting.
12.73%
Thinking about doing the swap but not in the next year.
16.82%
Definitely going to do the swap in the next year or so.
25.45%
Doing it now. Looking for an engine or awaiting delivery.
15.45%
Doing it now. Already bought an engine.
18.64%
Done. Got my 5.4L and showin my tail lights to camaro's every day.
7.73%
Screw 5.4, I'm going diesel 4cylinder.
1.36%
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Old 07-15-2009, 11:50 AM
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so is it an h-pipe problem or urs just happened to fit lol
 
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Old 07-15-2009, 12:37 PM
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some of them you can just tug on and they'll work but almost all of them need some length added to clear the floorboards.
 
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Old 07-15-2009, 02:15 PM
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here are the first set of long tubes. these are on hunters car. right now he is waiting on O2 bungs and they will be rockin.

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drivers side all tuck under the steering shaft...

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look how they fit:

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Old 07-15-2009, 02:24 PM
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secksy
 
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Old 07-15-2009, 06:53 PM
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Am I seeing things or are those stepped? Any plans for mass production?
 
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Old 07-15-2009, 07:42 PM
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dam myillwill i need a set of those bad, keep me posted on the status
 
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Old 07-15-2009, 07:49 PM
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Those headers look great
 
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Old 07-15-2009, 09:11 PM
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i would get new motor mounts anways its only 70 bucks for peice of mind
 
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Old 07-15-2009, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by bassman97
Am I seeing things or are those stepped? Any plans for mass production?
he stepped them like the hedman 4.6 headers i had made into the test ones.


Originally Posted by 97gtstang
i would get new motor mounts anways its only 70 bucks for peice of mind
both hunter and i have the soild ones from arts parts. the ride isn't to harsh even with cams...

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dam myillwill i need a set of those bad, keep me posted on the status
as soon as he has hunters car out the door( this friday i hope ) he will be able to make them as you guys order them. if the 4v guys wanna chime in, i don't see any problem making some as well...






i'm so happy that this is coming together, tj is da man . i'm glad they are like r3d's under the steering shaft. so after hunters is out we will have some updated dyno numbers to see how much power they make....
 

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Old 07-16-2009, 02:37 PM
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Niiiiice progress on the headers. Keep us posted on the numbers and price. They look AMAZING
 
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Old 07-16-2009, 03:52 PM
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Shame they won't fit my vic.
 
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Old 07-16-2009, 03:56 PM
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bring the vic up to bham, i'n sure he could make a set for you as well....
 
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Old 07-16-2009, 08:44 PM
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Awesome looking headers, I need a set of them too
 
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Old 07-16-2009, 09:17 PM
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call them (205)631-3871
tell them you'll tatto thier shop logo on your azz and name your first born FTP and you might get the next ones out.....


j/k, they already have had some calls/emails about the long tubes...
 
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Old 07-17-2009, 02:39 AM
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wow will, those headers are effin sweet! would i have to locate 4v flanges or can he get them? i guess since im in louisiana i should make a trip to bham since its not too far lol.
 
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Old 07-17-2009, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by modular2valve
wow will, those headers are effin sweet! would i have to locate 4v flanges or can he get them? i guess since im in louisiana i should make a trip to bham since its not too far lol.
kar karaft had 4v flanges for 70 bucks. or just call FTP and see if tj can get some where he got the 2v ones....
 
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Old 07-17-2009, 12:13 PM
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hey guys, i ran into a problem while mounting the 5.4 to my car, the 5.4 came out of an automatic e150 i think, the problem is my torque converter won't even line up with the holes on the flexplate, it is about one inch off or so. Could i have a flywheel instead of a flexplate? the holes are about 1/2 inch more apart than the torque converter can reach.


here are some pics, maybe someone can help me figure out if indeed it is a flexplate

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here are the intake adapters from MMR, until i can get the HPS intake, about 100 cheaper than RR plates


 
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Old 07-17-2009, 12:55 PM
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that looks like a flexpate to me. is that the e150 one? u might have to use the stang one..
 
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Old 07-17-2009, 01:00 PM
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the stang one is a 6 bolt, its a 97
 
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Old 07-17-2009, 02:07 PM
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hey everyone its been a bit since i've posted but i got a few more mods. put in 30lb injectors from R3dn3ck and also installed a 99 cobra IRS. got a bassani catback for it, koni 5-way SA shocks, MM aluminum difff brace and pinion angle adjuster. Vid and pics:

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the exhaust needs a good bit of adjusting, going to add 2" to the catback before the mufflers and help tuck them up under the car a bit more, also going to spread the pipes apart from under the diff, theyre too close and the pass side rattles on the diff brace at times. thankfully i dont have to drive it much.


see how close it is to the diff brace?

mufflers hang lower than subframe a good 2"


pipes will be spread apart so they can be raised up on either side of the diff more

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Old 07-17-2009, 03:09 PM
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lookin good nate !!! hope your liking the 5.4l
 
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Old 07-17-2009, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Steven_s86
lookin good nate !!! hope your liking the 5.4l
loving it man, my tuner is on a honeymoon in africa so im still not tuned since the harball'r intake install
 
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Old 07-17-2009, 08:54 PM
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sounds awesome man!!!
 
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Old 07-19-2009, 09:56 AM
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Old 07-20-2009, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by myillwillinc

that car is bad ***. i remember the vids of when it was a 2v. gives me more motivation to finish my navi swap.
 
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Old 07-21-2009, 08:15 AM
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Update... finished the first try building my new CAI. I couldn't find something that did what I wanted and was less than 300 bucks so I went to Home Despot and grabbed a couple bits of 4" steel heater pipe and an adjustable 4" steel elbow (jointed at 4 plates so it swivels like a newt suit) and some aluminum tape that's good to 300deg for about 12 bucks. I got the elbow joint all set up how I thought it'd need to go and used the aluminum tape to not just stick it in that position (it's strong as hell) but it added a little insulation and helped smooth off some edges. After about 4 layers it's solid as hell and should reflect heat well enough.

I made myself an EGR delete plate too and sorted out most of my vacuum issues (still need to finish building the PCV separator) so it's down to waiting for some parts to come in and then I'll bolt them all up, cut the hood and drive down to the tuner.

I also fabbed up a neat little shelf out of some .060 aluminum plate for my methanol tank and made a new meth tank out of a 1 gallon plastic gas can. It seemed appropriate.

My drill broke so I'm kinda fucked for a week or so till I can grab another.
 

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Old 07-21-2009, 10:42 AM
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Just picked up a 90mm L-MAF. I'm thinking of putting it on the passenger side where the stock one was and using 4" tubing to bring it over to the blower on the driver side in front of the engine. Thoughts?
 
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Old 07-21-2009, 12:31 PM
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sound like that will cool the air more and compact it also..



sound good, make it so...
 
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Old 07-21-2009, 06:17 PM
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i built a custom sheet metal upper for my L swap so that the throttle body is on the pass side and the blower is fed from the rear works great ran 7.51 so far thru a aodew at 95 witha 1.68 sixty no i dont have pics but my swap is under the hood
 
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Old 07-21-2009, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by myillwillinc
Just watched the dyno video. 1030hp.. Not bad
 


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