Anybody every change a F-150 to a Lightning???
 

Anybody every change a F-150 to a Lightning???
 

I have a 1992 Ford F-150 5.0 and the engine needs to lifted due to a leaky oil pan gasket. The truck has 110,000 so I was thinking about having a lightning engine, tranny, computer, and headder sent to me here in the Netherlands, But I have never changed engines like this (from one size to another) I was wondering if there is anything else I am forgetting or should I just pull the engine and slap A gasket kit and freeze plugs on it and let here run. She runs great in the last 10 years all that went wrong is a A/C cluth and a starter. I just changed the original Headlight bulbs last month? Any suggestions? Thanks for any help.



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Anybody every change a F-150 to a Lightning???
 

for a v8 to v8 swap in the f-series, all you need is the motor, mounts, and electronics for the new motor, everything else is the same. what you can also do is just transfer in a plain jane 351w, and then bring in the heads, cam, intake, and headers piece by piece to accomodate your budget.

Anybody every change a F-150 to a Lightning???
 

I'v got a 92150xlt with a first generation Lightning motor.I diden't do the swap but I've put 85,000 miles on the truck/motor.The truck has 160,000 miles on it.It's the fastest truck I ever owned.It get's 14.3MPG highway.It idles at 900rpm its a little high but it works.SAV

Anybody every change a F-150 to a Lightning???
 

The price of the swap would far outweight the performance update you would get.

The lightning's came stock (at least 1993s did) with 240hp. You could attain more hp/torque for less money by rebuilding or getting a new crate 302 and adding a supercharger. Your stock 302 came with 195hp factory. For less than $3000 (US dollar) you could get around 345hp from a rebuild to OEM spec motor. The 1999.5-2000 G2 Lightnings had 360hp, so that should give you an example...