Sounds like a hell of an engine. Do you know what he did as far as the crank goes? (stock or custom crank) He retain the balance shaft?

 

It's a custom Callies crank.

 

All those mods plus 2wd and you have barley broken the 11mpg mark?? Shows the V10 is not an engine to mod for fuel economy haha!!

But who buys a full size truck with a v10 for fuel economy

 

Nope. They are every bit as good an engine for modding as any Ford modular engine - and arguably better as they should always end up with about 25% more torque/hp than a V8 with identical tuning.

But they are NOT cheap or easy to mod for amateurs who need everything "bolt on". There are not many bolt on parts or "kits" available.

 

Exactly! They were never made to get good gas mileage, they were made to pull like a 40 mule team. The mileage is just the price of admission.

 

Maybe it's 'cuz they got it right for it's intended purpose the first time.

 

the barley 11 mark is in winter driving... keep an eye on my sig when it gets warmer i usally check my miles then update my sig quite often. in the summ the most i have ever got was 13.6 and i would say about 65% h-way and 35% city!

and i might be saving gas but the parts on here u can tell are HP parts. so its not like i did it all 4 the mpg it was for the MPH when i need it! lol

 

V10 can't get to 700hp?

Maybe you should dump that boat anchor motor and get yourself a little 4 banger honda motor that CAN handle the power!

S2000 Dyno Vid STOCK BLOCK RECORD by Blevins Tuning - YouTube

 

OK, difficult to mod, but not impossible.

We start with custom ground camshafts. Comp Cam has the blanks and will grind to your specs, plus the valve springs you'll need for the added lift.

http://www.compcams.com/Technical/Ca...2007/pdf/3.pdf

Sullivan Performance has some knowledge to tap. They can probably direct head porting efforts for maximum flow.

Sullivan Performance Products

As stated earlier, Whipple did make a 2V supercharger kit, but discontinued it. Might be worth it to scour eBay looking for these parts.

Whipple | eBay

Headers, you better get some, plus a free flowing cat and a performance muffler.

http://www.google.com/webhp?rlz=1C1C...5&ix=seb&ion=1

Not a Whipple, but here is a Paxton supercharger kit for a 1999-2001 V-10

Paxton 1999-2001 Ford V-10 Truck/SUV Supercharging System w/ NOVI 2000, Satin [PAX-1001911] - $4,013.00 : Powered By Ford - #1 Source for Mustang performance parts and Ford car or truck parts, When you want it done right and done well there is only o

 

the v10 is deff a work horse. my truck has 36in tiers with stock gearing and ive hauled a 14,000lb load of stone on a dump trailer. did it no problem. my rear leafs not so much tho

 

Well now I would either lean on these three choices:

Ford Lightning swapout with supercharger

Cummins swap

DT360 swap

Making the V10 have big HP numbers seems like a gamble and mileage would only go down. How hard is the DT360 swap?

 

I think the Cummins swap would be cheaper because the parts are fairly easy to acquire.

 

If you want to build a Ford Triton/Modular motor, you should have gone with a 5.4 or swap out to a 5.4 lightning engine. There is a TON of stuff you can do with a 5.4.

 

Everyone raves about the V10 torque, but the Lightning engine should produce similar torque stock, and better torque when modded. I can also upgrade the lightning supercharger to a whipple or kenne bell which would have crazy power. Just my thoughts on that too.

 

I 'd love to see a 700HP, 300TQ engine move an Excursion.
2 liters are for drinking, not racing....