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Aug 14, 2021 | 10:00 AM

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DPDISXR4Ti

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Bumping this older thread as it seemed to have the most content on an Ecoboost swap into a OBS Ford truck. Six+ years later, I'm wondering if anyone has actually done this. Funny that it seems to be a more common swap into the older (50's/60's/70's) trucks.

Aug 14, 2021 | 08:50 PM

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mefast

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Originally Posted by DPDISXR4Ti

I never got around to doing the engine swap. Life happened (new house, kids, other vehicles, other projects, etc). I still have the truck, but haven't driven it in about 5 years. I did buy a Megasquirt ECU to custom tune the existing 4.9l inline 6, but haven't even had a chance to try that. My son has claimed the truck as his, so ideally it will be a father-son project before too long. With the way electric vehicle technology has been advancing, that's more what I've been researching lately instead of an Ecoboost swap. Sorry.

Aug 15, 2021 | 09:03 AM

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cbrown9064

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You guys ever seen BossF9100’s project thread?

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post18384786

Start there and go forward and back. The work he did/is doing on the projects is just amazing…

Aug 22, 2021 | 01:58 PM

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DPDISXR4Ti

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Originally Posted by cbrown9064

Yes, I've followed his amazing work. I was thinking more along the lines of a "conventional" swap where the basic truck remains the same - just a new engine (and perhaps a transmission).