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Old Aug 7, 2003 | 06:55 PM
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Swap engines??

I have a 99 F250 light duty with a 5.4l engine in and i here so much about these 460's would it be worth swapping the 5.4 for the 460?? and if i did what would be the benifits?
 
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Old Aug 7, 2003 | 09:54 PM
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Swap engines??

You'll better off leaving the 5.4 in there. The 460 gets 8mpg loaded or unloaded, and makes less horsepower and torque.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2003 | 10:38 PM
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Swap engines??

Originally posted by pfogle
You'll better off leaving the 5.4 in there. The 460 gets 8mpg loaded or unloaded, and makes less horsepower and torque.
Amen brother. An not only loaded or unloaded but with the wind or into the wind or uphill or downhill.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2003 | 11:11 PM
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Swap engines??

You will have lots of problems installing anything but the 5.4L, I voted 5.8L but only because I've heard of the problems that the 5.4L had iin early milage.

You must have alot of time and resources to repower a 99 with a different engine.

How do overcome the electronic trans and the OBDII computer? That , I think, will be your hardest challenge.

Good luck.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2003 | 04:48 AM
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Swap engines??

It's probably still the 4r100 in a 99. So that wouldn't be hard. You would just need to do a completer computer/engine/tranny swap.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 07:07 PM
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Swap engines??

him 5.8L eh i wonder how much one of thoses whould run me and what is the difference in horses in the 2 engines 5.4L-5.8L?
 
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 09:20 PM
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Swap engines??

What's a 6.2L? I've never haeard of that one.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 02:44 PM
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Swap engines??

My van had a 460 in it, when it was running correct it got 8 mpg put it had some torque, my brother but a 4 bbl dbl. pumper and it flow off the line set you back in your seat till you hit about 45mph then it would let up, the only problem with it was I was getting 3 mpg. not good.
 
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