4.9 I6 Head swap?
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5th Wheeling
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4.9 I6 Head swap?
Hey guys, I've got an '85 F150 with the inline 6, and it's carburated. I'm wondering how feasible it would be to find a junkyard engine with fuel injection and pull the head with all the electrical components and swap it over? Could it really be that simple, or is there something that I'm missing? Thanks in advance for the help!
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The EFI 300's had more than few issues also the Carbureted engines were much more reliable.
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And, if you're going to go to that trouble, find a '96 when they went to mass air. You'd probably be best to find a cheap beater '96 - or whatever efi truck - so you have everything, including the OD trans.
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He means EFI electrical as there is a crap load of it compared to what is in there now.
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