just a few ??
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just a few ??
ok guys i got a 97 f150 4x4 that my dad gave me. at the moment it has no motor in it. he got screwed by a shop that was going to put a new motor in it a few years back and they closed and sent the truck back to my dad with no motor and no bolts. im going to find a motor in a yard and put back in it. it had a 4.6w in it and i know the motor i go back with has to be a 97-99. i also have read the minor diffs between the 4.6 and the 5.4. my ? is if i were to get a 5.4 out of a 97-99 donor with the harness and computer would this be a fairly straight foward swap? thanks in advance
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thanks im goingot start looking around today and see what the yards have. one more? the most out of a f 150 i knwo will be a straight bolt in is that the same for the expadition and navagator as well?
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Navigators are 4V. A 99+ swap isn't that complicated. If you still have the engine harness you can use the stock one on a newer engine. There are a lot of threads on these swaps and people have done them on this site.
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i have no engine harness but the under hood one is still there . i have read most of the swap threads i was mainly trying to make sure i was understanding them.oh and another ? will the engine harness from a 5.4 plug in to the underhood harness thats still in my truck or will i have to change that harness out as well?
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The problem will be the ignition. The 4.6L had coil packs that year and the 5.4L had COP's so the easy way is to use the original coil packs on the 5.4L. There is a way to upgrade to COP's from coil packs:
UBB Error - Crownvic.net
You may have to register to read that. It isn't a true swap but it makes COP's work with a coil pack engine if that's what you want.
UBB Error - Crownvic.net
You may have to register to read that. It isn't a true swap but it makes COP's work with a coil pack engine if that's what you want.
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