Need help with blown engine swap.
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Need help with blown engine swap.
I have a 99 f250 superduty with a 5.4l windsor motor. It has 218k on it. It has thrown a rod. I got a 97' 5.4l motor with only 500 miles on it for $400 dollars yesterday. I was told it would work in my 99. The 97 looks like it had the aluminum intake same as my 99. Let me get to the point. Can I use this 97 in my 99 truck? PLease help!!
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Sounds to me like you bot it. Why ask now? Install it and tell us what a good job you did. Not being smart, but even the best techs would have trouble remembering a'97 engine, afterall, that is 12 plus years ago?????
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What did the 97 engine come out of? It wasnt a F250 so that would be my only major concern. However, the basic long block should be the same and you may have to swap over all your exhaust, intake, brackets, injectors, etc, etc. Depending on what the 97 engine is from you may also want to consider a camshaft swap to make it equivelent to your existing engine.
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The ratings are based on 99+ trucks so not sure if this helps you or not.
Introduced in 1997, the SOHC 2-valve 5.4 L has a cast iron engine block and aluminum cylinder heads. The 5.4 L features multi-port fuel injection, roller followers, fracture-split powder metal connecting rods, and in some applications a forged steel crankshaft.
The 2-valve SOHC 5.4 L engine was on the Ward's 10 Best Engines list for 1997–1998 and 2000–2002.
1997–2004 Ford F-Series, 2-valve SOHC, 260 hp (194 kW) and 350 lb·ft (475 N·m) ratings for 1999 and later model years
1997–2004 Ford Expedition, 2-valve SOHC, 260 hp (194 kW) and 350 lb·ft (475 N·m) ratings for 1999 and later model years
1997–present Ford E-Series, 2-valve SOHC, 255 hp (190 kW) and 350 lb·ft (475 N·m) ratings for 1999 and later model years
Introduced in 1997, the SOHC 2-valve 5.4 L has a cast iron engine block and aluminum cylinder heads. The 5.4 L features multi-port fuel injection, roller followers, fracture-split powder metal connecting rods, and in some applications a forged steel crankshaft.
The 2-valve SOHC 5.4 L engine was on the Ward's 10 Best Engines list for 1997–1998 and 2000–2002.
1997–2004 Ford F-Series, 2-valve SOHC, 260 hp (194 kW) and 350 lb·ft (475 N·m) ratings for 1999 and later model years
1997–2004 Ford Expedition, 2-valve SOHC, 260 hp (194 kW) and 350 lb·ft (475 N·m) ratings for 1999 and later model years
1997–present Ford E-Series, 2-valve SOHC, 255 hp (190 kW) and 350 lb·ft (475 N·m) ratings for 1999 and later model years
