These are the pics I have right now. It sure makes it look like it was simple. It wasn't! But I did it all by myself. It took a long time to find out and gather all of the parts needed to get the job done. Even after reading and reading, there still seemed to be speedbumps. Special thanks to Wade Wilson, Mike Dunn of Mad Enterprises, Alan at Dirty Dog Performance, Patrick at PSI Motorsports, Mike Troyer of Troyer Performance, Vince at L and S Performance and any others that I might have missed. These folks answered their phones and all questions in a very timely manner. I am waiting on an intake elbow, and swapping fuel pumps right now, then to the muffler shop and back to Patrcick at PSI for a Dyno Tune. At least I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

 

Great project and good looking truck too Do you have a estimated cost for what you have done?

 

Cool project. Be interesting to see how the 4R70 hold up. I would like to use that engine/trans combo in a car project.

 

Yea, I think I will end up at around the 5K range when its all said and done. I budgeted for about 4500 so thats not too bad.

BTW I paid 2500 bucks for the stock L motor that came with just about everything I needed. Air Intake Box to Oil pan, including injectors, fuel rail, flywheel, torque converter (didn't get to use that one), stock S/C pulley and cage, two stock fuel pumps.

Some of the things that I lacked were obviously a Heat Exchanger, Intercooler pump, Oil Separator Kit, Throttle and Cruise Control Cables, S/C pulley Bracket, couple of stock Idlers, stock S/C tensioner, Supercharger Bolts, Parts to beef up the trans, Billet converter, Upper Radiator Hose (the old one from the 4.6L is close, but about 2" short and Ford is WAAAY proud of their rubber geez, and some miscellaneous wire and connectors and bolts and some creative thinking to mount up the H/E. I already had an XCAL II, so I have to take it in for a Dyno tune at PSI Motorsports.

The project had its share of ahh-haaa moments, and it seems like it took me forever, about 3 months to be exact. But I didn't work on it everyday, and finding out you need something and then having to order it online isn't fun. If I had to do it again, It would be hard not to go with one of Mike Dunn's Installation Kits. It is prolly a little bit more money in the end, but I'd be driving my truck already if I had done that. This is also my first Ford ever, so there were a lot of Ford specific things that I had to learn and read about.

 

I was told that the biggest threat to the tranny would be the converter ballooning. After that the OD Band would be shot, and then there is a clip/retainer on the reverse drum that is notorious for breaking. The fix is a Billet Front Plate Converter, a Kevlar OD Band, new intermediate clutches, and the 3 spiral retainer for the reverse drum (I believe it was on the reverse drum) I know that aside from the converter, I paid about 100 bucks for the miscellaneous parts that would help, and then I went with the valve body plate kit to help in the shifting department. And dont forget a nice big Trans Cooler. Good Luck.

 

Thanks for the info and I will be looking at Mad Enterprises for the kit.

 

Welcome to the club. My 4r70W has been holding up for well over 40K with about 14-15psi thru 38X15.50R20 inch tires. It's all in how you build it.