Hi does anyone know what engine years will fit in a 97 f 150? I mean sencors,and all?does it have to be out of a certain year truck,would a car engine work just change a couple things?
also what years?I have a buddy that has a 97 with 178,xxx miles on it and the engine is going,just trying to find out the less expensive way to keep him on the road!
Thanks for any help!

 

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So I have found a 95 car with the 4.6,it will bolt right in,all the wiring and sencers will wire right up?
I know that the bolt pattern for the engine to bolt to the trans would be the same,just want to make sure all the little time consuming pain in the butt,where the heck does this go items match up and that the check engine or any of them other lights dont come on!
Thanks

 

http://www.babcox.com/editorial/ar/eb40228.htm

Hopefully that article will help you. The 95 heads for the 4.6L Are NPI Heads but they are an older casting. The earlier castings were prone to leaky valve seals, moreso than any other 4.6L. The older heads can't accept any aftermarket cams or any port work. The best NPI heads were the 96 and up NPI heads. The 96 and up castings can accept aftermarket cams with some work at a machine shop as well be ported out to outflow any PI head. I know this will cause a flame war but its true. I've seen dyno sheets and flowsheets to prove it. There is more meat you can port out of a NPI head than a PI.
The best NPI heads were the 96 and up NPI heads.