Will a V 10 fit my F150?
 

Does any body know absolutely yes or no if my 97 f150 4wd will swallow a v10 in the engine bay without firewall mods? My 4.6 windsor is on its last legs and i may have found a v10 with computer and trans to drop in. I know the weight of the v10 is more than the front can handle stock but i can solve that problem when i get to it. I need to know if the motor mounts are in the correct location for a drop in replacement or if i will have to fab some up. thanks for any and all help. Yes i tried searching and came up with nada.

Doubt it. At the very least you'll need new motor mounts, front crossmember, trans. mount and crossmember, fan $ radiator mounts. It may even be too wide to go between to shock mounts.

s1037s,

I am not sure what exactly what would need to be changed. I'm sure the motor mounts for one would need to, but Neal "The HP Freak" has a very well viewed thread here in the Engine forum and he mentioned the possiblilty of dropping a V10 in his truck. I am not sure what year his is but I think that it is a '99. You might want to touch base with him or maybe JMC would know.

Good luck. :thumbsup:

i'll try to get hold of them thanks

anyone else?

damn that sounds like a sweet project. I'm not sure either honestly whats the cubic inch size on the V10?

415 whoppin cubic inches! then add a kenne bell!

HI!... Not sure about a 4x4 due to oil pan restrictions but it will fit in a 4x2. You HAVE to run electric fans and move the rad forward a bit. A 6.8L is the same as a 5.4 but with two added cylinders. Overall dimensions are the same except for the length.

neal i was just about to pm you. thanks for the info. i have no problem fabbing a new front kmember as i am going to sfa in the very near future. my donor comes with the rad and i have a pair of taurus fans available to me.
by the way is your truck n/a or blown?

forgot to ask...will it bolt to my trans(auto) 1997. yeah i know it will soon destroy it. the donor comes with a 4r100 but i think id have to put in a 3 inch body lift to clear it.

stock the 5.4L block is 330ci so 415 damn haha. its most likely posible to do though. I would probably upgrade the transmission. I dont know what transmission is behind the V10 though but usually its a tougher heavy duty one.

HI!... The 4R-100 is used in the LIGHTNING, so it will fit under your truck and in the trans tunnel. The 4.6/5.4 and 6.8 have the same trans/block bolt pattern.

the v10 i have my finger on comes with the trans, a 4r100 and the tcase, but i think i woill have to b/l it to clear. i know my trans wont hold up long

oops, neal posted just as i did. thanks for the info neal, i had forgotten about the lightning using that trans

V-10 Swap :drool: I think the hardest part of this swap would be the wiring...but it would be sweeeeeeet to have a F-150 with a V-10 emblem on the fender

I came soooooooo close to swapping a V10 for the 4.6. The engine I had ligned up was only $1200.00 CDN. But it had sat outside for 2 years without a cover. No telling what might have crawled up into the intake. I am now officially kicking myself in the arse for passing on this option. I ended up setteling for a 5.4 instead. If you stick the 7700 t-bars on the a-arms it should support the extra weight of the V10. That is untill you get the SFA swap done. ;) Rancho 9000s set on stiff should keep it headed where you point it. :devil:


JMC

I'm assuming you have the 4R70w, which I wouldn't waste time with on a 6.8L. The 4R100 will go b/c these trucks did come with them.

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