Engine Swap, Crate or Other Manufacturer
 

Hi, I think I am going to need to get a new engine for my 98 F-150. The engine is a 330ci 5.4L Triton V8. I want to get a crate engine that was the exact same, but my friend told me to get a 350. So which should I do, get a crate or get a 350, or something entirely different. I want an engine as close to original as I can get because my friend will be doing the swap because he is ASE certified and knows way more about engines than I do and he will charge me by the difficulty of the swap. Thanks for the help

no offense to your friend but a 350 is a chevy/gmc motor. it wont even bolt up. ASE certified doesnt always equal knowledgabe mechanic. you want another 5.4 ford triton. hes charging you by diffuculty??? if he even suggests a 350 find another mechanic.

Um... a 350 is a chevy. It doesnt matter if your ase certified or not, if he dont know what hes talking about, dont let him do the swap. Just get a new 5.4L, you could get a 99-03 and get the performance improved heads, a little more power.

350 ????????????

I can only see one possible thing, although reaching I admit, reason your mechanic said something about a 350. After a quick google search I found some stroker kits available for the 330 that increase its displacement to about 347ci...I guess you could call that a 350. Looks like the kits run about a $1000, give or take a little on what type of rods you get and rather it is balanced or not.

That's the only possibility I can come up with?

Any other thoughts?

Mike

Oh, and, Happy New Year!

:coffee:

Yep!

Stupid friends talking out of their butts! That pretty much sums it up right there. :thumbsup:

Since we're doing stroker kits are we gonna throw on a SC too? C'mon... I think his buddy is talking out his ass. Regardless... If you want to get the closest too your original motor then do exactly that. Bolt for bolt it's the least amount of work. Get a new mechanic and a new buddy.

I've done over 30 swaps; they are fun as hell and you learn a lot every time you do one plus it gives you an excuse to buy tools. You'll spend the same paying your buddy mechanic as you will purchasing a decent set of hand tools and that's all you really need (with the acception of a few specialty tools) to do a swap. You can rent a cherry picker. Buy your "other" friends a few beers and have them stick around for pulling the motor and reseating the mounts when you drop the new one back in. You should be able to do the rest.

An average cost of same for same swaps ranges from $1500 to $4000 (depending on the motor). If you are getting it for any cheaper than that then you're not going to a real mechanic. Some guys will do the swap for $800 and they are referred to as shady tree mechanics but some are reliable. Then you have other mechanics that don't give you an exact price and tell you to stick a Chevy motor underneath the hood of a Ford truck... don't go to those mechanics... they are bad. :lol:

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Phil

ok, seeing this in every post, it was not the same friend that will do the swap and the one that said i should get a 350. after i wrote this i was looking at engines and found out the 350 will not work.

Like Built said, just get a 99-03 5.4.