engine swap
i am swapin a 4.9L with a 5.0L. now my question is what ecu do i need? i have a 89 f150 4-speed 4x4. i know i need a 5.0 ecu but i have had some people say that any 5.0 ecu will work and i have had others say that i need a 5.0 4x4 4-speed ecu. i think just a 5.0 ecu any manual style will work but i need to make sure so i have it in hand instead of finding out the hard way..
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Need more info. 4x4, automatic (if so, which one), definitely need one for a truck, though
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Originally Posted by bigbronc
Need more info. 4x4, automatic (if so, which one), definitely need one for a truck, though
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yes it is a 4-speed manual, 4x4,1989. i have a 1989 2wd 5.0L , 5-speed ecu that i got in a truck i bought for the cab and parts.
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sorry bud i have no clue as to your question but i got an 89 5.0 and did you say you just got the ecu or you have the truck. cause if you were goin to part it out. i got a few things i would be willin to buy
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It really doesn't matter as there were no electronic automatics in 89, unless the E4OD was around back then...
Getting a ECU from an 89 model would be nice, though. All that work for 0.1L's...yeesh. |
89 was the first year of the E4OD in the F-150. That's a moot point because the OP has a manual tranny.
It's not the 0.1 liter that's the issue - the 4.9 is a slow revving torquey inline 6 that has zilch horsepower, designed to WORK, not go fast. The 5.0 is a small block short stroke V8. It's going to accelerate a lot quicker but it doesn't have the low end grunt of the I6. It's probably going to get better gas mileage and feel a lot peppier until you start trying to do actual work with the truck. I believe that 4 speed stick has a granny low - that will compensate a LOT for less bottom end torque. |
hmm!
well i knew this was a hard one but i dont know. for putting a 5.0 over a 4.9 thier is a big difference, and its not alot of work to swap out motors in this year of trucks i just not to sure on the ecu question that i am having a hard time gettin a answer for. i have been told more than not that a manual ecu will work but just curious if it has to 4x4 too.
and for any parts let me know witch ones u are looking for? |
for putting a 5.0 over a 4.9 thier is a big difference |
Originally Posted by michiganman3
well i knew this was a hard one but i dont know. for putting a 5.0 over a 4.9 thier is a big difference, and its not alot of work to swap out motors in this year of trucks i just not to sure on the ecu question that i am having a hard time gettin a answer for. i have been told more than not that a manual ecu will work but just curious if it has to 4x4 too.
and for any parts let me know witch ones u are looking for? |
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