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i own a 05 f150 5.4, high milage. ive been thinking of swaping engines. if i do this i wanna upgrade to tell you the truth. will a 2v 5.4 bolt right up? i'm thinkin of like a 02-03 lightning motor. i've also thought of jamming a v10 between the fenders. (if possible) i'm bout to roll 140k and the motors burning oil. i could fix it but prolly just run into more problems down the road.

another option. a buddy has a 2v 5.4 short block. if i pulled off the heads off my motor (3v) would they bolt up? is it the same block is what i'm asking. would my components bolt on to this short block?

 

A V-10 conversion is nothing to take lightly. It's a LOT of work and requires some fabrication. I don't think your tranny would handle it either without a lot of beefing up. I don't think your tranny would like a L either.

 

i would put the V10 in. other people on the forum have done it and have said good things about it, including better gas milage

 

140k is just broken in. Fix the oil problem and keep on truckin'.

 

agreed, mines got 145k on it and the only reason i wanna swap engines is for more trailer pullin power!

really tho, fix the oil consumption problem and keep er goin, ive seen fleet trucks with 200k+ on their 3v's keep goin

 

Man I hope you are right, cause I dont have the money to be getting a new one or doing an engine swap. I have 112,000 on mine and (knock on wood) have not had any trouble so bring on 200,000!

 

yea my dad works for AEP electric company and they have 2 3v's and one has almost 300k and they have a 7.3 f650 with almost 500k

 

Yep now days you can get 300k out of an engine.

 

man to tell you the truth the truck has been nothing but problems. the guy that owned it before me treated it like crap. i got a good deal on it, 05' crew cab 4wd f150 for $12k @ 100k miles. once i fixed the oil burning problem and the knocking, what else is gonna go wrong? an 05' shouldn't burn that much oil. i'm trying to sell it and i can't get rid of it with with 140k+ miles. with the money i'd spend on fixing it, i'd be better off droping a 5.4 in it. found 1 for $1100 with 38k miles. hell i know i can get cheaper than that. just my opinion...