Klitch has gone through a couple of rear ends to. The 8.8 will hold up in a lightweight truck with no towing or hauling.

 

man does anyone know of some places online to find a wrecked truck? i checked ebay, autotrader, googled it and craigslist. local salvage yards are asking 4k plus just for the engine. i found a few on ebay for 3k but i think if i shop around i could find the whole truck for 4 or 5 thousand. am i rite?
and thanks everyone for all the info. im gonna look more into the transmission after class today. i need to see which method will be more beneficial in the long run. i know a guy who can biuld a solid tranny for about 1500-2000 so i may call him and get an actual price...

 

and about the rear. do i have to replace the whole thing or can you "upgrade" them?

 

the heads have been tested up to 100 ft lbs..so you can tq them to 30 safely without stripping them..they reason they blow out is because they are to loose

 

Huh, well I was going from what I've heard, which gave me the impression that the blowouts are much more prominent on the 5.4s. But, if the heads are the same... I guess instead of peeing on a parade I was peeing into the wind.

 

so your saying that if i were to crank all the plugs to 30ft/lbs then that will most likely prevent them blowing out?

 

you also don't need to buy the complete engine, you can get by with the supercharger and intake assembly followed by the parts list from Mike Dunn

 

thats what im saying..the REASON the plugs blow out is because they werent tq'd to 28ft lbs

 

ok cool, i was debaitng on whetehr or not to ask, cuz i can buy the 5.4 and charger seperate and save 1500 bucks.

 

exactly, there's a mostly complete kit for $2500 plus the ride that I know of if your interested (it's off of a 2000 lightning with the upgraded i/c core and midplate)

 

wat do you mean by mostly complete?

 

minus about $300 in misc parts