Getting ready for coyote
02-12-2011, 09:45 AM
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Utah
Posts: 23
Getting ready for coyote
I am thinking about putting the new coyote 5.0 in my fox body. It well be a couple years down the road (maybe I can find one at the junkyard by then). Any ways what kind of upgrades do I need to do to get the car ready? Also they say it fits right in place of the 4.6. What kind of mods do I need to do for the actually swap?
02-12-2011, 11:31 PM
#4
with an HCI and a blower or turbo, youd be in the new 5.0 horsepower range for less than that of the motor... the motor is about 8 grand, and the ecu is about a grand... by the time you factor in a swap k member, modifying the exhaust/new exhaust, routing new accessories, bypassing the electronic power steering, and a transmission (wont bolt to a t-5 or aod) your looking at somewhere around 15 grand to do it right...
so fat wallet, deep pockets indeed....
even more so than a cobra swap....
02-13-2011, 10:25 AM
#7
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Utah
Posts: 23
You might be able to get more power, but I want a total street car. Like I said it is going to be a couple of years down the road before I do the engine swap. I need to get the car ready for the engine. So I should be able to find a junkyard coyote for a good price. Wiether or not I have the coyote or a boss 302 I would still have to do alot of the some mods. Plus having something different under the hood is a big plus. Money really is not a problem.
02-13-2011, 12:18 PM
#8
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: St. Charles Il, and ISU
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personal experiance with putting a termi in a fox ........ YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW EXPENSIVE THIS KIND OF PROJECT CAN GET!
dont get me wrong it would be cool as hell! BUT it starts adding up..
dont get me wrong it would be cool as hell! BUT it starts adding up..
02-13-2011, 04:10 PM
#9