5.4 swap benefits?

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08-23-2010, 10:31 AM

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devongarver

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I was gonna say....I never heard of this swap with a blower without cutting the hood...then saw nicks post lol. OP, for the cost, you could pull plenty of power through a stock displacement built shortblock with your KB setup. The 5.4 is kind of more for the "wow thats cool!" factor...

08-23-2010, 11:41 AM

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Hangwire

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Originally Posted by devongarver

The 5.4 is kind of more for the "wow thats cool!" factor...

Exactly! But wow, that is cool! heh

08-23-2010, 12:23 PM

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nickmckinney

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Originally Posted by Hangwire

What kind of SC? How much boost? What kind of internals? What kind of LTs? Most importantly how much torque!

The car in that picture is a regular Lightning motor with some mild rework. Any blower for a 5.4 truck is going to have that height problem. There is only one shop making LT for a 5.4 2V and they are over $1K

08-23-2010, 03:17 PM

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AJB540

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Originally Posted by Hangwire

Exactly! But wow, that is cool! heh

That's mainly why I wanted it. If it's going to be totally non-cost efficient, I'm not going to worry about it though.

08-24-2010, 03:51 PM

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http://www.mustangboards.com/modular...tml#post464716

08-26-2010, 05:54 PM

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mark a rittenhouse

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lt for 01 gt

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Originally Posted by nickmckinney

do you know who makes them? i need a pair

08-26-2010, 07:23 PM

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nickmckinney

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Mark click that link above and hit up "Redneck" or whatever name he goes by. You do need a set for that motor you got.

08-28-2010, 01:29 PM

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mark a rittenhouse

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Originally Posted by AJB540

I'm thinking that I'm going to get a new block from MMR at some point, and was wondering what the benefits of swapping a 5.4 in would be. I'm planning on throwing a Kenne Bell on as well if that makes a difference.

Edit: The more I think about it, the more I think that there might be a space issue. Has anyone had any experience with this at all?

if your putting in a 99 to 04 gt you have to drop the motor to put new valve cover gasket on.

08-28-2010, 01:32 PM

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mark a rittenhouse

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Originally Posted by nickmckinney

I built the blown 5.4 in this car. There is no hood that can fit it completely, take a look at how tall this hood is and it still needed to be cut. I am not a fan of this swap to be honest unless you can really open your wallet wide, and few are willing to do that. Long tube headers are over $1K and are mandatory IMHO.

do you know who makes the headers?