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You're killing me with these updates! Meanwhile my 99 still sits in the driveway with an empty engine bay.

Why?

Thanks for all the advice here. In the end I passed on the stroker setup because he only had the crank and block. Adding the cost of a set of rods and pistons for a stroker setup pushed the cost past what was reasonable right now. I've got someone dropping off a low mileage longblock tomorrow...

What type of pcm?

And that's basically it? Just making sure there are no other big pieces to the puzzle before going down this road. Thanks!

I'm waiting for confirmation on that, but he's almost certain the motor was built for 28 ounce imbalance.

Thread necro apologies... I may have a line on a 347 shortblock to use in place of my screwed up 5.0. Assuming everything's in good condition and the final price is right - can someone confirm what I'd need to get it in place? 28 ounce main pulley with the Explorer crank trigger - looks like I...

I don't think you'll have any trouble at all with the ECM, but the springs will need to be revisited for sure.

Something like these? 1986-1995 FORD SB VALVE COVER MUSTANG V8 5.0 5.0L CHROME STEEL SBF SMOOTH TALL | eBay

Assuming I was replacing valve covers to clear the roller rockers, any recommendations? I haven't found an obvious simple solution.

I've used a motorcycle battery to move seats around, works great.

The balancer is probably what caused the issue for me. Good call.

I'm amazed you got it over the core support so easily with the transmission attached. Mine has permanent scars from doing it that way. Maybe your lift just goes higher... Nice trick on the V6 engine mount plates. Much easier than swapping over the mounts.

Honestly a 4406 swap isn't that involved and I think you'll be very pleased with the results.

It'll happen. Just working on the simplest/cheapest/quickest plan at the moment. Too much more of this mess and it'll be a choice between a truck and a marriage. Simultaneously taking notes on the hurdles to converting to a 351 down the road once things settle down a bit on the homefront.

I'll have to post a picture of the pickup. Before I dove into the engine, I was concerned the problem wouldn't be obvious - all I had to go on was a pressure gauge that would drop to zero on the interstate (which I thought was a gauge problem initially) and some bottom end noise. As soon as...

My whole engine swap has been an odyssey of woe. Finished the conversion to V8 with no significant hurdles, including a good rebuild and putting in the XE258 I'd ordered. When I fired it up, it never ran right. Chased down a bunch of possible explanations. Pulled the lower intake and...

Looking good! I'm jealous - my weekend included discovering a wrecked piston on my new rebuild (oil starvation issue). Trying to determine my new course of action...

Have you used the 264 as well as the 258 cam? Curious to hear your thoughts on both of you have.

Wait - the tire size feature works on our older trucks? For some reason I thought that was confined to much newer Ford vehicles.

Yeah, I'll definitely pull the lower intake/pushrods /lifters to get the cam out. It's really just the heads /pistons that I'm confirming. I can't imagine why they'd need to come off, but wanted to be sure. Saves me time and some money on gaskets /bolts if I can avoid doing anything with the .

Buy a spare trans and rebuild that so you can swap it in as soon as the old one comes down. That way you can take the time on the rebuild .

Yes, engine is on a stand. Pulling the crank isn't a problem.

Quick question... I have to replace the crank and rod bearings in the 5.0 in my Ranger. It's probably a good idea to swap the cam bearings as well while I have the engine out (long story short - I screwed up and lost oil pressure on a brand new rebuild). Can the bearings be swapped with the...

If they were a hundred bucks apart and the TMs had been available in a week of lead time, the decision would have been easy. I got the OBXs for about $450 less and they're supposed to be here next Wednesday. No question though, I'd prefer to go the other direction.

Scratch that. Last second decision to grab a set of OBX's on Amazon. If they don't ship in the next few days, I'll cancel the order. Hopefully they send me a set that fits decently.

Thanks, that makes a decision for me... I've got the engine out so a header install would be -cake- right now, but I need to be driving the truck to Ohio in less than three weeks. I guess the good news is that I just saved a thousand bucks?

Mine may not be perfect since I've had it torn apart and things aren't necessarily installed back to the stock form, but I'll post what I can. Engine's currently on a stand, but some things are still connected to take pictures of.

Anything in particular you want a photo of?

Just curious - how long did it take to get the TM headers after you ordered them?

I may just leave the vb alone for now and do all the other parts you recommended. Engine is out as it is and I need to be up and running in less than three weeks. Plenty to do... I've got a couple of spare VBs so once you figure it out I can prep one and do the swap on a convenient weekend.

I'm staring at their drop in valve body and it's really tempting. Have you determined the correct drilling selection for the 4R in our trucks? As I recall, the last time this came up a year or so ago, you hadn't decided for sure.

Definitely recycle them. I got $90 each for the secondary cats from an Explorer and Ranger.

If they were $305 again I'd snatch them right up. I'm in the middle of pulling the engine (lost oil pressure at 750 miles) so it's a perfect opportunity.

You can buy the OBX's through Amazon for about $520. Last fall they were briefly available for about $305 but I missed my chance to grab them. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XC57JRW/

The only ones that fit are the Torque Monsters (around $950 shipped) and the OBX headers (lower build quality, intermittently available, and anywhere between $400-800).

Body Mount Bushings Kit - Ford Explorer - DST dfm002 That should the correct kit for your Sport.

Parting Explorers, 98 5.0, 99 4.0, 99 5.0 That must be the more recent (but also old) thread referenced at the beginning of this one.

Woops... Not sure how I screwed that up.

Spring sale! 20 Explorers for parts!!!