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1997 4.0L SOHC swap to 5.0L questions.

Xplorer82

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Year, Model & Trim Level
'05 Mountaineer 4.6L
Vehicle info::
1997 Ford Explorer XLT
4.0L SOHC "Vin E"
4wd
and a **** load of miles :(.

Ok i have some questions here. i have searched and found some info related, but not enough (there were SOOOooo many threads to go through and 1/2 of them didnt apply, only showed up because of a keywords "engine, swap, 4.0L, ect.."

I want to swap my high mile 4.0L SOHC for a low mile 5.0L. i need to know::

1) what year/years 5.0L will work the best/easiest for my 1997 swap?

2) what trans should i go with (im leaning toward the awd instead of the 2wd since i cant have the 4wd i guess from what i have read?)

3) am i going to have to install new motor mounts? or is there a 5.0L that will bolt right up to my existing mounts?


well lets go from here. im sure im gonna have more questions to come:D.
 












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