2001 Sports Trac V8 swap

[FORDEXPLORERSTUD44]

I have recently inherited my fathers 2001 Sports Trac and I love this truck! It currently has a 4.0L V6! Its a powerful engine, but it has an engine tick and its leaking oil pretty bad! My plans are going to turn it into a drag truck but that v6 isn't going to cut it for me! That being said, i love that mustang engine (the coyote). That 435hp would be a good upgrade! I don't have a clue on how many hours it would take to take out the old and put in the new! Also I know the base coyote engine is around $1300 (i have no idea if that sounds right) on fordracingpartsbydonwood.com how much would a wire harness and all other parts cost? Rough numbers work! I just have no idea! I hope you guys can help!

 

[94ranger355]

Why not find an 98-00 Explorer 5.0L AWD and swap it into your Sportrak? Would be a whole lot easier and you could bore & stroke the 5.0L to 347 & mod the heads or go with aluminum heads for a lot less than the Coyote. AND I think you miss a 0 in your post, cause you ain't gonna buy a Coyote for $1300, more like $5200.
2017 MUSTANG 5.0L COYOTE LONG BLOCK M-6006-M50A$6,395.00 $5,194.00
https://fordracingpartsbydonwood.co...7-mustang-5-0l-coyote-long-block-m-6006-m50a/

 

[boominXplorer]

You won't get a coyote engine in a sport trac under $20k. I say this because parts are expensive and unless you have some knowledgeable charity labor you will need to pay a fabricator because you can't just buy parts that make it bolt up.

 

[Josh P]

Take a ruler, anything 4-5 inches away from either side of the current engine has to be removed. A 460 has a smaller footprint.

 

[Tech By Trade]

Check Stylin's link at the top of the second gen sport track forum. 20k is probably lean.