Explorsport 2000
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- April 26, 2009
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- City, State
- El Paso, TX
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2000 Explorer Sport
I have researched and researched the possibility of swapping in a newer SOHC engine to replace the rattling time bomb I'm currently driving...it's so embarrassing to start my truck while getting ready to leave while talking with anyone...they give me that strange look and ask me if I'm going to make it home OK...I have done enough research on swapping the Mustang engine into my X and the result on all my research says it should work...so I am shopping now and saving my money to buy the newest lowest mileage SOHC engine I can afford from a wrecked Mustang...there is one on E-bay right now for less then $800 bucks with 52K miles, I couldn't touch the timing set for that price, let alone rebuild the whole engine for that price...so I will need a little more then that for misc. parts like gaskets and hoses and such...my plan is to just use the entire long block while retaining the intake and pulley drive system from my engine as while as the oil pan...I have driven the Mustang and that V6 engine is just super quiet compared to older SOHC V6's.
My research has also found out that the rattling timing chain noise was fixed after the 03 Ford model year...so why settle for nothing less then the newest SOHC 4.0 I can find and install in my X?
If anyone hear thinks that my swap will not work, then I would like to hear your comments please...I asked a similar question earlier but got now response so I had done my own research on the subject as I assume no one hear has done the Mustang V6 swap before.
Dave
My research has also found out that the rattling timing chain noise was fixed after the 03 Ford model year...so why settle for nothing less then the newest SOHC 4.0 I can find and install in my X?
If anyone hear thinks that my swap will not work, then I would like to hear your comments please...I asked a similar question earlier but got now response so I had done my own research on the subject as I assume no one hear has done the Mustang V6 swap before.
Dave