new member need help with engine swap

[piromaniac193]

Hey im new here i have a 97 explorer ive been building a prerunner out of i have dixonbros front end deaver long travel springs walker evens shocks full cage fiberwerx one piece hood 7 inch flares fiberglass dash 9" rear and tons more the engine in it is an old 5.0l v8 its time for a new one. I have a superharged 5.4L gt500 engine with 2000 miles on it but it has no tranny wiring harness and a melted pistpn. No other damage tho. Has anyone herd of someone swaping an engine like this in or would i be better off building a 302 and swaping in a new transmision as well. What does everyone think about the dificulty and cost of the engine swaps. Thanks for the help

 

[Turdle]

It has all been typed already. I searched " engine motor swap" in 1995-2001 forum and got this.

Lots of discussions for you to read.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/search.php?searchid=5317825

 

[piromaniac193]

Ok thanks

 

[2000StreetRod]

stay with SBF 5.0L

Staying with the small block Ford 5.0L will be simpler and much less expensive. Replacing a 4.6L with a 5.4L is probably less complicated that replacing a 5.0L with a 5.8L or a 347ci. Would you rather spend your money and effort on incorporating a non-standard engine family or increasing the performance of a standard engine? The more complicated the swap the greater the chance of not completing due to insufficient funds or waning interest.

 

[piromaniac193]

What i was thinking is the 5.4l would be a much more reliable engine and is 500hp as is the wiring harness and ecu and eveything else i need to make the engine run was like 1300 for a hotrod wirinfharness kit. That leaves buting a transmision and conecting it to the transfercase. As for fitting it i have the engine bay cut out for wheel travel reasons and am waiting to build an engine cage and radiator support till i figure out what i am using. Anoher cosideration is weighht it is a bigger engine but it is an aluminum block