Has anyone ever even thought about it? I have one out of an 05 lariat F150. It only has 45k miles and ran like a scalded dog in a crew cab truck. I figure this would be very different from anything else I have ever seen. But the only downside is that a, its still a ford, b, its lacking the ecu, trans, and harness.

and the ford mod motors are ultra wide.

Really though, if the engine would fit, just put a t45 transmission behind it and use megasquirt to run the engine.

wrxratd wrote:and the ford mod motors are ultra wide.

Really though, if the engine would fit, just put a t45 transmission behind it and use megasquirt to run the engine.

Very true, this thing is like 2.5 ka's wide. I'll probably just sell the thing and use it to help fund a ls3.

Doesn't help the 5.4 is a big block motor either...

vocationalzero wrote:Doesn't help the 5.4 is a big block motor either...

Well, the fact that you're spreading misinformation doesn't help anybody. The 5.4 triton v8 is part of the ford "mod" motor family of engines. Mod meaning modular. the 4.6 and 5.4 v8 engines from ford are modular, meaning, they are like lego's. Mostly, anything from engine A will bolt to engine B. It's not a big block. Ford doesn't put a "big block" into anything anymore. They haven't since 1998ish. The 6.8L (not a big block) is a v-10 engine, and still, technically part of the mod motor family, as it has the same architecture.

I'm trying to put a 4v aluminum 4.6 in an s13, it fits barely. Exhaust pretty much squeezes in the frame rails and heads just fit between the strut towers. I think you'll have a tough time making stuff fit on the dimensionally larger 5.4 engine.

if you could fit the 5.4 in there, strap some cobra or lincoln dual cam heads to it and top it off with a blower or a couple of snails. it'll be like having a ford gt powerplant in there.

The navigator engine is 5.4 liters and already has dohc.

killernoodle wrote:The navigator engine is 5.4 liters and already has dohc.

plus the navi heads work better than the b heads on a 5.4. also if you run the b heads on a 5.4 you are pretty much stuck paying WAY to much for an mmr intake. however at least it braces the valley to keep the block from splitting i'm still toying with the idea.

Don't know what laws are like where you live but in cali you can not put a truck motor in to a car legally. any engine/trans package from a car can be done as long it is the same year as or newer than the chassis it is going into. the vehicle classification of a car vs. truck is the problem.

sounds like a fun set up though.

It's a good thing the rest of the country isn't like USSR...I mean California.

450SX! wrote:Don't know what laws are like where you live but in cali you can not put a truck motor in to a car legally. any engine/trans package from a car can be done as long it is the same year as or newer than the chassis it is going into. the vehicle classification of a car vs. truck is the problem.

sounds like a fun set up though.

I live in USSR , we ruskies have no sense of humor. come to think of it i do like good Vodka.

besides the weather(or lack of) and the over abundance of hot women in Los Angeles.Cali sucks ***

450SX! wrote:Don't know what laws are like where you live but in cali you can not put a truck motor in to a car legally. any engine/trans package from a car can be done as long it is the same year as or newer than the chassis it is going into. the vehicle classification of a car vs. truck is the problem.

sounds like a fun set up though.

well its just a safety inspection here obd1 cars. There easy to bs, and the only time the boys In blue ever pop your hood is if your caught street racing.