Well, the upgrades I was planning on doing on the bird are giong to have to wait a while. I have a 97 Ford F-150 with the 4.2 V6 and 5 speed. I have bent a rod in it due to a leaking intake manifold. I have decided to junk the V6 and go with a V8. 5.0 HO out of a mustang to be exact. It is going to be a pain in my ass to do this, but I think it will be worth it. The 302 was not offered in this body style, so a lot of fabrication and wiring the computer is going to be in order. This will be the only one of it's kind around here. Damn, I love being different from the croud. That's probably why I bought the bird.

Why not do something crazy, and complete different?

Fit the DOHC 4.6 out of a Lincoln, or a Mustang GT? :idea:

Or buy a Chevy :poke:

















Sorry, couldn't resist :razz:

You could get the 4.6 in that truck. It would look about stock. The 97 is the first of the "aerodynamec" body style. Oh, the 5.0 will bolt up to the trans, the 4.6 or 5.4 won't.