Engine Swap

[kiszl]

Whatsup Peeps. I bought my ecoboost almost a year ago and like many others who did I kinda regret not directly going for a GT. I'm stuck between doing an engine swap or just trading in my ecoboost and buying a GT, so I wanted to create this thread to ask you guys for your various knowledge about what parts I would need to make the swap happen. Before anyone says anything, yes I already know that the engine swap route will cost more, however I wanna see for myself exactly how much more, and also have this thread here as a guideline incase anyone ever wants to swap out their engine for whatever the reason may be. Thanks in advance guys.

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[PrimetimeKenny_S550]

http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66670

Checkout this thread.

 

[kiszl]

Thank you Kenny!

 

[Ronnoc]

There is no way swapping in a Coyote will be more cost efficient than selling your ecoboost and buying a GT....

 

[scrubber3]

There is no way swapping in a Coyote will be more cost efficient than selling your ecoboost and buying a GT....

It all depends on if you can do the work yourself, the price of the engine/transmission, and if you can sell the current set-up. Plus in the long run, you'll save money on insurance.

 

[airfuel]

Selling a frankencar could be a problem down the road.

 

[GTRacerX.]

There is no way swapping in a Coyote will be more cost efficient than selling your ecoboost and buying a GT....

Agreed. Engine swaps are a whole different kind of animal while fun at first can drag on for days, weeks or months - a challenge to say the least. Easier to sell your car on the open market get top dollar and then buy a GT. But I see your already into the project so your biting the bullitt anyways. :tsk:

 

[Ronnoc]

It all depends on if you can do the work yourself, the price of the engine/transmission, and if you can sell the current set-up. Plus in the long run, you'll save money on insurance.

There is no way that the type of guy who asks this question, can do an engine swap himself... Two I wouldn't expect your insurance to cover your ecoboost in an accident once they found out it had a v8 in it...

 

[DR_]

There are lots of mangled GT's out there (currently 39 just on copart) where you could source the parts for penny's on the dollar. That combined with lots of popped ecobombs makes where there is a good market to sell that engine to recoup a lot of the cost.
I would look for a wrecked GT with a good
radiator (not needed if starting with V6)
engine with all accessories attached
engine harness
transmission
driveshaft
headers, cats, full exhaust
and a good knowledge of Forscan to change several settings in several different control modules.

 

[Billy1]

If you really want to go through all this hassle and expense; find a wrecked GT350 and swap that engine into your car. That would definitely be worth it!

 

[nastang87xx]

If you think you can do it better than the factory then...well go ahead I guess. If you trade it in and actually get a VIN'ed GT you're covered on a lot of potential complications.

 

[crs2879]

What is the secondary market cost of a Coyote engine? I looked at a large dealers website yesterday and they had several, brand new, base model GT's listed between $27 - $28K......probably not much more $ in the end, infinitely less headaches and will have a warranty.
If I were to tackle a swap like that, think I'd start with something like a early 2000's Ranger......

 

[nastang87xx]

What is the secondary market cost of a Coyote engine? I looked at a large dealers website yesterday and they had several, brand new, base model GT's listed between $27 - $28K......probably not much more $ in the end, infinitely less headaches and will have a warranty.
If I were to tackle a swap like that, think I'd start with something like a early 2000's Ranger......

By secondary market do you mean....?

By that I mean for a large you could probably junkyard one out of an F150.

Anout of the box crate motor I think is around $7K. I haven't checked in a while.

 

[crs2879]

Just a quick blast through ebay and looks like a used 3.5 EB can be had for less than a 5.0 Coyote.....THAT would be an interesting swap.

 

[crs2879]

By secondary market do you mean....?

By that I mean for a large you could probably junkyard one out of an F150.

Anout of the box crate motor I think is around $7K. I haven't checked in a while.

I was talking about the used market for a Mustang Coyote engine. Unless the 5.0 out of a F150 is considerably less money, I'd likely stick with the Mustang version.

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