I'm going to do a 6.0 PSD engine swap!!!
It's been about a year and a half since I sold my 2005 E450 that I bought new. I miss my van. Since then, I bought a 1997 Ford E350 Airstream B190. I like it because it reminds me of the 2005 that ...
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vacuumbed wrote:
Bryan,
What are your thoughts on the 2008 front clip update and the 2009 dash update for the E-series?
Fornt clip update is pretty easy. All the pieces will bolt off & back on. Apparetnly you can even reuse your radiator support if you re-mpount the hood latch.
Dashboard probably won't be too bad, but you cannot use the new stock radio or cluster with your van. I don't know how much work is needed to shoe-horn the old cluster into the new dash layout. You'll have to use an aftermarket radio since the stock radios to a VIN check against the PCM through the CAN network.
You know.... you could always weld up the Unison ring in the 6.0 turbo and then stick if on the V10:B. A remote mount setup should be pretty easy (mount it after the Y-pipe, move the cat back, and ditch the muffler).
